Rivers Angels Lose to Mamelodi Sundowns, Out of CAF Women’s Champions League

EntertainmentSportsRivers Angels Lose to Mamelodi Sundowns, Out of CAF Women’s Champions League

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2021

ABUJA — Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt are out of the maiden CAF Women’s Champions League in Egypt, after losing 0-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa on Tuesday. A first-half goal by Zanele Nhlapho in the 17th minute sealed the fate for the Nigerians at the El Salaam Stadium, Cairo. The game saw the Port Harcourt side create lots of scoring chances it could not convert to goals. However, a 53-minute goal by Maryann...

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WAAD’s Global Conference echoes on Threats of Contagious Diseases to Global Economies and Racial Inequality

EducationNewsWorldWAAD’s Global Conference echoes on Threats of Contagious Diseases to Global Economies and Racial Inequality

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2021

Intellectuals worldwide converge in New Orleans for the 5th Global Conference of the World Association for Academic Doctors Dr. Anna C. J. Long, Program Director of School Psychology, Louisiana State University took the podium as keynote speaker, to open the 5th Global Conference of the World Association for Academic Doctors (WAAD) held Wednesday, October 27,2021-Sunday 31, 2021 New Orleans, LA, USA. This event was jointly hosted by WAAD and the Dillard University Center for Racial...

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Police Arraign Man, 30, Over Alleged Possession of Generator

Law & JusticePolice Arraign Man, 30, Over Alleged Possession of Generator

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2021

ADO-EKITI — The police on Tuesday, arraigned a 30-year-old man, Yusuf Alfa, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged possession of generator. The defendant of no fixed address is standing trial on a one-count charge of unlawful possession of generator. The police prosecutor, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Oct. 7 at about 10:00 a.m at Ile Aanu Quarters in Ado-Ekiti. Akinwale alleged that the defendant had...

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France Says Nuclear Talks With Iran Must Resume Where They Left Off

World NewsFrance Says Nuclear Talks With Iran Must Resume Where They Left Off

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2021

PARIS — France’s foreign minister told his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday that when talks with world powers on reviving a nuclear accord resume at the end of November, they must continue where they left off in June. The comments suggest growing concern over Iran’s public rhetoric before indirect talks between Iran and the United States resume in Vienna on Nov. 29 On Monday, Tehran repeated demands that the United States lift all the sanctions it...

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OPINION: Managing Post Anambra Governorship Election Fallout

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionOPINION: Managing Post Anambra Governorship Election Fallout

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2021

No one likes to lose, much less a political contest in which all contenders boast that they would win. So the shock of losing an election, the trauma of the month-long stress of electioneering campaign, the huge sums of money spent in pursuit of the project, betrayal from trusted allies and supporters, all these make it even worse. At the end of every election, there is a winner and there are losers. In reality, both...

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Police Arraign 43-year-old Woman Over Alleged N6.1m Fraud

Crime & SecurityPolice Arraign 43-year-old Woman Over Alleged N6.1m Fraud

PilotnewsNovember 8, 2021

ADO-EKITI — The Police on Monday, arraigned a 43-year-old woman, Ogunlowo Bolanle, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged N6.1 million fraud. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a one-count charge of fraud. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendant and others at large, committed the offence between Dec. 16, 2019 and April 21, 2021 at Ejigbo Area in Ado-Ekiti. Akinwale said that the defendant...

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6,054 Youths So far Benefited From Investment Fund – Minister

EntertainmentSports6,054 Youths So far Benefited From Investment Fund – Minister

PilotnewsNovember 8, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has said that 6,054 Youths have so far benefited from the Nigerian Youths Investment Fund, receiving between N250,000 to N3 million each. The minister said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Youth Development on Monday, in Abuja, to defend his ministry’s 2022 budget proposal. He stated that the Federal Government was in a hurry to get support for...

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Nigeria’s Seaports Operating far Above Installed Capacity – NPA MD

BusinessInfrastructureNigeria’s Seaports Operating far Above Installed Capacity – NPA MD

PilotnewsNovember 7, 2021

LAGOS — Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said that the two Lagos seaports located in Lekki and Tin Can Island were operating “far beyond their installed capacities”. “What it simply means is that if they were built to handle 500,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), for instance, probably they are now handling about 700, 000 TEUs,” he told newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. He said that the situation had...

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NNPC Weekly Review: Nigeria’s LNG Cargo Arrives Global Market After 22 Years

BusinessOil & GasNNPC Weekly Review: Nigeria’s LNG Cargo Arrives Global Market After 22 Years

PilotnewsNovember 7, 2021

ABUJA —  The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, started its new week on a cheerful note as the country on Monday stepped into the global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market for the first time in 22 years. It was a step expected to strengthen Nigeria’s footprint in the global LNG market after the lifting that occurred from Bonny Island, Rivers State. The maiden LNG export from NNPC LNG Ltd, an arm of the NNPC...

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Anambra Poll: Ex-APGA Chairman Lauds INEC Over BVAS, Peaceful Exercise

Anambra ElectionsAnambra Poll: Ex-APGA Chairman Lauds INEC Over BVAS, Peaceful Exercise

PilotnewsNovember 7, 2021

AWKA — Chief Victor Umeh, former National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the introduction of Bimodal Verification Accreditation System (BVAS). Umeh, who is the agent of Prof. Charles Soludo, the gubernatorial candidate of APGA in Saturday’s election, said the usage of the device made the process seamless. He made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Awka....

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