Author: TheScrutinyNG

Following the creation of South East Development Commission (SEDC), with intent on development the South Geopolitical Zone, youths from the area have praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu. Speaking through Comrade Igboayaka Igboayaka, the youths appealed to President Tinubu to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying it would bring joy to Ndigbo. They commended the cordial relationship between President Tinubu and Representative Kalu but frowned at Dr. Josef Onoh’s disputed contribution of Kalu in establishing SEDC. Igboayaka argued that Onoh was unfair to Kalu, considering his efforts in passing the…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, for $1.2 million EB-5 visa scam. The judge also convicted him for a separate $368,698.24 fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted Ramirez alongside his companies, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP and USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, for an alleged $1,235,000 EB-5 visa scam. The defendant allegedly obtained the money from his victims as processing fees for their investments in his company, USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, in the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted bail to 10 protesters charged with treason-related offenses connected to last month’s #EndBadGovernance protests. Justice Emeka Nwite set the bail at N10 million for each defendant, requiring a surety with property in Abuja worth the bail amount. The sureties must also submit their passports to the court. The defendants, who were arraigned on September 2, pleaded not guilty to six charges, including plotting war and attempting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Their lawyers argued that the evidence did not support the treason allegations. The charges against the defendants include inciting mutiny,…

Didi Walson-Jack, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, has announced the establishment of “War Rooms“ to serve as critical hubs for managing and monitoring the implementation of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 which according to her will aid civil service reforms. Walson-Jack said the War Rooms will be dedicated to addressing each of the six pillars and crucial enablers of the reform plan, “intended to tackle the specific challenges associated with each pillar”. She disclosed this at the recently concluded retreat with Federal Permanent Secretaries in Zuba, Niger State, according to a statement…

Following about sixteen snake bite cases in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Benue State in two weeks, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has lamented the menace. This was disclosed by Sir James Iorpuu, the executive secretary of the agency, on Wednesday when he flagged off distribution of relief materials to 14 IDP camps in the state, explaining that the cases were recorded in Daudu I and II camps in Guma Local Government Area and Ichwa camp in Makurdi LGA.  He lamented the burden the agency bears providing health support for the IDPs, particularly the cases of snake bites,…

The Presidency has likened the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to former US President and Republican candidate for the US 2024 election, Donald Trump. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, Temitope Ajayi, made the comparison in a post on X.com on Wednesday following the US presidential debate between Trump and Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. “Peter Obi is the Nigeria version of Donald Trump. Like Obi, Trump will use the most negative epithets imaginable to describe a country he wants to lead again just to make a point and…

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…