Author: Amina Mohammed

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has voted in the ongoing general election in the United Kingdom. Sunak voted early Thursday morning in North Yorkshire, BBC reports. The Prime Minister and his wife Akshata Murty popped over to their polling station in a village hall in Northallerton, about half an hour after the polls opened. Polls are now open in the UK general election as voters cast their ballots to elect local MPs and decide the country’s next government. Voters need a valid photo ID to vote – passports and driving licences are among the accepted forms of ID. Polling stations close…

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria says the Labour Party has become a rudderless entity available to be used by politicians who lost out in the bigger political parties. The human rights activists stated this in an opinion article titled ‘Of PDP, LP And The Fading Opposition’ made available to TheScrutinyNG. He wrote “On its own part, the Labour Party (LP) was conceived and birthed by the labour unions initially, but it got swallowed by political moneybags and then became a rudderless entity, available to be used by portfolio politicians who lost out in the game of power in…

US President Joe Biden worked to calm senior Democrats and staff on his campaign on Wednesday, as reports suggested he was weighing his future after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last week. Mr Biden held a closed-door lunch with Vice-President Kamala Harris at the White House as speculation mounted over whether she would replace him as the party’s candidate in November’s election. The pair then joined a call with the broader Democratic campaign where Mr Biden made clear he would remain in the race and Ms Harris reiterated her support. “I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s…

Angry youths protesting the upsurge of bandits attacks in Benue State have burnt down the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) office in Sankara, headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, “the incident occurred at 2pm today, Wednesday 3rd July 2024, when the youths in the area said to be protesting against the activities of bandits attacked facilities of government agencies, including INEC.” Olumekun allayed fears over casualty as he revealed that no life was lost. He said…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to alert the general public on the plan by a shadowy group to instigate a “protest” against the Commission. In the last couple of days, the group has been actively campaigning in the social media, recruiting impressionable young Nigerians, including students to take up “arms” against the EFCC. This insidious campaign is being promoted as resistance to the operational activities of the Commission especially in respect of the enforcement of the laws dealing with cybercrimes. The Commission, while not averse to protests by citizens, is alarmed by  emerging evidence that  suggest a…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has suspended his Senior Special Assistant, SSA, on civil societies, Comrade Emmanuel Adebisi over the alleged diversion of 70 bags of rice. The civil society coalition in the State through its Secretary, Comrade Olowu Emmanuel had disclosed that the bags of rice collected in their name was never delivered. “There has never been a time, since the coming of this administration that anything meant for civil societies delivered. Not even palliative meant to alleviate suffering or the people of the State”, he said. It was gathered that the governor’s aide was suspended due to the…

Rivers United have appointed Finidi George as their new head coach. Finidi was unveiled by the former Nigeria Premier Football League champions in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Rivers United had sacked its long-serving tactician, Stanley Eguma, towards the end of last season. The former Ajax winger, Finidi George, had managed nine-time NPFL champions, Enyimba, for three years before moving up to coach the national team, the Super Eagles. Finidi masterminded Enyimba’s title success in the 2022/23 season. His brief stint with the National Team was dogged with controversies following lacklustre performance by the Super Eagles in the ongoing 2026 World…

It was hell for commuters in the Ugbowo axis of the Benin – Lagos Highway as for seven hours, students of the University of Benin barricaded the Main gate axis of the road which created a gridlock that stretched over three kilometres from both axes of the road while those familiar with the terrain tried to navigate other routes to their destinations. They were protesting the continuous power outage in the two campuses of the university which entered its third month and the cost of living. The students who have been without an elected Students Union Government (SUG) are only…

…as Edo hosts Heads of Service of BRACED States The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the vision of rebuilding the country and placing it on the path of progress and prosperity is possible if the nation can attract its best brains and best hands into the civil and public service. The governor said this during a strategy retreat of the Heads of Service (HOS) of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta States under the aegis of the BRACED Commission, held at the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy, (JOOPSA) in Benin City, Edo State.…

The Lagos State Government has identified two residents caught disposing trash in floodwater in the Ijesha community in the Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area of the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday. A photo was shared on social media showing a man and a woman rolling a thrash drum in the flooded water on their street. LAWMA representative sealing the building on Wednesday. Source: X The X user, #Adetutuadeoye3, who shared the photo, alleged that the accused threw their dirt in the flood water. She wrote, “These people just poured…