Author: TheScrutinyNG

An EFCC source confirmed the former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s arrest to Channels Television on Monday. Okowa was arrested on Monday, November 4, 2024, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when he reported at the Port Harcourt Directorate of the EFCC on the invitation of investigators handling his matter. The former governor was alleged to have failed to render accounts of the funds as well as another N40 billion he allegedly claimed he used to acquire shares in UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas. Specifically, Okowa allegedly bought shares worth N40 billion in one of the major banks in the country representing 8%…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has voided the April 18, 2019 decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) convicting a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen for false assets declaration. In a judgment on Monday, a three-member panel of the court, presided over by Justice Abba Mohammed, discharged and acquitted Justice Onnoghen. The court also ordered the release of his assets, including bank accounts, which the CCT had ordered to be forfeited to the Federal Government. The tribunal also ordered the forfeiture of his five bank accounts and the money in the accounts, which he…

The National Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has assured that the commission will overcome the challenges of prompt opening of polling units and effective management of results in the November 16 Governorship Election in Ondo state. Yakubu gave the assurance on Monday when he arrived Akure ,the state capital for a three day assessment visit ahead of next week’s election. The INEC Chairman while speaking to journalists said the Commission will be meeting with various stakeholders within the next few days with the aim of ensuring a transparent exercise. He said part of the engagement will…

President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in the seven newly appointed ministers in a ceremony that held at the council chamber of Aso Rock Villa on Monday, November 4. The New ministers were appointed two week ago after President Tinubu dismissed five of his ministers from his cabinet. The newly appointed Ministers were then screened by the Senate and confirmed last Friday, November 2. The newly appointed ministers and their portfolios are: Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi – Minister of Labour & Employment Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu – Minister of State, Foreign…

Music industry titan Quincy Jones, who produced some of Michael Jackson’s best-known albums and collaborated with legends including Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, passed away at age 91, US media reported Monday. His death was confirmed by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, in a statement that did not specify a cause, US media reported. A jazz musician, composer and tastemaker, his studio chops and arranging prowess connected the dots between the 20th century’s constellation of stars. From Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, jazz to hip-hop, Jones tracked the ever-fluctuating pulse of pop over his seven-decade-plus career — most often manipulating the…

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to order the unconditional release of minors being detained over their alleged participation in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests in parts of the country and send them to school. Frank who made the call in a press statement in Abuja on Sunday also condemned the detention of the minors in an adult correctional facility among hardened criminals, even as he sought the intervention of international community and child rights advocates to come to the aid of the children. He equally…

Edo State political leaders and other stakeholders have charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that the outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki must account for over N1.5 trillion the state got in the last eight years through federal allocations, generated revenues, loans, grants and other financial incentives. The pressure on the EFCC to go after those who had allegedly stolen funds and other assets is coming barely one week to the inauguration of Senator Monday Okpebholo-led government in Edo. The leaders further charged the EFCC to move fast and not to wait until Obaseki leaves office before stolen funds and…

Following the outcry over the reported arrest of Nigerians in Libya by the authorities after the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the botched 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the Federal Government may likely petition the African Union (AU) over further breach of international laws by the local authorities in the North African country. Recall that information obtained from sources and blogs in Libya showed Nigerians resident in the North African country were being targeted for intimidations and arrest after CAF awarded the botched match to the Super Eagles with three points and three goals, as well…

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…