Author: TheScrutinyNG

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says the club has become “mediocre” and warned more “difficult and unpopular decisions” will be needed to get it back where he wants it to be. Ratcliffe has come under fire from United fans for scrapping concessions of what the club says are the 3% of tickets that remain unsold for Premier League matches and introducing a minimum price of £66. The move triggered protests at Old Trafford before last weekend’s victory over Everton. However, speaking to the respected ‘United We Stand’ fanzine, external, Ratcliffe says the move is aimed at trying to make…

The Federal Government has issued a warning about the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, which has spread to 29 countries globally. This variant was first reported in Australia and has shown a growth advantage over other circulating strains, raising concerns about its potential impact on public health. The XEC variant is a recombinant strain, meaning it is a hybrid of two pre-existing COVID subvariants. It has mutations that may affect how the virus behaves or its potential impact on human health. To address this concern, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has written the Chairman, Committee of Chief Medical…

Manchester United lost 2-3 to Nottingham Forest on Saturday in the Premier League as Ruben Amorin suffered his second consecutive defeat as well as his first one at Old Trafford. The win marked the first time.in thirty years that Forest would beat United at the Old Trafford. The visitors took the lead in the second minute through Nikola Milenkovic but Rasmus Hojlund levelled. United were rocked again at the start of the second half by Morgan Gibbs-White, and Chris Wood made it 3-1. Bruno Fernandes struck a fine shot from just outside the box to give United hope just after…

The lawmaker representing Ethiope East/West Federal Constituency of Delta State, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, has filed an affidavit to support her originating summon, listing her reasons for dumping the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), and why her seat should not be declared vacant. Deposing the affidavit at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja recently, the Federal lawmaker listed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Clerk of the House and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as defendants wherein he said his purpose for leaving the 3rd defendant was as a result or protracted crises…

State chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s North Central Zone have inaugurated their respective Directorates of Mobilisation and Integration Committees as part of a strategy to attract 20 million new members ahead of the 2027 general election. The initiative follows a directive from LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, who has set the goal of registering 20 million new members before the next election. In a statement released on Saturday, LP’s National Vice Chairman for North Central, Ibrahim Idoko, said the inauguration ceremonies, held across the region on Friday, were peaceful and well coordinated. The events, according to the…

HRM Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has called for calm and urged his supporters to remain peaceful following the siege on his palace by heavily armed police officers on Friday. Recall that armed police and DSS officer s with armoured personnel carriers (APCs), surrounded the Kano Emir’s Palace at Kofar Kudu in Kano metropolis, restricting human and vehicular movements. The action disrupted a planned ceremony where the Emir was to turban Munir Sanusi as the newly appointed Wamban Kano and District Head of Bichi.Leadership courses Several traditional rulers and titleholders, who had gathered to accompany the Emir to Bichi,…

The United Kingdom immigration upper tribunal has stated why Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, founder of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church (SPAC Nation), will face deportation. The 44-year-old pastor, who arrived in the UK on a visitor’s visa in 2005 but overstayed when his visa expired, had sought to remain in the country on human rights grounds, citing his marriage to a British citizen. However, the Home Office denied his request, leading him to appeal to the first-tier tribunal, which also rejected his application. Following this, Adegboyega appealed to the upper tribunal on August 15, 2022. During the proceedings, his lawyer, Dele Olawanle,…

A women whose identity was unknown as at press time cheated death in the Agege area of Lagos when Chemical explosion occured in the area which led to heavy fire. The incident happened at Old Abeokuta Road, near popular Vetland Secondary School in Agege. The victim was immediately rescued by men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency responders. According to reports, the incident happened at about 6.pm on Friday. The Agege Fire and Rescue crew of the agency quickly brought the situation under control after dousing the fire from the explosion of sets of varying…

A third explosion has rocked Zamfara State in the space of one week as a planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded with a truck carrying grains in the state. The incident occurred on Friday along Malele village to Dansadau area of Maru local government of Zamfara state as a result of an explosion, which marked the third explosion within a week in the area. The Nigeria Tribune gathered that the explosion occurred between Dansadau to Malele road, involving a truck loaded with grains. It was further gathered that as of the time of filing in the report, neither the authority…

The Federal Government has launched the 2024 Nigerian Economic report, with emphasis to enthrone inclusive growth. Vice President Kashim Shettima launched the report, with a firm assurance that ongoing reforms by the government would yield inclusive growth in no distant future. According to him, the strategic policy interventions of the administration of President Bola Tinubu are already yielding positive results, with more optimistic projections for 2025. Shettima disclosed this on Friday during a one-day technical workshop on the Year 2024 Economic Review at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The vice president who was represented at the event by deputy chief of…