Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted reports that it plans to destroy uncollected permanent voter cards (PVCs). Speaking in a statement on Sunday, INEC called the reports making the rounds false and urged members of the public to disregard them. “Our attention has been drawn to a newspaper report that the Commission is contemplating the destruction of over six million uncollected Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) going back to the 2015 voter registration. “The report is incorrect. At no time did the Commission contemplate the destruction of uncollected PVCs. The public is advised to discountenance the story,” it said.…

Police operatives are hunting for gunmen who killed the Katsina Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Surajo Leader and two others in Kusada Local Government Area of the state last Saturday night. The gunmen who invaded Mai Rana community in Kusada LGA also abducted two of the deceased wives and his daughter who is an undergraduate student. The deceased has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites amidst apprehension in the area. The Katsina Police Command spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who confirmed the incident, said that police operatives responded and engaged the gunmen in…

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that the Governor of Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, has the legal standing to transact businesses with the lawmakers that did not vacate their seat in the State House of Assembly. This was as the court on December 20, dismissed the suit seeking to compel the Governor of the state to represent the N800billion 2024 Budget of the state to the aggrieved 27 lawmakers of the State House of Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule. This followed a suit marked, PHC/3552/CS/2024 filed by the Registered Trustees of the Association of Legislative…

Former Super Eagles striker, Brown Ideye, came off the bench to score on his CAF Confederation Cup debut as Enyimba recorded their first win in the group stage of the competition. Enyimba trounced Black Bulls of Mozambique 4-1 in Uyo tonight. It was a sweet revenge for the Nigerians, who lost to the Mozambicans in Maputo last month. Ideye showed great composure in the 68th minute, when he rounded up Black Bulls goalkeeper before he slotted home Enyimba third goal of the match. Enyimba took the lead after six minutes through the lively Joseph Atule only for the Mozambicans to…

By Festus Adedayo The door of life is binary; it opens either ways, inwards or outwards. So goes an age-long wisdom. When the Thisday newspaper, on January 1, 2025, announced President Bola Tinubu as its Man of the Year pick, emotions of Nigerians ran riot. Was that decision a product of editorial science or newspaper shamanism? Nigerians asked. To many, the newspaper’s editors must have meandered into some kind of trance, communed with with some unseen spirits and emerged therefrom with their odd pick. To others, Thisday hit the bull’s eye. Suffering Nigerians were even ready to, in the lingo of the millenials, cut…

Suspected terrorists have killed Alhaji Amadu Surajo, the acting chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Katsina State, during an attack on Mai Rana village in Kusada Local Government Area late Saturday night. The attackers also killed three others, injured several people, and abducted Surajo’s first and second wives, along with one of his daughters, a university undergraduate. Reports have it that the assailants later released the first wife. Surajo, who previously served as MACBAN’s state secretary, had been elevated to Acting Chairman following the mysterious disappearance of the association’s former Chairman and National Vice…

Former Secretary to the Government of Kwara State (SSG), Alhaji Saka Abimbola Isau, is dead. Saka, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, died at an undisclosed hospital in Adewole, Ilọrin, on Saturday after a brief illness at 69 years A close ally of former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Isau served as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice during Saraki’s administration. He was said to be hale and hearty a day earlier on Friday when he actively participated in a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Ilọrin Juma’at Mosque Central Working Committee. While…

The Nigerian Army has clarified the arrest and detention of a Point of Sale (POS) operator, Nansak Selbar, in Plateau State, accusing him of facilitating kidnappings and receiving ransom payments for terrorist groups. The Army dismissed claims circulating on social media that Major General Nansak Shagaya risks a N100 million punishment for allegedly detaining Selbar illegally, describing such narratives as false and misleading. In a statement signed by Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, the Army detailed the allegations against Selbar. “Mr. Nansak Selbar was arrested for facilitating kidnapping activities by receiving ransom payments on…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Ndigbo that all Nigerians belong to one big family called Nigeria, asserting that the only difference is that the citizens are living in different parts of the country. Tinubu said this while meeting with stakeholders from the southeast geopolitical zone in Enugu on Saturday, saying he understood the challenging nature of the job before contesting in the 2023 election. The president was in Enugu to commission projects embarked upon by the state governor, Peter Mbah. Tinubu disclosed his belief in his ability while harping on the importance of hard work in building a nation.…

Popular Nigerian gospel artiste, Nathaniel Bassey has been invited to perform at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast of US President-elect Donald Trump. The prayer breakfast, a non-governmental and non-political gathering, heralds Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC on January 20. The prayer breakfast which will be hosted by Reverend Merrie Turner, is billed to take place at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Presidential Ballroom in Washington, DC. Other notable speakers and gospel ministers expected at the event include Dr. Alveda King, Pastor Mario Bramnick, Revivalist Rebecca Macchi, and Dr. Dominiquae Bierman. In an Instagram post, Nathaniel Bassey confirmed his participation, stating: “Let’s…