Author: TheScrutinyNG

The ongoing fundamental rights case filed by Olamide Thomas, a female human rights activist, against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has been adjourned to January 6, 2025. The case, which was being heard at the Federal High Court in Abuja, before Justice Abdullahi Liman. Thomas, who has been at the forefront of advocacy for civil liberties in Nigeria, filed the lawsuit after she claimed her rights were violated following how she was ‘abducted’ by the police in Lagos and subsequently taken to Abuja. The legal action, filed under Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1892/V/2024, raises concerns over the unlawful arrest…

A renowned traditional ruler in Imo State, HRM Eze Shelkh Abdulfatah Chimeze Emetumah, has joined other thoughtful Nigerians in urging President Bola Tinubu to grant Nnamdi Kanu freedom as a Christmas gift to the Igbo people. The monarch of the Ancient Umuofor Autonomous Community in Oguta Council Area of Imo State made this appeal during his speech after receiving the prestigious Leadership Luminary Award from the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Owerri over the weekend. He also called on the President to listen to the pleas of notable Nigerians and release the IPOB leader. In his speech, he expressed…

A N5 million reward has been announced for anyone who recovers the missing phone of Nigerian singer, Wizkid. The phone reportedly went missing on Saturday during the singer’s surprise performance at the Nativeland concert held at Sol Beach, Elegushi, Lagos. In a viral video from the event, DJ Tunez made the announcement from the stage, explaining that Wizkid’s phone had fallen during his performance. He also pledged a reward of N5 million to anyone who returns it. “When my brother Wizkid was performing, he dropped his cell phone. Anybody that finds Wizkid’s cell phone, N5 million. It is my boss’s…

Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco, title-holders the Ivory Coast and the Super Eagles of Nigeria are likely to be among the top seeds when the draw for the 2025 tournament is made in Rabat on January 27. A Confederation of African Football official told AFP on condition of anonymity as he is not an official spokesperson that the latest world rankings “would almost certainly determine the seeds”. CAF have used the FIFA rankings to seed nations for AFCON and World Cup draws, and are likely to use the December 2024 listings as the next rankings will only be published…

David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has said the Federal Government would require long-term loan to complete the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and other legacy projects. The minister, while disclosing this to journalists at the weekend during the inspection tour of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project in Lagos, said that Nigerians must encourage President Bola Tinubu, to get loans for the completion of ongoing infrastructure project. According to him, there was no way the Federal Government could achieve the completion of ongoing infrastructure projects with budgetary appropriation, hence the need for loan. He said: ”When you look at the magnitude of projects…

Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, has declared that the North is an asset and not a liability to Nigeria, insisting on his strong opposition to the controversial tax reform bills. In a statement issued over the weekend, Ndume again criticised the timing and scope of the bills, arguing that they disproportionately target low- and middle-income Nigerians, who are already bearing the brunt of the current administration’s economic policies. He said, “The North was, is, and will never be a parasite or dependent on any region or even the country. We are assets, not liabilities,…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has explained why the 36 state governors are demanding wider consultations over the Tax Reform Bills. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju on Sunday, Makinde said it was to carry the entire country along given the bills’ far-reaching implications. He also stated that he was not against the bills but only expressed the reservations raised by the governors to journalists. Makinde explained that the National Economic Council unanimously agreed that the bills should be withdrawn from the National Assembly to allow for wider consultation. “At the NEC…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), through its Directorate of State (DOS), has called for deliberate actions against poverty. The separatist group was reacting to the death, in Okija, Anambra State, of about 22 women during a stampede at a palliative distribution event organized by philanthropist Obi Jackson. The group expressed deep sympathy to the people of Okija Community and the entire Igbo nation over the tragic loss of the over 22 women. In a statement signed by Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, the group described the incident as heartbreaking and emphasized the need for better crowd…

The United States president-elect, Donald Trump, has dismissed claim of handing over presidency to Elon Musk. On Sunday, Donald Trump answered with a resounding no, pointing to US rules about being born in the country. “He’s not gonna be president, that I can tell you,” Trump told a Republican conference in Phoenix, Arizona. “You know why he can’t be? He wasn’t born in this country,” Trump said of the Tesla and SpaceX boss, who was born in South Africa. The US Constitution requires that a president be a natural-born US citizen. Trump was responding to criticism, particularly from the Democratic…

Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the Federal Government is commited to energy sufficiency for all Nigerians. This is as he reiterated his party’s commitment to also ensuring energy sufficiency for homes and businesses, which he described as crucial for economic growth and the well-being of Nigerians. Speaking at the inauguration of the World Bank-assisted Core Building of the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED) at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Ganduje, represented by the former Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Aliyu Shinkafi, emphasized the importance…