Author: TheScrutinyNG

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, has thrown his weight behind Nigerian nurses and other healthcare workers travelling abroad to seek better opportunities. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, said that professionals, including nurses, seeking opportunities abroad should not be discouraged.  Obi, who said this on Monday in Onitsha, Anambra State, emphasised the importance of education and healthcare as essential resources for the future.   He pointed out that with Nigeria’s population exceeding 200 million, there is no justification for restricting individuals from pursuing opportunities outside the country.  He therefore called…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has expressed deep concern over the troubling ordeal faced by Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, at a Libyan airport. The federation highlighted immediate steps to engage both Libyan and Nigerian authorities, following reports that the team and their staff were left stranded under distressing conditions for several hours. The incident is now under investigation by CAF’s Disciplinary Board. This was contained in a statement obtained from the CAF website on Monday afternoon. It was titled, ‘CAF Views the Disturbing and Unacceptable Experiences of the Nigerian National Football Team (‘Super Eagles’) at an…

The Super Eagles are heading back to Nigeria as confirmed by the NFF. The NFF said; “The chartered Jet has been fully refuelled, permission to fly granted. “The Super Eagles and officials are currently Boarding the chartered jet, they are coming back to Nigeria right now.” Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, who also confirmed the decision on his X Handle, said they were left stranded at the airport with nobody to attend to them. He stressed that Nigeria as a nation cannot treat a visiting nation the way Libya treated the Super Eagles delegation. “Apparently our plane is being fueled…

The Nigeria Government has condemned in strong terms the holding of the Super Eagles hostage by the Libyan authorities. This is as the obviously exhausted and tired players of the Super Eagles have agreed to come back home. Senator John Owan Enoh, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, who strongly condemned Libya’s actions saying that the Nigerian government will not tolerate the unnecessary hostage holding of her players and officials in a sporting event . The team’s aircraft was diverted to another city, two hours away from the intended destination, causing significant distress and unnecessary delays. Enoh expressed deep concern over the…

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, has died after protracted illness. Chief Segun Odegbami made this known in a post on his WhatsApp.Odegbami wrote: “A few minutes ago, Peter ‘Apo’ Fregene, OLY, former goalkeeper for Nigeria’s Green Eagles, who has been on life-support for the past one week, passed on to meet his Creator. “He died quietly in the presence of two of his children and his devoted wife, Tina. “On behalf of all generations of Nigerian footballers, Olympians, sports persons, his family, friends, fans and a few incredible Nigerians that quietly rallied round and, with their support, prayers and…

Super Eagles players and officials are yet to leave the Al Abaq Airport in Libya over 13 hours after arriving the North African nation. The Eagles are in Libya for the second leg of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya after winning the first leg 1-0 in Uyo on Friday. The team’s chartered flight which was initially scheduled to land in Benghazi, about 19km to Benani where the game was to be played was unexpectedly diverted to Al Abaq Airport, which is 240km from Benghazi. While Benghazi-based The Libya Observer had reported that the team had been…

The management of Air Peace Airline, on Sunday, said its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Allen Onyema, and Chief of Finance and Administration (CFA), Mrs. Ejiro Eghagha, remained innocent in the charges of fraud filed against them by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Reacting to the report of the legal charges, which alleged fraud in financial transactions against the two top officers of the company, the Air Peace management stated that the charges stemmed from earlier accusations. It assured its customers that the court processes would not affect the airline’s operations. The additional charge against Onyema included…

The Presidency has refuted claims that Nigeria was snubbed in the recent United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council election. The clarification comes in response to viral reports suggesting Nigeria’s exclusion from the council. According to the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, “contrary to information circulating, Nigeria was not snubbed in this election, as some reports have falsely claimed.” He emphasized that “the country did not stand as a candidate for this cycle of elections.” Onanuga explained that the UN General Assembly elected 18 members to the Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term on…

Ahead of Tuesday’s match-day four of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles and the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in Benghazi, the president of Libyan Football Federation, Abdulhakim Alshelmani, has resigned. The resignation, it was gathered, is not unconnected with the national team’s poor run in the qualifiers, which also included their 0–1 loss to the Super Eagles in Uyo last Friday. The president of the federation resigned on Sunday morning following a pressure as a result of that loss to the Super Eagles. The news about Alshelmani, regarded by many as a failed president of…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to reverse the recent increase in petrol prices, pending the outcome of a court case challenging the company’s authority to raise prices. Last month, SERAP filed a lawsuit against the president and NNPCL over their failure to reverse what it describes as an unlawful hike in petrol prices. The suit also seeks an investigation into allegations of corruption and mismanagement within the NNPCL. In a letter dated 12 October 2024, signed by SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the…