Author: TheScrutinyNG

The pan-Nigerian social welfarist body, Afenifere, has expressed worries over government’s stance on the labelling of hunger protest in Nigeria as treasonable offence, saying it betrays inalienable rights of citizens to make logical demand. The body also stressed that there is a clear case of economic mismanagement by government, by removing subsidy and imposing hardship on people against their expectations for good governance.  Afenifere, in a release by its deputy national leader, HRM Oba Oladipo Olaitan, and signed by Prince Justice Faloye, National Publicity Secretary, called for the immediate and unconditional release of ‘hunger protesters’ charged with treason. The body…

The Federal Government has commended the Borno State communities over their resilience following the devastating flooding that has wrecked havoc in parts of the state. This is as the Federal Government, through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, also said the national government is with the Borno State Government and the affected communities. Idris conveyed the government’s sympathies to the victims and commended their strength in a statement. “On behalf of the Federal Government, I extend my deepest sympathies to the government and people of Borno State over the flooding that has ravaged Maiduguri and its environs…

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it may resort to self-help over persistent attacks by Governor Godwin Obaseki and his alleged thugs in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement on Tuesday, Prince Kassim Afegbua, Director of Media, Edo APC Campaign Organisation, said;  “The rate at which propaganda has swallowed the PDP in Edo state in this campaign season is quite alarming. They brought in some hackers, spinners, hirelings and cloners to town, in order to twist narratives to suit their bulbous ego, trying as it were, with vaunted hoopla, to confuse Edo…

Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Eguavoen, has denied stepping down as Super Eagles interim coach after the two 2025 AFCON qualifiers against the Benin Republic and Rwanda. Eguavoen, it would be recalled, was appointed by the NFF to take charge of the two games following the inability of the federation to secure the services of German coach, Bruno Labbadia, over what they call stringent German tax laws. “In the event, Technical Director of Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, will now take charge of the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches…

Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, in an open letter, has regretted the current situation in the country, saying the current administration under Bola Ahmed Tinubu is gradually assuming the posture of insensitivity, becoming indifferent, as well as unresponsive to the plights of Nigerians. Adams in an open letter titled ‘President Bola Tinubu, time is going’, also said the present administration has disappointed Nigerians adding that the citizens can no longer bear the economic hardship. He said: “We have no regret that we were created to inhabit this geographical space in the West African axis of the…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has vowed that the 10th Lower Chamber of the National Assembly would collaborate with the United Nations and others in the fight against insecurity in the country. This is as the speaker has decried the waste in the country as a result of duplication of projects  and programmes, particularly expressing sadness that  resources had been wasted in the past due to duplication of programmes and projects by the federal, state, and local governments as well as foreign donors. Abbas, however, called for better coordination and harmonisation of interventions by foreign…

The defence headquarters has vowed to apprehend the killers of 17 officers who were on a legitimate duty to ensure peace and security in the Delta State community of Okuama no matter how long it takes to achieve that. It also assured that notorious terrorist and bandit leader, Bello Turji, who has been having a field day on social media, using tik-tok to threaten communities and celebrate his conquest as well as display huge sums of cash collected as ransoms from kidnapped victims, would be captured soon by security agencies. The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa made…

The Nigerian Government has denied allegations of human right abuse and violations made by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of the United Kingdom. This is coming after the TUC in the UK accused the Federal Government of rights abuses following the arrest, by the Department of State Service (DSS), of Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Ajaero was arrested at the airport as he was about to travel to the UK where he was billed to speak in a conference organised by the UK TUC. In a press statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the…

Austin Eguaveon has quit his role as interim Super Eagles coach. The medium quoted the coach as admitting that his mandate was for only two matches and he had to honour it. Eguaveon said; “My mandate was for two games and it ends today (against Rwanda). I appreciate my players and the NFF leadership.”

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said for Nigeria to curb open defecation, the country needs about 11 million toilets, challenging the private sector to play active role to address the country’s sanitation challenges. To this end, a high-level meeting in Lagos brought together government officials, private sector representatives, and international organisations to address the pressing issue of open defecation in Nigeria. Addressing the participants who highlighted the significant health, economic, and social consequences of open defecation practice and called for urgent action to improve sanitation infrastructure and promote behavioural change, UNICEF, UNICEF’s Chief of WASH in Nigeria, Dr…