Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

A businessman, Okorie Sunday, who was arrested on March 19, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, with $578,000 in cash suddenly collapsed in court during his trial on Wednesday morning. Okorie was brought to the Federal High Court, Lagos for his trial which commenced at 8.30am. He was called into the dock for the charge to be re-read to him but collapsed just as the court registrar was about to read the counts. A day before, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned him at the same court on four counts…

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has defended her clash with the senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, at a Senate Committee hearing on Tuesday. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, Ezekwesili stated that she is pleased with her verbal engagement with the Imo lawmaker, saying that the clash has exposed what women face in a patriarchal society. She said, “I was very pleased with what happened yesterday because now it is in the public domain what women endure in many instances, and the rest of society may know a little about it but has…

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has accepted the resignation of his Commissioner for the newly created Ministry of Internal Security and Special Services, Major General Muhammad Idris (retd.). In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, on Tuesday, the governor expressed his deep gratitude to the retired general for his service to the state within his short tenure, acknowledging his contributions to the initial take-off of the ministry. Even though no reason was given for the resignation, the governor also extended his best wishes to the former commissioner, describing him as a dedicated public servant and a…

The Controller of Ogun I Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service, Idiroko, Mohammed Shuaibu, on Tuesday, handed over a seized sum of 7,000,000 CFA amounting to N17,692,105 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Speaking during the handover held at the Idiroko Command of the NCS, Shuaibu said that the feat attested to the renewed onslaught of the Customs operatives in the state to deal a decisive blow to every criminal move aimed at hurting the country’s economy or its security. He explained that his officers had, on March 2, discovered the bag containing the foreign currency while conducting a search…

The Naira on Wednesday appreciated to N1,575 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,585 per dollar on Monday. However, the Naira depreciated to N1,535 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). READ ALSO: Asian Markets Rise As Hopes Grow Over Trump’s Tariff Strategy Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to N1,535 per dollar from N1,533 per dollar on Monday, indicating N2 depreciation for the naira. Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate narrowed to N40 per dollar from N52 per dollar…

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has stated that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals’ production of polypropylene will revive Nigeria’s struggling textile industry and save the country $267 million in import costs. In an interview on the Channels Business Incorporated Programme, the Director-General of MAN, Segun Kadir-Ajayi, highlighted the struggles of the textile industry, which was once thriving and employed over 25,000 workers aged between 18 and 40 in the northern region alone. He explained that many companies have been forced to shut down due to the absence of local polypropylene production and the scarcity of foreign exchange required…

Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, has cautioned former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, to be mindful of his statements after the former governor claimed that democracy in Nigeria had collapsed. Obi, while speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium for former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja on Monday, said the progress made since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999 had been eroded. He stated, “If you looked at where we are today, it’s like, they (the PDP) started in 1999, laid the foundation. Some people came and took…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the Supreme Court by its judgment in the disputed national secretary position has affirmed former National Youth Leader, Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the authentic scribe of the party. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, lauded the apex court for upholding the principle of party supremacy in managing its affairs. The national secretary position has been a source of litigation between Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Udeh-Okoye. However, the Supreme Court in its judgment on Friday voided the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, which upheld…

Uchechi Kanu, wife of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has commended the new Lead Counsel in Kanu’s trial, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN) over his handling of her husband’s ongoing trial in court. Mrs Kanu in a statement she made available to TheScrutinyNG said his stepping into the matter will correct some wrong doings in some segments of the bar and bench. Her statement in full, “In court today, my husband, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, accepted the need for Chief Kanu Agabi SAN, the new Lead Counsel to address the court of Justice James Omotosho…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has scheduled a five-hour preventive maintenance exercise at its Suleja 330/132/33kV transmission substation on Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 10am to 3 pm. This operation aims to replace a circuit breaker to enhance the substation’s efficiency and reliability. This was contained in a press statement issued by the company through its official X handle on Friday. During this period, bulk power supply to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company will be temporarily interrupted. Consequently, electricity distribution to AEDC customers in areas serviced through the Suleja Substation, including Gwagwalada, Abaji, and Kwali will be affected. TCN’s General…