Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

Former minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has expressed sadness over the death of a popular motivational from the northern part of the country, Abdullateef Aliyu Maiyaki, popularly known as Mufti Yaks. Sources informed TheScrutinyNG that the late Niger state-born peace ambassador died after a brief illness. He was 20 years old. Writing on his official Facebook, Pantami wrote “Inna lil Laahi wa inna ilaiHi Raajiun! Just heard that our beloved son, Abdullateef Aliyu Maitaki, popularly known as MUFTI YAKS passes away. What a great loss! Janaza by 10 am at Justice Maiyaki’s residence Dutsen Kura…

Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri Has slammed Abia State governor, Alex Otti over his position on the atrocities being committed by enforcers of sit-at-home in his state. Otti had said that his administration is not interested in going into unnecessary confrontation with the promoters of the May 30 sit- at- home in honour of those killed during the Nigeria civil war as people have a right to mourn their dead. However, taking to his social media handles, Omokri said Otti should take a cue from how his counterpart in Oyo state, Seyi Makinde dealt with Yoruba nation agitators. He also…

Former Deputy Senate President,  Ovie Omo-Agege has mourned the passage of a  member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Eme Mukoro.  Mukoro, who won the 2011 election to the Ughelli South Local Government Constituency on the ticket of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) also served as a senior legislative aide to Omo-Agege. In a statement on Wednesday, Omo-Agege who  described Mukoro’s passing as terribly shocking and painful said it is a huge loss to Urhobo land and Delta state in general. The statement reads “The Deputy President of the 9th Senate and Obarisi of Urhoboland, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege,…

Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan said reverting to the old national anthem, newly signed by President Bola Tinubu as the country’s new anthem was a big mistake. In a post on his social media handles, Omokri said the law returning Nigeria to the old national anthem is “one of most unnecessary acts of governance in Nigeria in recent times”. Omokri who said President Tinubu ought not to have assented to the bill said it is a step backwards for Nigeria to abandon a national anthem written by Nigerians and adopt the one written by a…

Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to address Nigerians on the true state of the nation on May 29th, the anniversary of his one year in office. Speaking in an exclusive chat with TheScrutinyNG, George said said there are too many lies being peddled about in the administration, leaving Nigerians confused as to what to believe. George also said Nigerians should assume the first year in office is a learning curve for President Tinubu, having not been in the presidency previously. “He ( Tinubu) himself has appealed…

President Bola Tinubu is focused on delivering good governance to Nigerians and is not bothered by plots by the mega opposition parties over a potential merger to oust ahead of 2027 general elections, the presidency said on Tuesday. Recently, there have been speculations that the Labour Party (LP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and other opposition parties may merge ahead of the 2027 election. Also, Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections said he may consider stepping down for Peter Obi of LP if both parties merge and the party decides to zone the ticket to the…

Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office, state of the economy, merger talks by the opposition and other issues. Excerpts: With one year into governance, can you tell us about some of the pains and gains of the current government? I would rather talk about the gains. What you described as pain can also be called inconvenience, which came out of the reforms that are necessary to set the country on the part of irreversible and sustainable progress. The country…

David Hundeyin, a Nigerian independent journalist, has challenged Nigerians to cultivate the habit of supporting investigative journalism in order to get information that will save the country. In a post on his official X handle, Hundeyin said a lot can be achieved if just 5,000 Nigerians out of the 200m population pay $5 monthly to support investigative journalism. According to him, many Nigerians who believe they are too poor to support investigative journalism don’t usually don’t complain when asked to pay huge sums to attend musical shows that usually add no value to their lives. He wrote “Out of 200…

By Temidayo Akinsuyi The Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday says it is the people of Nigeria and not Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka that will determine who is the best man to lead the country. The party was responding to an interview granted by Soyinka where he urged Peter Obi, the LP presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections not to run for president in 2027 for the sake of the nation. Describing Obi as someone who is unfit to lead, Soyinka had claimed that Obi asked his followers known as Obidients to attack him and others with opposing views…

Chief Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), is a human rights activist and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, he shares his thoughts on President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office and other national issues. Excerpts:  President Bola Tinubu will mark one year in office on May 29. What is your assessment of his performance so far, as well as that of members of his cabinet? Looking at what former United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt did in America in the Depression years in the 1930s, when he had his own mantra, his economic and…