Author: TheScrutinyNG

A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline said, yesterday. The plane had taken off from the western US coastal city of Seattle on Tuesday evening, airline spokesman Yahya Ustun wrote on X, formerly Twitter. He wrote: “The pilot of our Airbus 350 flight TK204 from Seattle to Istanbul collapsed during the flight. After an unsuccessful attempt to give first aid, the flight crew and a co-pilot decided to make an emergency landing but he died before landing.” According to the airline management, the 59-year-old…

Senator Ali Ndume, the former chairman of Senate Committee on Army, has alleged that based on how the Boko Haram members operate, it was obvious that some individuals are colluding with the terrorists and leaking vital informations to them. Senator Ndume also noted that despite the infractions, the military are also I’ll-equipped to mount serious fight against the terrorists. This came as he dismissed reports circulating on social media that his convoy was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The Senator representing Southern Borno and Gwoza senatorial district spoke at his Maiduguri residence after returning from a condolence visit to…

The Senate, on Wednesday, resolved that states and local governments must fully comply with the Supreme Court judgment on financial autonomy for councils. It also resolved to tinker with the Constitution to streamline its positions on local government administration in line with the July 11 judgment of the apex court. The decision came with its own drama which played out in the Red Chamber during plenary. The drama started when some senators raised points of order during the debate on the motion sponsored by Senator Tony Nwoye (Anambra North) and seconded by nine others. Following what appeared to be near…

It will be the gathering of who-is-who on November 1 in Imo State when the late president of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, elder statesman, industrialist and media mogul, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, will be laid to rest. According to the burial committee, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan will be among eminent Nigerians expected at the burial in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Members of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, and Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF), among other cultural organisations and associations, are also expected at the ceremony. Addressing reporters in Owerri on Wednesday, the Chairman…

Following the Federal High Court judgement that affirmed Julius Abure as the national chairman of the crisis-ridden Labour Party (LP) and also affirmed the national convention of the party in Awka, Anambra State, the LP caretaker committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, has resolved to appeal the judgment at the Court of Appeal. It would be recalled that, on Tuesday, the Federal High Court declared the national convention as valid, constitutional, and in line with all laid down laws in Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite, who delivered the judgment, compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant due recognition and…

Covenant University has once again secured the top spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The ranking, which evaluates universities across various performance metrics, placed the Ota-based institution ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, reaffirming its position as a leader in higher education. The rankings, which surveyed 1,907 universities across 108 countries, assessed the institutions based on 18 performance indicators across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook. CU emerged as Nigeria’s best, outperforming the University of Ibadan, the Federal University of Technology Akure, and the University of Lagos, which ranked second,…

In an effort to rid the region of fake, adulterated and counterfeit products, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has destroyed seized counterfeit products worth N10 billion in the Northeast zone. The commodities were publicly burnt by the agency in Gombe State on Wednesday. Speaking during the exercise, NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by the North East Zonal Director, Mr Kenneth Azikwe, noted that the exercise demonstrated the agency’s commitment to ridding Nigerian markets of substandard, falsified, and unwholesome products. “NAFDAC remains at the forefront of protecting and promoting public health through rigorous standards, innovative…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has raised its pump price of petrol in Abuja by 14.8 per cent to N1,030 per litre from N897. The latest price increase makes it the second time the petrol price has been hiked in the past month. The company had in September increased pump price from N615 per litre to N897. A visit to  NNPC Retail mega station in Abuja by the Vanguard where the price increase has been effected, motorists were and lamented the continuing hardship in the country. “It’s beyond belief. I have been in the queue for almost an hour…

The Federal Government, through the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed the approval of an airstrip for Canaanland, the property known to be sitting the Living Faith Church in the Ota area of Ogun State. Founder of the Church, also known as Winners Chapel, David Oyedepo, was seen in a short video celebrating the development, telling the congregation of the latest government approval for the church. The PUNCH reports that Oyedepo announced this during the Tehillah Night Special Edition at Covenant University Chapel, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State, on Sunday.  The Tehillah Night special edition was a…

Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, has directed that the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway should be re-constructed with concrete pavement to address the threat of water to asphalt pavement. Umahi gave the directive during an inspection of emergency repairs of a seven-kilometre stretch of the road within Lagos State, on Tuesday. He noted that the Ogun section of the road was already handled by the state government. The minister said that concrete pavement would address the threat of water to asphalt pavement, assuring that funds would soon be released for the completion of repairs of the remaining 11-kilometre stretch. He told the…