Author: TheScrutinyNG

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has set up a 12-member Committee to recover all vehicles belonging to the state government which are said to be in private hands across the State. At a ceremony Thursday in Benin City, the governor gave the Kelly Okungbowa- led Committee two weeks to deliver on its mandate and ensure that government vehicles in private hands were fully recovered and subsequently returned to the State government. Speaking after the inauguration of the Committee, its Chairman, Kelly Okungbowa thanked the governor for the confidence reposed on the team, expressing the readiness of the members to…

There are indications that the presidency might have had a hand in the arrest of the self-acclaimed prime minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, in Finland. Recall that the Finland district court in Lahti had ordered the remand of Simon Ekpa on probable cause for public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent in Nigeria. Ekpa was accused of using social media platforms to spread separatist propaganda linked to IPOB, a group advocating for the secession of southeastern Nigeria. The court alleged that the offences dated back to August 23, 2021. According to information obtained by our corrspondent, the presidency…

Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to jettison his presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 presidential election, just as tasked the party leadership to save the main opposition platform from collapsing. Chief George gave this counsel on Thursday at a press briefing held in his Ikoyi, Lagos office to mark his 79th birthday, saying that the political ambition of Atiku may destroy the party if not put in check, but quickly vowed that some members, including himself would not allow his “desperation to destroy this party.” George,…

The Senate on Thursday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for $ 2.209 billion, equivalent to N1.767 trillion loan. The Senate approval was a sequel to deliberations on the report of its Committee on Committee on local and foreign debts presented by its chairman, Senator Aliyu Wammako. President Bola Tinubu had in a letter read on the floor of both Chambers of Parliament on Tuesday sought approval of a new external borrowing of $2.209 billion (N1.767 trillion), as provided for in the 2024 Appropriation Act. According to the President, the request was part of Nigeria’s budgetary financing plan that is aimed…

Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa and four other individuals have been arrested in Finland over terror-related activities. A local report in Finland said that Ekpa, the self-declared Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, was remanded in custody by the district court of Päijät-Häme on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent. In a Thursday statement published on its website, the Central Criminal Police in Finland said it arrested five persons on suspicion of terrorist crimes. The police said the main suspect was arrested “on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent”,…

The vice chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Professor Benard Odoh, on Thursday called on the Federal Ministry of Education not to be desperate in trying to set the institution on fire, or attempting to usurp the powers of the courts before whom are multiple lawsuits on the matter and shouldn’t run into conclusion without evidence. Odoh made this known while reacting to a statement credited to the federal Ministry of Education which was signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade and titled ‘Dissolution of Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka’. The vice chancellor, Odoh in a…

Former presidential media aide and Arise TV anchor, Dr. Reuben Abati on Thursday disclosed how a former Minister of Information, the late Chief TOS Benson was denied the opportunity of buying a land in Igboland simply because he is a Yoruba man. Abati, said the late Minister, who was married to an Igbo woman, publicly made the remarks in Lagos at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA). While reacting to the statement by Senate President, Gosdwill Akpabio that Igbos build houses and establish businesses in any state they reside across Nigeria, Abati wondered why the Igbos can’t reciprocate the…

The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed the death of one Sunday Abidoye, whose lifeless body was discovered in one of the rooms at Creestar Hotel in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Wednesday. Omolola Odutola, the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday. She said the hotel’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), who preferred to be addressed as Oluwole, reported the incident regarding the discovery of the deceased customer to the police. “On receiving the report, a team of detectives visited the scene and on arrival found the body of the deceased already placed inside a car outside…

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment towards tackling hunger and improving education. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, gave the reaffirmation, saying the process would be driven   through innovative programmes and policies. The presidential aide reiterated this position during her address at the G20 Summit side event organized by the Global Alliance Against Hunger in Brazil. In her presentation, the SSAP-SDGs outlined the government’s ambitious plans under the Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, scheduled for relaunch in November 2024. The initiative aims to provide 20 million children…

The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged Governor Monday Okpebholo to make open the bidding process and procurement ahead of the proposed flyover construction at Ramat Park, Benin City, accusing the new Edo State chief executive of using the project awarded in a hurry to settle political debts. Recall that Governor Okpebholo had on Tuesday flagged-off the flyover bridge, with the construction lasting 18 months. The Edo PDP in a statement on Wednesday by the Publicity Secretary of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Nehikhare, challenged the Governor to make public the procurement procedure for…