Author: TheScrutinyNG

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, returned to Abuja after representing Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the United States of America (U.S.A). The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, announced this in a statement last night. The statement said Shettima presented Nigeria’s National Statement at the General Debate and engaged in several bilateral meetings and sideline events during the event. The Vice President’s visit was deemed a success, with Nigeria securing $600,000 in donations for…

Afenifere, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, has promised to join forces to ensure that unitarianism as a form of government is not enthroned in Nigeria politics. Afenifere stated this in a communique issued after its monthly meeting held at Isanya Ogbo Ogun State, the residence of its Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. The communique, by its Deputy Leader and National Publicity Secretary, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Justice Faloye respectively, reads: “Afenifere resolved to, in due course and soon, mobilise and join democratic forces with all lovers of Nigeria against all tenets, tendencies, pretences, policies and practices of unitarianism in the Nigerian body…

South West governors have been tasked to address hunger in the region and also to make agriculture more attractive for the people of the South West. The challenge was posed by a group, Yoruba One Voice (YOV), and Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams. The YOV said this at the end of its quarterly conference held via Zoom, with no fewer than 500 participants online from across the six continents of the world. According to YOV, the conference with the theme ‘Rescuing Yoruba Nation from hunger, your task, my task’, was a wake-up call to both the Federal Government…

The body of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Beirut, has been recovered, a source close to the movement told AFP yesterday. Friday’s air strike also killed Ali Karake, the group’s top commander in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah said on Sunday. It has not named others who died alongside Nasrallah and Karake. A medical source and a security source said Nasrallah’s body was found intact at the site of an Israeli air attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Meanwhile, Israeli military yesterday disclosed it has also killed Nabil Kaouk amid exchange of strikes between the two…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its decision to challenge the outcome of the recent Edo State governorship election in court, citing irregularities and a compromised electoral process. Speaking to the Nigerian Tribune on Sunday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, affirmed that the PDP is committed to upholding the rule of law and is currently reviewing the election documents before taking legal action. “We are a party of law and order. We believe in the rule of law, and we don’t resort to self-help like the APC does. They have compromised institutions of elections — INEC and…

The World Bank has approved three new loan requests totalling $1.57bn in financing for Nigeria. According to a statement released on Monday, the approval is to support the Federal Government in strengthening human capital through better health for women, children and adolescents. It added that the approved projects would also help build resilience to the effect of climate change such as floods and drought through improving dams safety and irrigation. The statement read, “The World Bank has today approved three operations for a total of $1.57bn to support the Government of Nigeria in strengthening human capital through better health for…

Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has said that no other zone or individual can stop the North Central Zone from producing a successor to the former National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Ologbondiyan, who spoke while receiving PDP youths from the North Central in Abuja at the weekend, said the North Central zone is set to name a  successor to Ayu in line with the provisions of Section 47(6) of the PDP Constitution (2017 as Amended). According to him,  “it is common knowledge that party members and stakeholders across the six…

The removal of fuel subsidy saved Nigeria a whopping N5.4 trillion. This is according to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. The governor stated this during a special church service on Sunday to mark the 64th National Day celebration at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Ake, Abeokuta. According to him, he noted that the money saved is now available for the development of infrastructure across the country. He said: “Mr. President removed the subsidy, which, if not curbed, would have cost us N5.4 trillion by the end of 2024. “We have been busy subsidizing our neighbours; these are funds…

The bilateral trade between Nigeria and China has hit $22.5 billion in 2023. This is according to Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai. At the same time, Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, assured that the National Assembly would deploy the necessary legislative framework to support the implementation of China-Nigeria agreements. China-Nigeria recently signed 13 new agreements during President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to China. The duo spoke at the weekend during the reception in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China. Dunhai said: “In 2023, bilateral trade between our…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to immediately and effectively enforce the judgment ordering INEC to pursue cases of bribery against state governors and their deputies, and other electoral offences committed during the 2023 general elections.” The judgment was delivered on 18 July, 2024 by Hon. Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu following a mandamus lawsuit brought by SERAP. In the letter dated 28 September 2024 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “It is unacceptable for INEC to take the court, which is the…