Boko Haram Capture of Military Equipment Fuels Lake Chad Insurgency

BlogBoko HaramOpinionBoko Haram Capture of Military Equipment Fuels Lake Chad Insurgency

PilotnewsSeptember 10, 2021

By Eric G. Berman, Guest Blogger A year ago on this platform I raised a concern that the two main Boko Haram factions secured considerable lethal materiel from attacks on regional security forces. That the dynamic existed and was worth further investigation was clear; the scale and scope of the problem less so. A new report shows that the quantities of lethal materiel seized from these state stockpiles are astonishingly high, and the range of weapon systems lost is...

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FG Trains Farmers on Controlling Diseases on Groundnuts in Bauchi

AgricultureBusinessFG Trains Farmers on Controlling Diseases on Groundnuts in Bauchi

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

BAUCHI — The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has trained more than 50 farmers on controlling the effects of pests and diseases in groundnut production to improve production in the country. The Minister of the ministry, Dr. Mohammmed Abubakar, stated this at the capacity building workshop for groundnut farmers on good agricultural practice and groundnut production on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the aim of the workshop was to educate farmers on the...

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Anambra Election: YPP Kicks Against INEC Plans to Store Electoral Materials in Imo State

Anambra ElectionsPoliticsAnambra Election: YPP Kicks Against INEC Plans to Store Electoral Materials in Imo State

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

ABUJA — Young Progressives Party (YPP), has rejected the purported plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to store election materials meant for the Nov.6 Anambra State gubernatorial poll in Imo State. Comrade Egbeola Martins, National Publicity Secretary of the party said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Martins said that such a plan was an ill-conceived and illogical proposition capable of overheating the polity considering the mutual suspicion already existing among...

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NAFDAC Advocates Proper Export Product Registration

FoodStandards & Consumer ProtectionNAFDAC Advocates Proper Export Product Registration

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

ENUGU — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised export stakeholders to always seek proper registration of their products to prevent their rejection. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, gave the advice on Thursday at a one-day South-East Stakeholders’ Sensitisation on Registration and Guidelines for Export Trade held in Enugu. Adeyeye, represented by the Director, South-East Zonal Office of the agency, Mrs Olajumoke Ojetokun, said that NAFDAC offices...

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Lagarde Expects Current Surge in Inflation to be Temporary

EconomyWorld NewsLagarde Expects Current Surge in Inflation to be Temporary

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

MOSCOW — The current inflation spike is expected to be largely temporary, as price pressures are building up only slowly, European Central Bank (ECB) President Cristine Lagarde said on Thursday. In August, inflation rate in the Eurozone jumped to a 10-year-high of 3 per cent according to Eurostat estimates. “The current increase in inflation is expected to be largely temporary and underline price pressures are building up only slowly. “The inflation outlook in our new...

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Convoke Education, Health Summits to Tackle it Challenges Says PFN Boss

EducationLabourConvoke Education, Health Summits to Tackle it Challenges Says PFN Boss

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

AWKA — Dr. Francis Wale Oke, President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria,(PFN) has asked Federal Government to see the need to convoke a summit that would address challenges faced in Education and Health sector. Oke said that education and health summits world comprehensively attack the enormous challenges faced in education and health sector. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the call was contained in a press statement signed by Oke and made available to journalists...

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OPINION: Nonso Okafor’s Defection to APC: Lessons for the Southeast

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionOPINION: Nonso Okafor’s Defection to APC: Lessons for the Southeast

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

“The reality however is that so far, the Southeast has a better chance to cling the presidency with APC than with PDP.” –-Ebuka Onyekwelu The member representing Nnewi North constituency in Anambra state House of Assembly, Hon. Nonso Okafor has formally explained to his constituents and well-wishers the reasons he defected to the APC, from APGA. Two years ago, Nonso was elected as the APGA candidate in a very close and difficult party primary in...

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OPINION: Coups Are Back in West Africa

BlogColumnsWest AfricaOPINION: Coups Are Back in West Africa

PilotnewsSeptember 8, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger For the third time in only five months, violence has facilitated a transfer of power in West Africa, with Guinea, Mali (twice in the past thirteen months), and Chad seeing new leaders rise from their respective militaries. West Africa’s post-colonial history has been punctuated by coups. But, especially after regional powerhouse Nigeria moved from military to civilian rule in 1999, there was a strong sense that the days of...

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Housewife Stabs Her husband To Death

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeHousewife Stabs Her husband To Death

PilotnewsSeptember 8, 2021

Police in Adamawa have arrested a 19-year-old housewife, Rumasau Muhammad of Wuro Yanka Village, in Shelleng Local Government Area for allegedly stabbing her 35-year-old husband, Muhammad Adamu to death. According to a statement by the Adamawa State Police command spokesman DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect allegedly stabbed the husband for refusing to divorce her as she demanded. The statement read in part: “The Adamawa State Police Command, on 7/9/2021 apprehended a 19-year-old wife for...

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China to Host Vietnam in World Cup Asian Qualifiers in UAE

AsiaSportsChina to Host Vietnam in World Cup Asian Qualifiers in UAE

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR — The 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group B match between China and Vietnam on Oct. 7 will be held in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) disclosed this on Monday. The match will be China’s third match in the group. “The decision of a neutral venue was confirmed in light of the ongoing COVID-19 challenges faced by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) in organising its home...

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