Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as Public Holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani in a statement on Monday in Abuja said The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. According to her, the minister extended warm greetings to all Nigerians, urging them to use the festive period to reflect on the values of love, peace, and unity that the season signifies. Dr. Tunji-Ojo emphasized the importance of…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria has a listening leader, urging the citizens to queue behind the president. He said Nigeria has a listening president whose pragmatic approach to governance requires the support of the citizenry. The former Abia governor stated this after a courtesy visit to the president’s private residence in Lagos on Saturday night. Kalu said, “I had to pay my friend and brother of the class of 1999 Governors, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, a friendly private visit to commend his courageous strides in sailing the course of the nation and…

Dr. Doyin Okupe, former Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation and erstwhile Labour Party (LP) chieftain, has attributed the wave of defections from the party to its failure to establish a sustainable structure following the 2023 elections. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday, Okupe noted that the Labour Party’s current challenges have left elected members seeking political relevance and survival elsewhere. NAN reports that six LP lawmakers recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the floor of the House of Representatives. These lawmakers include Rep. Tochukwu Chinedu…

The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the alleged murder of 37-year-old Nigerian, Mr Julius Chukwunta, by four South Africans. Chukwunta, a native of Aninri Local Government Area in Enugu State, was reportedly attacked on December 7, 2024, while driving to his residence in Midrand Protea Estate. NICASA President-General Dr Frank Onyekwelu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, said Chukwunta was blocked by the four men while approaching his residence. According to him, after attempting to pass through, he was met with resistance, prompting him to seek help at the security…

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and activist, has decried the loss of over 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, attributing the tragedies to “poverty-induced neoliberal economic policies” and “criminal negligence.” In a statement released on Sunday, Falana, who chairs the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), detailed the incidents and called for justice. “These tragic events are a national shame,” he said. “The victims were not just statistics but human beings driven to desperation by systemic poverty and the gross incompetence of those entrusted with their safety.” The latest tragedies occurred on December…

A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Bonu Solomon Saanu, has expressed worry over what he described as indiscriminate dumping of refuse on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway by market people. Bonu, who represents Badagry 1 at the Assembly, accused traders at the Agbara Market, Ogun State, of thwarting the government’s effort at ensuring cleaner environments along that route. The lawmaker highlighted the issue during the 2025 budget defence at the Committee level describing the situation as a growing menace that poses environmental and traffic challenges. “The Agbara Market in Ogun State has indeed become a significant challenge for…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a nursing mother, Blessing Jonathan, for throwing her 10-month-old baby into the river. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this over the weekend. He said Jonathan took the drastic action after suffering verbal abuse from neighbours and other ladies who called her baby a bastard. The police spokesman disclosed that Jonathan got pregnant but unfortunately could not pinpoint who she got pregnant for. He added Jonathan eventually gave birth and took care of the child for 10 months. According to him, constant abuse about the paternity of…

The Yar-Dole motorcycle market in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, was on Saturday razed by fire. The fire which broke out in the evening left traders and residents devastated as several shops and stalls burned uncontrollably. Eyewitnesses said the fire spread rapidly through the market popular for motorcycle and spare parts. “We don’t know the cause of the fire, we just notice flame from the motorcycle shops, but the fire service is still battling to put it out,” an eyewitness told Channels Television. At the scene, many of the traders and shop owners could be seen frantically attempting to salvage…

Seventy eight associations have submitted applications to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking to be registered as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections A senior management staff of the commission, who pleaded not to be named, revealed this to Sunday Tribune in Abuja. The source, who declined to give the identities of the associations, declared that relevant departments within the commission are already sieving the applications to determine those that meet up the commission’s requirements for eligibility for registration as political parties. “It is after that rigorous examination of their applications that the commission would select the…

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams says Yoruba race is yet to fulfil the race’s destiny because the race has failed to honour the deities and celebrate the ancestors. Adams gave the hint at the 2024 edition of the Ogun festival held at the Ikorodu Town Hall in Ikorodu, Lagos. The Yoruba generalissimo, while urging the Yoruba obas to embrace the cultural promotion agenda of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) stated that the organization under his leadership will not relent until Yoruba regains its pride of place among the community of races. “In Yoruba land, we have lost our pride…