Author: TheScrutinyNG

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…

At least two soldiers, the son of a village head, two commanders of civilians Joint Task Force members among others were killed when suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists ambushed a military convoy along Dikwa- New Marte in Marte local government area of Borno state. Vanguard reports that the attack is coming few days after suspected terrorists wreaked havoc by slaughtering farmers in Ashigashiya village of Gwoza local government area which shares border with Mandara Mountains of Cameroon Republic. This is as Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) and former Chairman Senator Committee on Army decried the renewed Boko…

The Federal Government has set a May 2025 timeline for the completion of the 47-Kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, saying the project would be ready then. The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, gave the assurance while inspecting an evacuated but now refilled section of the road that had served as a refuse dumpsite. Umahi said that the construction company was reliable and would achieve one kilometre of concrete pavement in a day, hence the stipulated duration of the project would still be attained. According to him, squatters along the corridors of the site will soon be dislodged for failure to…

Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has assured the Edo State governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and his deputy, Dennis Idahosa, that his palace is always open for them to visit at any time. This is as the monarch advised the duo to implement their campaign promises on assumption of office. He spoke at his palace when he received Okpebholo and Deputy Governor-elect Dennis Idahosa who presented their certificates of return to him on Tuesday. The governor-elect and deputy governor-elect will be sworn in on November 12. Oba Ewuare II said: “God works in mysterious ways. This…