Secondary Schools in Kaduna to Reopen Feb. 1, to Run On Shift-Basis — Perm Sec

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaSecondary Schools in Kaduna to Reopen Feb. 1, to Run On Shift-Basis — Perm Sec

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

KADUNA —  The Kaduna State Government has directed public and private secondary schools, across the state, to reopen for academic activities on Feb. 1, according to Mrs. Phoebe Yayi, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education. Yayi, who conveyed the directive in a statement, made available to journalists, on Friday, in Kaduna, however, said that only Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1), JSS 3, and Senior Secondary School 3 (SS 3) were to open. She...

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War Songs of Betrayal —Inglorious Mobs that Stormed the Capitol

ColumnsDon OkoloNigeriaOpinionWar Songs of Betrayal —Inglorious Mobs that Stormed the Capitol

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

…look in this place ran Cassius dagger through. See what a rent the envious Casca made. And through this, the well-beloved Brutus stabbed…’ The quote above was Mark Anthony’s. He was lamenting the brutal assassination of Julius Caesar, in the Capitol, by a bunch of Senators. When the desire to kill Caesar was baking in the mind of one Caius Cassius, he took his crazy idea for the political dethroning of Julius Caesar out to...

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OPINION: COVID-19 Death Rate Rising in Africa

AfricaCoronavirusOpinionOPINION: COVID-19 Death Rate Rising in Africa

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that the COVID-19 case fatality rate in Africa is now 2.5 percent, higher than the worldwide level of 2.2 percent. (According to Johns Hopkins University, in the United States the rate is 1.7 percent; in New Zealand, 1.1 percent.) In twenty-one countries on the continent the case fatality rate is 3 percent or higher. Africa CDC announced that there were 207,000 new cases the week of...

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Again, Presidency Alerts Nigerians on Smear Campaign Plot Against President Buhari

NigeriaPoliticsPress * MediaAgain, Presidency Alerts Nigerians on Smear Campaign Plot Against President Buhari

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

ABUJA  — The Presidency has alerted the nation of another orchestrated smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari, using some online newspapers and blogs. Mr. Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, who raised the alert in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the campaign was designed to further exacerbate tension in the land, by portraying the president as pandering to ethnic and other primordial tendencies. According to him, this narrative is contrary to Buhari’s pledge to...

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FCTA Assures Full Implementation of COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaFCTA Assures Full Implementation of COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed commitment to full implementation of the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Jan. 26. The Minister of State for FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, gave the assurance at stakeholders meeting on the new Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Second Wave Pandemic Enforcement Guidelines held on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Jan....

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Science, Technology, Innovation Imperative for Improving Crop Yield, Value Chain — Expert

AgricultureNewsNigeriaScience & TechnologyScience, Technology, Innovation Imperative for Improving Crop Yield, Value Chain — Expert

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

ABUJA —  Mr. Promise Amahah, Director-General, Nigeria Young Farmers Network (NYFN), says science, technology and innovation are imperative for enhancing mechanisation in agriculture and improving not only crop yield but an entire value chain. Amahah, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, encouraged farmers to embrace the vast possibilities of mechanised farming practices in order to ensure optimal productivity. Amahah, also the Chief Executive Officer...

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Cicely Tyson, Legendary American Actress Who Widened the Scope of American Popular Culture Dies at 96

Arts & CultureObituaryUnited StatesCicely Tyson, Legendary American Actress Who Widened the Scope of American Popular Culture Dies at 96

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

ABUJA —  Award-winning actress and fashion model, Cicely Tyson, has died at the age of 96. Cicely was first discovered by a photographer and went on to become a very successful fashion model. In 1951, she made her acting debut in the TV series “Frontiers of Faith.” She then made her feature film debut in 1956, in the movie, Carib Gold. Tyson became the first African-American to star in a television drama when she starred...

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I left Nigerian Army Better Than I Met it — Buratai

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsNigeriaI left Nigerian Army Better Than I Met it — Buratai

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

ABUJA — The immediate past Chief of Army Staff,  retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says he left the Nigerian Army better than he met. Buratai stated this in his valedictory speech during the Pulling Out Parade by the Nigerian Army on Friday in Abuja. He said that the army under his watch had achieved tremendous feat in the fight against insurgency and other security threats in the country. He added that he ensured adequate training of...

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Imo Police Probes Alleged Murder of Nekede Lecturer

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaImo Police Probes Alleged Murder of Nekede Lecturer

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

OWERRI —  The Imo Police Command says it has commenced investigation into Monday’s alleged murder of two persons in Owerri, including a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. The command’s Spokesman, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the command got the report about the incident and had initiated an investigation into it. Speaking on the incident in an interview with newsmen on Thursday, the polytechnic’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ever...

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CP Confirms Arrest of Officers for Allegedly Assaulting 5 Civilians

NewsCP Confirms Arrest of Officers for Allegedly Assaulting 5 Civilians

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

OWERRI —  The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr. Nasiru Mohammed, has said some officers of the command in the state had been arrested for allegedly assaulting five civilians in Orlu. The commissioner confirmed the arrest in a statement issued by the spokesman of the command, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, on Thursday. Mohammed said the officers were seen in a viral video committing the act at Banana Junction in Orlu. He said disciplinary action was being...

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