Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

Renowned activist, lawyer and pro-democracy campaigner, Deji Adeyanju has faulted the continued stay of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun in office despite attaining the retirement age of 60 years. Many Nigerians have been calling on Egbetokun to honourably retire from office having clocked the mandatory 60 years for retirement and allow other police officers to rise. Some have also described him as an ‘illegal IGP’. However, The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has affirmed Egdespite’s continued stay in office, saying it is legal. In a statement he signed and released on…

Nigerians have faulted a claim by human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju that he started the #EndSARS protest in 2020 alongside the founder of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore. Adeyanju was responding to Chief Bisi Akande, former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who claimed that the #EndSARS protest was orchestrated by Obidients to stop the presidential ambition of President Bola Tinubu. According to Akande, a former governor of Osun state “The Obidients were behind the #EndSARS. It was manufactured in America and brought in just to stop him (Tinubu). I said the Obidients, I didn’t say Obi”. However…

*Says Nigerians Have A Right To Criticise Amendment A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Monday Onyekachi Ubani on Friday says it is wrong to refer to the  Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun as occupying office illegally based on the provisions of the newly amended Police Act, which allows an Inspector General of Police to serve a full four-year term irrespective of the retirement age. Speaking with TheScrutinyNG, Ubani however said Nigerians have a right to criticise the amendment, especially if they believe it was done to aid Egbetokun’s continuous stay in office. According to him, the amendment will not…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has confirmed that the Department of State Security (DSS) has released some lawmakers who were detained after hours of interrogation over the speakership crisis in the state. The chairman Ad Hoc Committee on Information, Mr Stephen Ogundipe, confirmed the development to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday. Hon. Abiodun Tobun (Epe 1), Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti-Osa 2), Hon. Femi Saheed (Kosofe 2), Hon. Kehinde Joseph, Lanre Afinni (Lagos Island 2) and Sylvester Ogunkelu, were detained  by DSS officials in the state for their alleged involvement in the removal of former Speaker of the assembly, Obasa.…

Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi, Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday says the body has no hand in the removal of Mudashiru Obasa, former Speaker of the House of Assembly. Obasa, representing Agege Constituency 1 was on January 13 removed from the exalted position by 33 out of the 40 lawmakers that make up the House on grounds of alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office. He however faulted the manner of his removal, claiming a fake mace was used and the action did not follow due…

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Wale Ahmed has hailed President Bola Tinubu as a visionary leader who has been uniting the country with his style of governance and reforms. Ahmed, who represents Agege Federal Constituency said though the last one year under the Tinubu administration has been a challenging one, it has also been a rewarding for Nigerians because Tinubu is moving the nation in the right direction. Speaking in an interview with TheScrutiny, Ahmed said “Definitely, the last one and years have been very challenging, very demanding and at the same time highly rewarding for the…

Arise Television on-air personalities, Reuben Abati, Rufai Oseni and Ayo Mairo-Ese on Friday expressed divergent views on the inauguration of the newly constructed barracks in Abuja named “Bola Ahmed Tinubu Barracks”. The barracks, commissioned by President Tinubu, comprise 16 major generals’ quarters, 34 brigadier generals’ quarters, 60 major colonels’ flats and 60 lieutenant captains’ flats. It also includes 180 senior non-commissioned officers blocks of flats, 264 corporal and below flats, worship centres, sports facilities and a power house in the barracks. In his remarks, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, said naming the new army barracks after…

MONDAY ONYEKACHI UBANI, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on the second coming of President Donald Trump, implications for Nigeria and recent scathing remarks about the country made by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative party leader. Excerpts: Former US President, Donald Trump has returned to the White House as the 47th president of the United States. What implications do you think his second coming has for Nigeria and Africa as a continent? I am one of those who did not support the coming of Donald Trump as president. The only angle about him…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Monday Onyekachi Ubani on Tuesday urged President Bola Tinubu not to expect any assistance from newly sworn-in US President, Donald Trump. Speaking in an interview with TheScrutiny, Ubani also said he is in support of the statement made by a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi that President Tinubu should avoid any altercation or confrontation with Trump. While urging Tinubu to concentrate his efforts on building Nigeria’s economy and addressing insecurity and other challenges, Ubani said Nigerians will be wasting their time if they think they can get any help from the Trump…

Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa was given a chance to honourably resign from office but he snubbed the offer, a member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) confided in our correspondent on Tuesday. Obasa, who represents Agege Constituency I, was impeached in absentia on Monday by more than two-thirds of the 40- member legislative house while he was in Atlanta, United States over multiple allegations of fraud. His deputy, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, was immediately elected the new Speaker, becoming the first female to take charge of the legislative body in the South-West state. Governor…