Author: TheScrutinyNG

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has indicted the Nigerian Army of mass killings in the North-East while clearing it of alleged forced abortion in the region. The Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North-East, which sat for nearly two years, released its findings at the NHRC headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Headed by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Abdu Adoke, the seven-man panel, ruled that while investigations found allegations of termination of approximately 10,000 pregnancies in the North-East untrue due to lack of evidence before its independent panel, the military was…

Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power following the Republican’s decisive election victory. Biden and Trump will meet at the Oval Office at 11:00 am (1600 GMT), the White House said Saturday, with the clock ticking down to the ex-president’s return to power in January. Trump sealed a historic comeback to the White House in the November 5 election, cementing what is set to be more than a decade of US politics overshadowed by his hardline, disruptive right-wing politics. The 78-year-old won wider…

The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated that no lives were lost in the fire incident reported at the APMT Apapa Terminal on Saturday. In a statement on Saturday, the NPA disclosed that the fire was professionally extinguished by the agency’s firemen with the assistance of other sister agencies at the port. The fire erupted from one of the APMT cranes at the Apapa terminal on Saturday but was brought under control before any damage could be done to other facilities at the port. The NPA spokesperson, Ikechukwu Onyemekara, while expressing his appreciation to the NPA firemen for…

Alhaji Musliu Akinsaya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has emerged as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The election took place during its Quadrennial Delegate Conference at its Zonal Secretariat in Osogbo, Osun State. It was monitored and observed by the acting National President of the union, Aliyu Issa-Ore. Represented by the Head of Finance, National Headquarters, Abuja, Mrs Adedamola Salam, said the southwest zone have fully complied with the constitution in electing Oluomo as the President. The delegate also elected Tajudeen Agbede as its Vice President, Southwest and Akeem Adeosun, as trustee from…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has dissolved his cabinet ahead of the November 12  swearing in of Senator Monday Okpebholo, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the new governor of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obaseki who came into office on November 12, 2016 is expected to end his eight years tenure on November 12, 2024. Obaseki dissolved the cabinet shortly after a valedictory session held at the Government House on Friday in Benin. The motion for the dissolution of the State Executive Council for 2020-2024 was moved by his deputy, Godwins Omobayo,…

Nigerian Bola Tinubu will be leaving Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle-East.   A statement by presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday said the Summit will commence on Monday, November 11, 2024.   “It is being held at the invitation of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and follows last year’s summit in the same Saudi city. “During the summit, President Tinubu is expected to address the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict, emphasising Nigeria’s strong call for an immediate ceasefire and the urgent need for…

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has stated that no amount of false accusations will distract the military from fulfilling its constitutional mandate to protect the nation’s territorial integrity. PUNCH reports that his comment follows the outcome of an investigative panel set up by the National Human Rights Commission to review human rights allegations against the military in the North East. The panel was established to investigate a report published by Reuters, which accused the military of conducting a secret, systematic, and illegal abortion programme in the North East, terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies of women and girls,…

Actor and politician Desmond Elliot has denied he is gay, dismissing the allegation as a baseless publicity stunt. In a recent interview with TVC, Elliot addressed the rumors, stating that he won’t give credence to unfounded accusations.  He emphasised his focus on positively impacting lives, rather than engaging with frivolous speculation. He noted that individuals should be free to make their own choices, provided they remain within the law and respect the rights of others. He said: “Why would I respond to allegations made against me when it does not affect my life either way? “Secondly, it is an opinion…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has borrowed N2 billion to N5 billion to fund the inauguration of the Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, slated for November 12. Obaseki made the remark in Benin during the inauguration of caretaker committee for the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He lamented that as the outgoing governor, the APC did not carry his government along or invite him for the inauguration. “We have almost N27 billion to pay for projects and obligations, but they have started blowing it, and they have gone to borrow…

The newly elected chairman of Ogbaru LGA in Anambra state, Franklin Nwadialo has been arrested in Texas, United States (US), for allegedly running a $3.3m romance scam. The US department of justice confirmed his arrest in a statement. It noted that Nwadialo is facing a 14-count charge and risks a 20-year sentence if found guilty. The federal bureau of investigation (FBI) had arrested the 40-year-old LGA chairman on arrival in Texas. He has been transferred to the Western District of Washington for arraignment. “According to the indictment, Nwadialo used various versions of the name ‘Giovanni’ when he met his victims…