Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

Outgoing deputy governor of Edo state, Phillip Shaibu on Tuesday says God cannot grant Governor Godwin Obaseki access to heaven because he has failed to fulfill the instruction to win souls. Speaking on Channels Television, Shaibu says Obaseki who will handover to the Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo today is leaving behind a legacy of division in the state as he fought everyone who disagreed with him on his policies and governance style. “The good news is that a lot of lessons have been learnt. I just finished Mass, the last Mass as deputy governor. When I became deputy governor, I started…

Chief Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday says Nigeria needs Coastguard service to protect our maritime laws just like other developed nations in the world. Speaking in an interview on Arise Television, Agbakoba who also argued that the Coastguard should be a standalone institution however said the argument on whether the Navy should be part of the service is subject to debate. Recall that some Nigerians have argued strongly that Nigeria does not need the proposed creation of a Nigerian Coast Guard, as it would duplicate the Navy’s efforts and drain resources.…

A Senior Advocate Of Nigeria (SAN), Monday Onyekachi Ubani on Thursday urged the Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri to find a lasting solution to the lingering fuel crisis in the country before December. Speaking in an interview with TheScrutiny, Ubani said the crisis, which has already made unbearable for Nigerians will become worse in December when many Nigerians usually travel by road for the festive season. According to him, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and petroleum marketers should respond to the remarks made by Aliko Dangote calling on them to source petrol directly from his refinery…

Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday said only few people in Nigeria are complaining about lack of access to foreign exchange. Cardoso, who spoke during his keynote interview at the ongoing Financial Times Africa Summit in London, United Kingdom (UK) added that Nigeria has moved away from the past when the difference between the official and parallel market rates was 60 percent. “I think the real issue here is that there has been a very wide gap between the official and the parallel market. As at the time I came in, that difference was…

Former Delta State governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori  has felicitated with his successor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan (CON) on the ocassion of his 70th birthday today, October 22. Ibori was Delta state governor for eight years (1999- 2007). Upon completion of his two terms, he was succeeded by Uduaghan who governed the state from 2007- 2015. In a letter he posted on his official social media platforms, Ibori said Uduaghan’s life of service both in private and public office has placed him firmly amongst distinguished elder statesmen. Going down memory lane, Ibori who recounted memories of their childhood together said…

The Obidient Movement on Friday says the outcome of the Edo governorship election cannot be used as a yardstick to judge the popularity of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. The LP’s candidate, Olumide Akpata came a distant third with 22,763 votes while Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner after securing 291,667 votes. Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had 247,274 votes. Speaking in a chat with TheScrutiny, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, Interim National Coordinator, Obidient Movement World wide says as a loyal party member, Obi gave…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Olisa Agbakoba has urged the federal government to throw open the petroleum market so that competent individuals and organisations can import or refine petroleum products in the country. According to him, that is the only way to have genuine competition, which will in turn determine the actual price of petroleum products in the country. He also said there is an urgent need to list the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited on the Nigeria Stock Exchange so that there will be competition in the prices of petroleum in the country. Speaking in an interview with…

Deputy governor of Edo state, Phillip Shaibu on Monday says Governor Godwin Obaseki is an ingrate who has offended a lot of people in the state. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, Shaibu who worked for the victory of Monday Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), urged Obaseki to start apologising to use the remaining time he has in office to beg all those he has offended. “Obaseki has never won any election before. We have always assisted him. But unfortunately, he got the power and he decided to start kicking us and removing the…

A former presidential media aide, Reuben Abati on Thursday says the drama carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over attempt to arrest immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello is unnecessary. Abati, an anchor with Arise Television argued that Bello should have been arrested when he presented himself to the anti-graft agency at its headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, the EFCC was wrong by allowing Bello to go as if he has no case and then storming the Kogi Government House in Abuja in the evening to arrest him. “On the drama…

Chief Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) says the Supreme Court ruling on 25 per cent of votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be declared as Nigeria’s President supercedes his personal views. While Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) had earlier said winning 25 per cent of votes in the FCT is compulsory to becoming president, the Supreme Court in October 2023 upheld the ruling by the Appeal Court that a candidate does not need to get at least 25 per cent of votes in the FCT to be declared as Nigeria’s…