Fresh Ebonyi Attack: Fulani Herdsmen Not Responsible For Attack – Government

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFresh Ebonyi Attack: Fulani Herdsmen Not Responsible For Attack – Government

PilotnewsApril 13, 2021

The Ebonyi State Government has said that the Fulani herdsmen were not responsible for the fresh attack on Umuogudu Akpu-Ngbo Community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the State as having been reported in some quarters. In a communiqué by the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Dr. Monday Uzor, the government said the attack is associated with the age-long crisis between the community and their Agila neighbor of Benue State. The statement further...

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Police Refute Rumoured Kidnap of Students of Plateau University

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Refute Rumoured Kidnap of Students of Plateau University

PilotnewsApril 13, 2021

BOKKOS (Plateau) — Police in Plateau on Tuesday, refuted rumours doing the rounds that three female students of Plateau State University, Bokkos, were kidnapped by bandits on Monday. A police spokesman in the state, ASP Gabriel Ubah, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that while it was true that bandits attacked the students’ village in Mbar community, in Bokkos, no student was kidnapped. “Some students lost their phones to the assailants, while a male...

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96 Kids Gather for Oyo Golf Clinic

NewsNigeriaSports96 Kids Gather for Oyo Golf Clinic

PilotnewsApril 13, 2021

IBADAN — No fewer than 96 school children under the age of 17 are participating in the ongoing Oyo State Junior Golf Clinic which began at the Ibadan Golf Club on Monday. The participants were drawn from both public and private schools in the state, mostly in the Ibadan metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the week-long Golf clinic, which holds daily between 8 a.m and 12 noon, will end...

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WHO Tasks Media On Increased Awareness On COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusHealthNigeriaWHO Tasks Media On Increased Awareness On COVID-19 Vaccine

PilotnewsApril 13, 2021

YOLA — Mr. Friday Igbinovia, Coordinator, World Health Organisation (WHO), Adamawa, on Tuesday urged the media to create more awareness on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. Igbinovia made the call at “A Three-Day Media Dialogue On Routine Immunisation, Post Polio Certification and COVID-19 Vaccination” in Yola organized by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with UNICEF. He said that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective and should be taken...

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Proposed Southeast Joint Security Network ― A Logical Reflection

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionProposed Southeast Joint Security Network ― A Logical Reflection

PilotnewsApril 12, 2021

“Ebubeagu must hit the ground running” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Yesterday, the five governors of the Southeast region met at Owerri the Imo state capital and for the first time in a long while, the entire governors were present in persons. At the end of their meeting, they all agreed to form a united security front called “Ebubeagu” as a joint Southeast security formation. This is coming about four months after the IPOB’s ESN was formed, and...

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Djibouti’s Incumbent President, Guelleh Re-elected Based on Provisional Results

AfricaNewsPoliticsDjibouti’s Incumbent President, Guelleh Re-elected Based on Provisional Results

PilotnewsApril 10, 2021

ADDIS ABABA — Djibouti’s incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh has been re-elected, according to the provisional results released on Saturday. The country’s Interior Minister Moumin Ahmed Cheick told local media that the provisional results showed Guelleh to have won over 98 per cent of the vote. Voters on Friday went to the polls, which lasted until 7:00 p.m. local time as counting proceeded soon after. Confirmed results would be released by the Constitutional Council several...

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Edo APC Hails Buhari Over Board Appointments

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo APC Hails Buhari Over Board Appointments

PilotnewsApril 10, 2021

BENIN — The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of some of its members into boards of federal agencies and parastatals. The Assistant State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Victor Osehido, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday in Benin. He quoted the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party in the state, Col. David Imuse (rtd.), as appreciating the president for the appointment. The...

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Prof. Gana, 3 Others Rejoin PDP in Makurdi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsProf. Gana, 3 Others Rejoin PDP in Makurdi

PilotnewsApril 10, 2021

MAKURDI — Former Information Minister Jerry Gana, Amb. Esther Audu, Humphrey Abah, and Adakole Ijogi, all former members of the PDP, formally rejoined the party and were re-admitted on Saturday in Makurdi. The ceremony took place at the party’s North Central Zonal Congress at the Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi. Speaking on behalf of the returnees Prof. Gana, the former chairman of the then federal orientation agency, MAMSER, said they were delighted to be back into...

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Gov. Zulum Restates Faith in One Indivisible Nigeria

National DevelopmentNigeriaPoliticsGov. Zulum Restates Faith in One Indivisible Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 10, 2021

IBADAN — Gov. Babangana Zulum of Borno says Nigeria will continue to be united in spite of its many challenges. Zulum said this on Saturday in Ibadan during a courtesy visit to his Oyo State counterpart, Gov. Sheyi Makinde. The governor appealed to those fomenting trouble in parts of the country to desist forthwith and allow peace to reign, adding that nobody could predict what would happen in times of crises. He called on the...

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Enugu NBA Urges JUSUN to Call off Strike, Calls for Dialogue

LabourLaw & JusticeNewsEnugu NBA Urges JUSUN to Call off Strike, Calls for Dialogue

PilotnewsApril 7, 2021

ENUGU — The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Enugu State chapter, has called on members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to call off their ongoing strike. The NBA Chairman in Enugu, Mr. Jude Ezegwui, made the called on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. While sympathising with JUSUN in its struggle, the chairman said that the timing of the strike be reconsidered. ”We are trying to catch...

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