Author: TheScrutinyNG

Months after appointment of key officials to manage the affairs of federal agencies and parastatals by President Bola Tinubu, the boards of these agencies are yet to be inaugurated while others are yet to be properly constituted. This is already causing ripples and disquiet in the ministries as the current situation of non-functional boards is a violation of the laws setting up those agencies and it gives room for abuse, corruption and irresponsibility. Those advocating for the inauguration of the boards have also argued that running the agencies without their boards is against the principle of corporate governance as the…

Professor Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, has felicitated with former President Goodluck Jonathan on his birthday. In a press statement he personally signed, the foremost lawyer described the former president as a true democrat, praising him for his impact in the democratic development of the country. The statement read: “GEJ, you are a true democrat in the truest sense of the word.More than 8 years after you left office, many Nigerians are still yearning for your kind of humane and purposeful leadership that shunned discrimination, tribalism, sectionalism, prebendalism and cronyism. “Nigeria surely prospered…

The Senate has invoked the provisions of Section 157 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended and sacked Yakubu Danladi Umar as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for what it described as unacceptable acts of misconduct. The sack of Umar as Chairman of CCT was sequel to two third of Senators as 74 members signed, 10 senators present, totally 84 Senators. The Senate had at 1.17pm gone into a closed door session on the matter that was listed as the first motion in the order paper and soon after the…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the new Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the registrar, from office. The sacked council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, included five other members: Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, and Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process. After…

Sacked Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya has resumed as the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) president despite the Appeal Court Order that shoved him aside. He resumed on Tuesday. This is the first time MC Oluomo will resume office and make it public since the court dismissed him as NURTW president. The former chairperson of the Lagos State Chapter of the NURTW was elected unopposed as the union’s National President during an election held at its zonal secretariat in Osogbo. However, a Channels TV report on Sunday revealed that a three-member panel comprising Justices Hamma Akawu Barka, Nnamdi Okwy…

Nigerian superstars D’banj, Olamide, Yemi Alade, and Timi Dakolo are set to perform at the opening ceremony of the African Military Games (AMGA) today at 3:00 p.m. The event will take place at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Running from November 18 to 30, 2024, the spectacular event will gather over 3,000 athletes from 48 African nations, competing in 19 exciting sports. The African Military Games serve as a platform to unite Africa’s military forces through sports, promoting unity, strength, and sportsmanship. The games feature a diverse range of sports, including athletics, football, boxing, swimming, volleyball, and many…

Italian Serie A club Genoa FC has announced the appointment of former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira as its new head coach. The club made this announcement in a statement published on its website on Wednesday, titled “Press Release – Vieira Appointed New Head Coach.” The statement read, “Genoa CFC announces that Patrick Vieira has been appointed as the head coach of the first team. The new coach will oversee his first training session this afternoon, following the formalisation of his contract at the Villa Rostan Headquarters.” Vieira, a former French defensive midfielder, was a key member of…

The Abia State Government has blamed opposition politicians for the  unprecedented wave of attacks against army personnel in the state. The government alleged that “unpatriotic opposition politicians in connivance with external forces” were involved in promoting the violence. This accusation came in the wake of the killing of two soldiers last Wednesday at a checkpoint at Ekenobizi, Umuopara, an Abia community in Umuahia South Local Government Area at the border with neighbouring Imo State. The government’s stance on the latest attack was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ferdinand…

The Arewa Youth for Peaceful Coexistence strongly condemned the attacks by Deji Adeyanju against the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, during a recent press conference. According to the group Adeyanju’s comments, which included personal insults and unfounded allegations, are not only disrespectful but unbecoming of a lawyer who should be a model of civility and adherence to facts. The unequivocally reject the false claims of corruption and land grabbing leveled against the FCT Minister, adding that The ongoing urban renewal efforts in the Federal Capital Territory are guided by the Abuja master plan, first developed during Nasir El-Rufai’s…

Dr. Doyin Okupe, the former director general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, on Tuesday, disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had a better policy document than Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi ahead of the last general election. This is as he said Obi whose campaign he headed does not have any policy document to back his consumption-to-production mantra during the campaign. Okupe, who spoke while assessing President Bola Tinubu’s administration, argued that Tinubu has a superior policy document compared to his challengers in the 2023 elections. He added that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,…