Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), Elder Omeni Sobotie, Delta APC Chairman Francis Waive, Hon. Stella Okotete and other critical stakeholders of the party were among the leaders of the party that received Olorogun Great Ovedje Ogboru back to the APC in Delta State. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Ughelli Kingdom Hall on Sunday, March 9, 2025, Keyamo described Ogboru as a real grassroots mobiliser with huge followers, noting that his return to the party is a significant step towards strengthening the party in the state. “Chief Great Ogboru is a mobilizer and the people…

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have denied speculations that five of their members have endorsed Peter Obi and Nasir El-Rufai to fly its ticket for the 2027 presidential election. Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Senator Bala Mohammed, in a statement signed on his behalf by the forum’s Director-General, Dr. Emmanuel Agbo, on Saturday denounced publications supporting these claims. He said, “It is incumbent on the PDP Governors’ Forum through its leadership anchored by the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, to openly denounce and in very strong terms, the unpleasant and provoking…

The controversy trailing the distribution of assets left behind by the late Herbert Wigwe, former Access Bank CEO has left many Nigerians shocked as to why his family, especially his 90-year old father is dragging his grandchildren to court few months after his death. Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, the father of the late banking czar is currently in court with other family members- notably Herbert’s cousin, Christian Wigwe to alter the arrangements made in the will. Others also contesting the will are Joyce Shyngle-Wigwe, the late Herbert’s sister and their brother, Emeka. Under an order dated November 18, 2024, the suit…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has mourned the death of the former Director-General of his campaign, Dr. Doyin Okupe. Okupe died on Friday after a protracted battle with cancer. Taking to his official X account, Obi called Okupe an active figure in Nigeria’s political space and a man who desired a better country. While mourning the loss, Obi urged members of the Obidient Movement to pray for Okupe’s soul and to remember the bereaved family. “With great sadness this morning, I received the shocking news of the death of my dear elder…

Veteran journalist and former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu has revealed what he did immediately the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election. In the election, Tinubu polled a total votes of 8,794,726 ; Atiku Abubakar scored 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of Labour party polled 6,101,533 votes. The presidential candidate of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso came a distant fourth with the total votes of 1,496,687 votes. Momodu, who was Director of Strategic Communications for the 2023 Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation in an interview with Tribune said…

Military men on Thursday invaded offices of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, assaulting staff and damaging official items. The personnel in uniform forced their way into the company headquarters opposite MITV in Ikeja, Lagos around about 7:40 am. There has been a  growing tension between the IKEDC and the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, over the duration of the power supply disconnection. The Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, has been without power for two weeks following its disconnection by the Ikeja Electric over an unpaid debt running into millions of naira. In a viral video, military personnel were seen…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday presented a Certificate of Approval to the First Bank Group for the construction of its iconic 43-storey eco-friendly headquarters in Eko Atlantic City, praising the financial institution’s courage and audacity to erect a skyscraper set to become Nigeria’s tallest building. Governor Sanwo-Olu, accompanied by his Special Adviser on eGIS and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Abiodun Babatunde, and General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA), Arc. Gbolahan Oki, presented the certificate to the Chairman, FirstHoldCo, Mr. Femi Otedola, and the CEO, First Bank Group, Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu, during the groundbreaking ceremony,…

There are strong indications that the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa will not resign his position on Wednesday as speculated. Credible sources informed our correspondent that Obasa will be allowed to serve out his term while the status quo in that was in existence before his removal will remain. On Tuesday afternoon, Obasa also had a reconciliatory meeting with his colleagues. During the meeting held at the complex in Alausa, Ikeja, Obasa solicited the support of his colleagues and asked them to join hands together for the development of the state. He also said…

Chairman of the disbanded Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) says former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has every reason to feel embittered over his non-clearance as a ministerial nominee by the Senate  in 2023. Speaking last week during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai had said President Bola Tinubu who pleaded with him to come and work with him to sanitise the electricity sector, simply “changed his mind on the nomination” but used the non-clearance by the senate as a cover. El- Rufai also dismissed reports that he was rejected based on security reports against…

The decision to return Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly will have negative implications for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections, some of the lawmakers informed TheScrutinyNG on Tuesday. Following the interventions of party leaders, especially President Bola Tinubu, Obasa, who was on January 13 sacked by 36 lawmakers in the 40-member House, returned to the Speaker’s seat following the resignation of former Speaker Mrs. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, during the plenary. One of the lawmakers, a ranking member informed our correspondent that they were ‘forced to take the painful decision of…