Central African Rebels Attack and Enter Town Before Election Results Announced

AfricaCrime & SecurityNewsPoliticsCentral African Rebels Attack and Enter Town Before Election Results Announced

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

Rebel fighters in the Central African Republic attacked and partially occupied a diamond-mining town on Sunday, four security and humanitarian sources said. The attack occurred a day before authorities are due to declare results of the presidential election. At least five rebels were killed and two army soldiers wounded in the clashes in Bangassou, which lies on the southern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, said in...

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Ronaldo is Star Again as Juventus Beat Udinese

EntertainmentNewsSportsRonaldo is Star Again as Juventus Beat Udinese

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and created another goal as Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 4-1 victory over Udinese in Turin on Sunday. The result moved the Italian champions up to fifth in the standings. Ronaldo opened the scoring with a trademark drive, after latching on to Aaron Ramsey’s pass, in the 31st minute. He then threaded a perfect through ball into the path of Federico Chiesa to score Juve’s...

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Military Airstrikes Knock Down More Terrorists’ Hideouts, Eliminate Scores in Borno

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Airstrikes Knock Down More Terrorists’ Hideouts, Eliminate Scores in Borno

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terrorists’ hideouts, killing scores in two locations in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche,in a statement on Sunday, said the attacks were conducted on Saturday at Kote Kura and Bulama Isamari communities in Borno. Enenche said the Air Task Force employed appropriate force packages of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships based on...

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What Should Activism Really be?

OpinionPeoplePoliticsUnited StatesWhat Should Activism Really be?

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 20211

By Adedeji Adewumi, Guest Columnist ____ Activism is both a science and an art. While social activists in Nigeria do understand and have become successful in the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the art of activism, we are yet to master the science of activism. The art of activism is the front-end, public-view life of activism – the protests, calling out and public shaming of leaders, filing of lawsuits and strikes to name a few. The...

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Security: NAF Conducts Joint Combat Search, Rescue Exercise Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSecurity: NAF Conducts Joint Combat Search, Rescue Exercise Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted a Joint Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), Special Forces (SF) and Air Police K-9 Simulation Exercise (JCSAEX) at Rijana Village along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, AVM Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The Exercise, code-named “TAIMAKO YAZO”, was aimed at simulating tactics, doctrine, and synergy amongst first responders for effective CSAR operations of downed aircrew or...

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African Nations Begin Trading Under AfCFTA Pact

AfricaBusinessEconomyNewsAfrican Nations Begin Trading Under AfCFTA Pact

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans for starting trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Abiy tweeted: “Congratulations to our continent for the beginning of trading under AfCTA. The new frontier for Africa is indeed regional integration, where minds are open to ideas and markets are to trade. Trade defuses the most fraught relations and integrated markets generate prosperity.” South African President Ramaphosa said:...

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Boxing Enthusiast Donates N6m Car to New WBF Champion

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaSportsBoxing Enthusiast Donates N6m Car to New WBF Champion

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

A boxing enthusiast, Abdul-Wahab Adekunle, has presented an N6 million car to the new World Boxing Federations (WBF) Super Featherweight Champion, Ridwan Oyekola of Nigeria. The car was presented to Oyekola on Saturday at the premises of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Oyekola, popularly known as Scorpion, was crowned new WBF Super Featherweight Champion after defeating Argentine fighter, Lucas Montessori, on December 27, 2020, in Ibadan....

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Balogun Market Shifts Resumption to Jan. 11 for Security Reasons –Official

CoronavirusMarketsNewsNigeriaBalogun Market Shifts Resumption to Jan. 11 for Security Reasons –Official

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

The Caretaker Management Committee of Balogun market,  Lagos Trade Fair Complex, has shifted its resumption, earlier scheduled for  Jan. 4, to Jan. 11, for security reasons, the Secretary of the committee, Mr. Leonard Ogbonnia has said. Ogbonnia said in a statement on Sunday, in Lagos, that it would be risky to reopen the market, earlier closed on Dec. 24 for the Christmas holidays, on the stated date because of the security situation in the market....

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11 Republican Senators to Challenge Biden’s Presidential Election Win

NewsPoliticsUnited States11 Republican Senators to Challenge Biden’s Presidential Election Win

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

A group of 11 Republican senators and senators-elect on Saturday said that they intend to appeal the upcoming certification of the results of the presidential election. The group, led by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, in a joint statement, said that they will vote against the certification of electors from states where U.S. President Donald Trump has disputed Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the November election. The 11 Republicans justified their plans by claiming that the...

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NCDC Registers 576 COVID-19 New Cases in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Registers 576 COVID-19 New Cases in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 576 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 952,975 persons since the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb.  27, 2020. It said that the total number of infections in the country is now 89,163....

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