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Coronavirus World NewsExperts Say Coronavirus May Be Contracted by Just Breathing and Even Talking

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 3, 2020

The effectiveness of the two metres distance rule to ensure one is not infected by coronavirus is being placed in contention following the view of scientists at the National Academy of Science in the United States that coronavirus may spread through the air and maybe contracted through breathing and even talking. Responding to a question by Kelvin Droegermeier, Head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, about the possibility that coronavirus could...

Coronavirus Foreign Policy NigeriaEmbarrassed, Nigeria Government Deletes Tweet Begging for Ventilators from U.S billionaire, Elon Musk

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 2, 2020

The Federal Ministry of Finance has deleted a tweet asking U.S billionaire, Elon Musk, for ventilators to support persons infected with COVID-19 despite the billions in donations the Nigerian government has received. The ministry had earlier made the request from the electric vehicle manufacturer and space technology entrepreneur through its verified twitter handle. Elon Musk had tweeted his firm had extra ventilators to give out to hospitals who needed them urgently. “We have extra FDA-approved...

News NigeriaFire breaks out at a factory in Lagos

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 31, 2020

Disaster was averted at Mateco Industries Limited, a foot wear manufacturing factory in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon when a section where raw materials are kept caught fire. Residents of Odonla community in Ikorodu Lagos were alarmed by the thick black smoke which emerged from the factory located in the community and many of them ran to the source of the inferno. The West African Pilot News gathered that the company, like many others located in...

News NigeriaLagos Executive Council Holds First Ever Virtual Meeting

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 30, 2020

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has made history in the governance of the state by holding the executive council meeting via video conference. The meeting which was held online was chaired by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and had in attendance the deputy governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and the commissioners in the state. The commissioner of information and strategy, Gbenga Omotosho said the meeting was held via Zoom, a free HD meeting application with video and screen sharing up...

Coronavirus Economy NigeriaCOVID-19: Buhari Suspends Loan Repayment for TraderMoni and Other FG Loans for 3 months

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 29, 2020

The Federal Government has suspended the repayment of loans for three months as part of measures to cushion the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the economy and businesses in the country. Reading out the measures his government is taking to address the coronavirus pandemic which has affected global business and has affected 97 persons across the country, President Buhari in a national broadcast on Sunday evening said repayment of loans collected under TraderMoni, MarketMoni, and...

News Sports World NewsFootballer Wakes up From Coma After 32 Months

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 28, 2020

Abdelhak Nouri, Ajax footballer wakes from a coma after two years, eight months and 19 days. The footballer collapsed during a friendly match between Ajax and Germany’s Werder Bremen on July 8, 2017, in Austria due to a cardiac arrest, which caused serious brain damage. Ajax club doctor at the time, Don de Winter, was believed to have begun resuscitation attempts too late. Ajax Chief Executive Edwin van der Sar said “a defibrillator should have...

Lifestyle News NigeriaSir (Dr) Emeka Offor: The Man, His Empire and His Good Deeds

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 27, 2020

Sir Emeka Offor is the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria-based Chrome Group of Companies, founded in 1993. With over 30 years of experience in business, he is described by many as a savvy, audacious and energetic entrepreneur. The West African Pilot explores the exemplary world of The Man, His Empire and His Good Deeds. Born in Kafanchan, Kaduna State on the 10th of February 1959 to the late Chief Benneth Offor (Nnakaibeya) and Mrs. Comfort Offor...

News Nigeria PoliticsWhy Supreme Court Dismissed APC Application, Affirms Matawalle as Zamfara Governor

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 26, 2020

The Supreme court has rejected the application to set aside its judgment that nullified all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won various positions in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections. The five-man panel at the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, in a four-to-one decision said by seeking a review of its final judgment, the APC abused the judicial process. The justices held that going...

News NigeriaResidents Allege Govt Cover-up in an “Mystery” Explosion that Echoed Across Lagos

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 23, 2020

By the time the Pastor and several other people who were flung in different directions, with bruises – and other minor injuries – recovered, the sky had turned dark – black smoke accompanied by a mixture of purple and red fire raged uncontrollably, as it covered the atmosphere. WAP Investigates the reality of a mystery deadly explosion that echoed across Lagos It was 8:30 on the morning of Sunday 15 March, Mr. Sunday Olorunwa, a...

Coronavirus NigeriaBREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 10 New Cases of Coronavirus, Total Cases Now 22

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 21, 2020

The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed ten new cases of COVID-19 in Abuja and Lagos. According to a statement signed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, there are three new cases in the Federal Capital Territory and seven new cases in Lagos State, bringing the total number of cases to 22. Two cases have been discharged. A breakdown of the cases of infected persons across the country shows that Lagos has 16...

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