Author: TheScrutinyNG

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, had to restore order during the screening of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu on Wednesday for a ministerial position after one of the senators commended her beauty. The nominees scheduled for screening included Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, and Suwaiba Said Ahmad, Ph.D.  When it was Ojukwu’s turn, she presented her credentials and highlighted her achievements before Akpabio opened the floor for questions. Senator Osita Ngwu who represents Enugu West in the 10th National Assembly, expressed interest in speaking and began by complimenting Ojukwu’s appearance,…

The Rivers State Government has filed an appeal against the recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from distributing federal allocations to the state. Recall that on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Abuja Federal High Court declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s presentation of the 2024 budget before a four-member Rivers House of Assembly contradicted Constitutional provisions.  She criticized Fubara’s ongoing receipt and use of monthly federal allocations since January, calling it a Constitutional violation that cannot be permitted. Justice Abdulmalik further ruled that the implementation of an unauthorized budget by Fubara…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 21, 2025, to hear the money laundering case brought against the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). During the proceedings yesterday, counsel to the EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, said he had two witnesses already in court. He said his first application was to formally enter a plea of not guilty on behalf of the defendant, even in his absence. “My first application is to formally enter a plea of not guilty to the defendant, even in his absence. The second point…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. He said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to be indisposed and is receiving treatment abroad. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS),” the statement read. “Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive…

The Senate on Wednesday screened and confirmed the nomination of a former most beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Ambassador Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu and six others as Ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Other nominees confirmed by the Senate after over five hours of screening exercise by the Committee of the Whole are:  Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda; Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi; Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata; Idi Mukhtar Maiha; Dr. Jumoke Oduwole and Suwaiba Said Ahmad Ph.D.

Barau Jibrin, the Deputy Senate President, has said that Kano State will be taken over by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next election circle. Senator Jibrin said this while speaking on the ministerial nomination of Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, who was nominated by President Bola Tinubu to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, as Minister of State. Ata appeared before the Senate in the Committee of the Whole on Wednesday for screening ahead of his confirmation or otherwise by the Senators. “Mr chairman sir, I don’t have much to say but I want you all to know…

The police have announced that the prosecution of House of Representatives member, Alex Ikwechegh, over the assault of a bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, is underway. A post on X by Force Police Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi read,”RULE OF LAW: POLICE PROSECUTES HON. ALEXANDER IKWEGH FOR ASSAULT.. Details soon.” Ikwechegh’s problem began when in a viral video was seen assaulting Stephen Abuwatseya, an e-hailing driver three times before also issuing threats to make him “disappear.” The Bolt driver’s offense, according to video of the incident on X, was asking the lawmaker to come out of his premises to collect his…

Peter Olayinka, the Super Eagles forward, is now set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing successful surgery for a Achilles tendon injury. Olayinka was substituted in Red Star Belgrade’s UEFA Champions League clash with AS Monaco last week after sustaining the injury. Red Star Belgrade have now confirmed he went under the knife following the setback. “Peter Olayinka was successfully operated on in Finland by a famous doctor, after an Achilles tendon injury due to a blow he received during a match in Monaco,” the club said in a statement. “Everything went well and we are waiting…

The Minister of Works Dave Umahi has said that the four toll gates along the 260km Abuja-Keffi-Makurdi expressway is in conformity with the requirements of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). Umahi, while responding to questions on the tolls in Abuja, explained that the law establishing ICRC prescribes the minimum and maximum requirements for tolling of roads on concession. Umahi was reacting to a question on concerns raised by some commuters on the number of tolls on the newly delivered expressway. Although the toll gates are yet to be operational, the commuters along the route have raised the concerns that…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from making allocations to the Rivers State Government until a ‘lawful’ appropriation Act is passed by a validly constituted State House of Assembly. This decision was made by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik in response to a suit filed by the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule. Justice Abdulmalik held that the decision by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the Rivers State’s 2024 Appropriation Bill to a four-member Assembly, that was not properly constituted, should not be allowed to stand. The court order essentially…