Author: TheScrutinyNG

While responding to criticisms from petroleum industry stakeholders in Nigeria, the Dangote Group has defended the pricing and quality of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) supplied by its refinery, asserting that its products are more competitively priced than imported alternatives. In a press release signed by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Group addressed claims made by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), which suggested that imported PMS could be sold at a cheaper rate than what Dangote offers. Dangote argued that such claims are misleading,…

The Presidency, on Sunday, faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is advocating for gradual reforms rather than President Bola Tinubu’s direct approach. It said Atiku’s economic ideas would have plunged the country into a worse situation. “While advocating for gradual reforms may sound appealing, Tinubu took measures that should have been taken decades ago by Alhaji Abubakar and his boss [Olusegun Obasanjo] when they had the opportunity,” the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, argued in a statement he signed Sunday. The statement is titled, ‘Our initial response to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.’ Onanuga was responding…

The Ministry of Women Affairs has expressed deep concern over the recent detention of 52 children who were reportedly arrested on August 3, during the #Endbadgovernance protest in Kano and Kaduna States. A statement signed by the Minister, Hon Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, noted that Public concern about the treatment, safety, and rights of these detained children was duly acknowledged, and the Ministry was taking active steps to address these issues. She added that ensuring the rights of every child is paramount, as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Child Rights Act, and international treaties to which…

Amaeze in Ishiagu Community of Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State was thrown into mourning on Friday after a farmer and his two sons were reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen while they were working in their farm. Reacting to the killings, Ivo Local Government Chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Ajah, expressed profound sorrow and condemned the attack as “an evil act.” In a statement released on Sunday, Ajah pledged that the local government would intensify efforts to safeguard the lives and properties of its residents. “It is with sadness that I, Hon. Chief Ajah Emmanuel Ogbonna, the executive chairman of…

Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has slammed the Federal Government over claim that 25 million Nigerians had received the N25,000 conditional cash transfer, saying Nigerians aren’t beggars. The former governorship aspirant charged the Federal Government to provide enabling environment, create jobs and ensure that the citizens are gainfully employed instead of cash transfers. While reacting to the cash transfer claim made by the Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, he said he hasn’t heard of anyone who had received the cash transfer, however saying even if it is true, it…

A police officer from the Otuocha Area Command in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, has reportedly shot and killed a young man following an altercation at a local checkpoint. According to eyewitnesses, the conflict began over a disagreement involving N100, during which one of the officers allegedly drew his weapon and fatally shot the young man. A resident of Aguleri in Anambra East, who shared a graphic video of the deceased, identified the police squad involved as being led by an officer named Onyebuchi. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, has sparked unrest in the community, with local…

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has distanced itself from what it described as President Bola Tinubu’s bias for the Yoruba in federal appointments while being against other regions. The group insisted that they do not support Tinubu for appointing Yorubas as head of all arms of the criminal justice system and other sectors. Afenifere shared its reservations in a statement by its leader and the National Publicity Secretary, Ayo Adebanjo, and Justice Faleye, respectively, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday. They insisted that the development threatened the age-long inter-ethnic relationship and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria. The statement partly…

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said Nigerians must unite to ensure that they enthrone genuine change in 2027 through pushing the All Progressives Congress (APC) out. This is as he declared that the 2027 election will be a decisive moment for the Nigerian populace, stating it will be a choice between the ruling APC and the citizens themselves. He stated this on Saturday, during the commissioning of the newly built ultra-modern Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Southwest zonal secretariat in Ibadan, Oyo State, which was named in honour of the late Soji Adagunodo, a former Southwest Chairman of the…

Relatively known Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) gave the ruling Labour Party (LP) in Abia State a bloodied nose in Saturday’s council election in the state as it won 15 of the 17 local government areas. Meanwhile, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) clinched the remaining two LGAs – Ugwunagbo and Osisioma Ngwa. The results were announced by the Chairman, Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. Chima George, on Saturday night at the ABSIEC headquarters, Umuahia. “We have fulfilled the duty we were inaugurated on 5th September to carry out. It wasn’t an easy task but we went beyond and above to…

Emergency forces in Spain were able to rescue a woman trapped inside a car alongside the dead body of her sister-in-law for three days following the deadly flash floods in Spain, where the death toll has now climbed slightly to 211. Police in the municipality of Moncada shared a video on social media platform X on Saturday showing the president of Valencia’s civil defence, Martín Pérez, delivering the news of the woman’s rescue to employees amid applause. The woman is said to have been trapped in the vehicle in the municipality of Benetússer, south of the city of Valencia, for…