Author: Festus Adeloye

Chloe Kelly has been called into the England squad to replace the injured Beth Mead for their Women’s Nations League matches this month. The 27-year-old joined Arsenal on loan from Manchester City on deadline day in January after saying she “wanted to be happy again” in a social media post. The forward has made just one Women’s Super League start this season and was not named in the original Lionesses squad by Sarina Wiegman last week. However, Kelly made her return to action in Sunday’s 5-0 win over Tottenham at Emirates Stadium and hit the crossbar in a bright appearance…

There was palpable tension in Lagos as operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS), and Nigeria Police, in the early hours of Monday, stormed the State House of Assembly, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, the Deputy and Clerk of the House. The invasion affected the commencement of the plenary scheduled for the day. According to Newsmen, as of 10 am, armed security personnel had taken over the premises at Alausa, Ikeja, and environs frisking every passersby. Recall that the embattled, former Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, has sued the state lawmakers challenging his…

Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are accusing the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu of being the brain behind the crisis rocking the House. DSS operatives on Monday morning invaded the Assembly premises and sealed the offices of the speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the House. Credible sources also informed our correspondent that pressures are mounting on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Speaker and her deputy to resign. The presidency allegedly believed that Sanwo-Olu bankrolled the impeachment of the former speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, a claimed the lawmakers have vehemently denied. The Governance Advisory Council (GAC), led…

Former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, has called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to investigate allegations by U.S. Congressman Scott Perry that the United States Agency for International Development has been funding terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Ndume made the appeal during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday. Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, made the claim last Thursday during the inaugural hearing of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency. The hearing, titled “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,” focused on alleged misappropriations of…

The Defence Headquarters has urged Nigerians to disregard “the malicious allegations” and support the efforts of the armed forces to enhance national security and promote the welfare of servicemen and women. The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement on Monday, faulted the allegations regarding Nigerian Military’s request for visas to attend the Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada. He urged Nigerians to support the officers. men and women who sustained various degree of injuries while protecting the nation. According to him, the need for accurate information at this time can not be overemphasised. Gusau said the Nigerian…

Popular Nollywood actor Kunle Remi and his wife, Tiwi, have reportedly welcomed their first child abroad. The couple, who tied the knot on January 19th 2024 in a star-studded ceremony in Ibadan, Oyo State, are now proud parents. The news of the couple’s new arrival was shared by popular entertainment gossip blogger Cutie Juls in an Instagram post. According to Cutie Juls, the couple’s newborn is exceptionally gorgeous, though the gender remains undisclosed. Meanwhile, the couple has yet to address the report, leaving fans and industry colleagues buzzing with curiosity. The post reads,”Kunle Remi and Tiwi have welcomed their first…

The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will temporarily close on Monday, 17 February 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. A statement posted on X on Sunday by the diplomatic mission confirmed the closure and assured the public that normal operations would resume the following day. “The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, 18 February 2025,” the statement read. The U.S. observes Presidents’ Day annually on the third Monday of February…

The Take It Back Movement has condemned what it described as a “disgraceful attack” on its leader, Omoyele Sowore, and movement members during Saturday’s Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Director-General of TIB Global, Sowore and his team participated in the 10Km race but were met with violence and harassment at the finish line in Eko Atlantic. The statement alleged that thugs, reportedly “sponsored by the Lagos State Government” assaulted Sowore and his team, including members of the press. “After crossing the finish line, Sowore and his comrades returned to the tents…

Veteran journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu played a crucial role in reconciling late Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and founder of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare weeks before Adebanjo’s death. Credible sources informed TheScrutiny that Momodu facilitated the meeting in July 2024 when the late Adebanjo who died on Friday February 14 at the age of 96 was very indisposed and had told many he was “at the departure lounge”. The relationship between Pastor Bakare and Pa Adebanjo broke down in 2020 over issues relating to the 2023 presidential election which was won by Asiwaju…

Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse. An AFP journalist saw masked Hamas gunmen parade the hostages onto a stage in front of a crowd in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Yunis, where they were made to make statements into a microphone before being handed over to the Red Cross and taken back to Israeli territory. Clutching gift bags given by their captors and certificates to mark the end of their captivity, the three men, flanked…