Author: TheScrutinyNG

Super Eagles head coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has invited 35 players to the home-based Super Eagles squad for the upcoming 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying match against Ghana. The Eagles have been absent from the last two editions that were held in Cameroon and Morocco, respectively. This list includes Remo Stars wingback Ismail Sadiq, Kano Pillars forward Zikifilu Rabiu, and Enugu Rangers attacking midfielder Kazeem Ogunleye. The 35-man list was drawn from 17 teams in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), with Remo Stars having the largest contingent of five players. Rivers United, Nasarawa United, Enugu Rangers, and El-Kanemi Warriors…

Manchester City are back at the top of the English Premier League table after beating struggling Southampton 1-0 at home on Oct 26. With the victory, Pep Guardiola’s men have 23 points from nine games, two ahead of Liverpool who travel to Arsenal on Oct 27 as the title race heats up in this early part of the season. City got off to a bright start as early as the fourth minute, when Ruben Dias found himself in space and fired in a fantastic shot from distance that was saved by Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. That was the warning sign…

The convener of Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, has described popular Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, as a product of Fela’s indiscipline. Aisha stated this while reacting to Seun’s recent remarks about her advocacy for women’s freedom in Nigeria. The singer had earlier disagreed with Yesufu following her stance on women’s freedom, saying “liberate yourself from your Hijab first”. Reacting to Seun’s comments in a series of posts on her X handle, Yesufu said: “Seun Kuti wants to trend with my name as his karaoke business no make him blow alongside those wey dey do music. “I don’t blame…

The Nigerian Army Ordinance Corps (NAOC) on Friday pulled out five retired Major Generals in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the officers bade the army farewell at the headquarters of NAOC, Abalti Barracks, Surulere, Lagos. The reviewing Officer, Maj.-Gen Omotomilola Akintade, who spoke on behalf of the other four, said that the journey was a tough one, noting that there were periods of pain, strength, weaknesses, war and peace. Akintade, however, said that “these experiences, which characterise our noble profession, were not unanticipated during training at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)”. He also said that it…

Super Eagles Captain, William-Troost Ekong, is excited over the punishment meted out to Libya  by the Confederation of African Football for maltreating the Nigerian national football team. CAF in a ruling made known on Saturday had awarded points and three goals to the Nigerian teams in the AFCON 2025 qualifying series. The African football ruling body also fined Libya 50,000 USD which much be paid within 60 days. Taking to his X handle, Troost Ekong in reaction to the ruling wrote: “JUSTICE: CAF awards three points and three goals to Nigeria. Libya fined $50,000. “Plane was diverted 300km from scheduled…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taking a stand on the aborted 2025 African Cup of Nations match-day four qualifier between Libya and Nigeria which the Super Eagles abandoned after they were held hostage by the Libyan authorities. The continental soccer body, on Saturday, awarded the match to Nigeria with three points and three goals, while asking the North Africans to pay a fine of $50,000 for breaching Article 31 of AFCON regulations. According to renowned journalist, Osasu Obayiuwana, who shared the resolution on his X handle, CAF took the following decisions: 1. The Libya Football Federation is found…

Senators from the nineteen northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT under the aegis of Northern Senators Forum (NSF) have raised the alarm over what they described as the devastating power outages plaguing Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states. According to the Senators, the ongoing outages, resulting from vandalism and national grid disturbances, have brought economic hardship, compromised healthcare delivery, and imposed expensive fuel costs on citizens, just as they stressed that Small businesses are struggling to operate, hospitals are facing increased running costs, and livelihoods are being severely impacted In a statement by the Chairman of NSF, Senator Abdulaziz…

Israel has launched a high stake retaliatory attack on Iran that could bring the Middle East closer to a regional war. The Guardian, UK reports that at least seven explosions were reported over Iran’s capital, Tehran, and nearby Karaj just after 2.30am local time on Saturday. Israeli jets were said to have struck what were described as “military targets” in Iran. Fresh blasts were reportedly heard around Tehran on Saturday shortly after the earlier ones. There were continuous explosions and light trails were visible across the sky in central Tehran, according to the report. The Israel Defense Forces, IDF, confirmed…

No fewer than 13 people died in a road crash on the busy Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Friday. The Kaduna State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident in Kaduna. According to him, those who died had been moved to St Gerard’s Hospital, while three who survived were immediately conveyed to AP Smart Hospital, Kakuri, for further treatment. He said it was imperative to also remind motorists that excessive speeding was dangerous. The Sector Commander urged drivers to always maintain the requisite speed limits while on transit. “The road traffic crash occurred near Olam…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Ahman Patigi, has passed away. Mr Patigi, who represented the Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency of Kwara State in the 6th, 7th, and 8th Assemblies, died on Thursday at the National Hospital in Abuja. The ex-lawmaker passed away at the age of 59, following an undisclosed illness. In the 8th Assembly, he served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Water Resources. He lost his bid to return to the House in 2019 after the “O to ge” movement swept through the Kwara State political landscape. Mr Patigi founded Ahman Patigi University in…