Author: TheScrutinyNG

The inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered immediate investigation into the unfortunate boat incident that occurred in Kogi State, where many lives were lost on Friday. The IGP stated this while commiserating on behalf of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) with the government and people of Kogi State, particularly the families affected by the boat tragedy. The boat mishap, which occurred along the Dambo-Ebuchi waterways of the River Niger in Kupa local government area of Kogi State, involved over 160 passengers, with 24 rescued and others still unaccounted for. Force PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in response to…

Retired General Yakubu Gowon, former Head of State, has disclosed the crucial role he played in preventing the late General Sani Abacha from executing former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the 1995 phantom coup plot. Speaking at the Interdenominational Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival organised by the Plateau State Government, Gowon recounted his intervention to save Obasanjo’s life. Revealing the extraordinary measures he took, Gowon said, “I wrote a letter to Abacha. I pleaded with him that God made him a leader to do good and not evil. I had to send my wife with a letter to General Sani…

US President-elect, Donald Trump, aims to make loyalist Kash Patel the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), he said on Saturday, in a move that would mean replacing the agency’s current leader. Trump announced the former advisor and Pentagon official, who has been critical of the bureau and is known for his controversial views on a so-called government “deep state,” as his choice for the post on his Truth Social network. The FBI’s current director, Christopher Wray, was appointed to a 10-year term in 2017, meaning he would either need to step down or be fired. “Kash…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from a purported Biafra declaration in Finland, describing it as a scam orchestrated by an infamous and unknown group, those Declaring such are among those causing insecurity in the South East. In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB emphasised that there is no room for another Biafra declaration beyond the one made by its eternal leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, in 1967. The statement read: “IPOB wishes to commend responsible media organizations and social media bloggers in Nigeria and the diaspora who refrained from giving attention…

Ivory Coast’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, on Saturday, announced she would run for president in 2025, vowing to build a new and improved version of the west African nation. Nicknamed the “Iron Lady”, Gbagbo is the ex-wife of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, the first former head of state to face trial for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court. The tribunal in The Hague subsequently acquitted him. “I have agreed to be a candidate in the presidential election of October 2025,” Gbagbo told her political movement’s first convention in Moossou, near the economic capital Abidjan. “Because I…

Players and officials of Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club, El-kanemi Warriors, were attacked by armed robbers along Jos-Bauchi road on Saturday morning. The team was returning to Maiduguri from Lagos where they lost 2-0 to Ikorodu City in a matchday 14 fixture on Wednesday. According to reports, the attackers left several players and officials injured.They also made away with valuables, including phones and cash. The injured persons are currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital in Bauchi. El-kanemi Warriors are scheduled to host Bayelsa United in Maiduguri on Sunday,(Today).The encounter is expected to be postponed by the NPFL.

Having thrashed Sporting CP 5-1 in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, it was back to Premier League action and more of the same. All seven goals in the game came in a chaotic first half, with Gabriel Magalhães, Leandro Trossard, Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka finding the net for the Gunners. West Ham briefly showed some fight with goals from Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Emerson, but Julen Lopetegui’s men slumped to their fourth home league defeat of the season. It was a bright start from the visitors, with the familiar sight of Gabriel heading in a Saka corner…

Crusoe Osagie, the media aide to former Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo of being jittery and resorting to smear campaign against the immediate past administration following an exposure of massive rigging in the last election by Athena Centre. A press statement by Osagie read; “The independent analysis by the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, a non-partisan research institute, of the sham of an election that installed Monday Okpebholo as governor of Edo State clearly threw the governor-select and his godfathers into a frenzy yesterday. “Channels TV, in their show, Politics Today, had the…

Osita Chidoka, the Minister of Aviation under former President Goodluck Jonathan, has announced his resignation from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He made this disclosure during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. The former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) stated that he is stepping away from politics to dedicate his efforts to the Athena Centre, a non-profit organization he founded, aimed at collaborating with fellow Nigerians who are committed to reforming Nigeria’s political system. He said, “I sent a letter to my ward in Anambra State resigning officially from the PDP. I am…

On Friday, 29th of November, 2024, Osita Chidoka decided to throw his toys around, on behalf of the Peoples’ Democratic Party as bad losers do. In a well-orchestrated plot hatched by the delusional Peoples’ Democratic Party, in connivance with a serial defector featherweight politician from Anambra State, Osita Chidoka, tried to bully and blackmail the judiciary into circumventing the will of Edo people. The shameful display, which was unfortunately aired on a once-respected national television, Channels TV, reeled out numbers purchased from ‘Oluwole market,’ and impetuously concluded that the 21st September governorship election in Edo State was rigged. Unfortunately, Osita…