Indian Man Kills Mother, Wounds Father for Sending Wife Away

AsiaCrime & SecurityPeopleIndian Man Kills Mother, Wounds Father for Sending Wife Away

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

An Indian man Tammu Raghavaiah attacked his parents, killed his mother instantly and fatally wounded his father in a fit of rage, police said on Wednesday. Tammu attacked his parents with a log, furious with them for sending away his wife who had returned to him after three years of leaving him, the police said. While Tammu’s mother Veeralankamma died on the spot, his father Nageswara Rao is in critical condition at the Machilipatnam hospital...

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U.S. President-elect, Wife to Appear at New Year Eve Event

EntertainmentFilm & TVPoliticsUnited StatesU.S. President-elect, Wife to Appear at New Year Eve Event

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and wife Jill are set to make an appearance at the famous ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve’ show on Dec. 31. The duo will be interviewed by Ryan Seacrest who is returning as the host for the 16th year of the annual live New Year’s eve event, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The couple is expected to share a message of hope and unity during the interview with Seacrest. “In...

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Lament for Normalcy —a Free Verse from the Grandmaster’s Journal

Chris Chinwe UlasiColumnsFiction & PoetryLament for Normalcy —a Free Verse from the Grandmaster’s Journal

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

My love, may I ask this pandemic to return to its abode with the thorns of unwelcome gift–spiked red-eyed bouquet of dreads to caress our land. This visitor shouldn’t impose his will on the holder of deeds, stroking the hair of the young, leaving the old panting until their last breath. Maybe you’ll remember — when this is all gone and forgotten, who slipped out from the darkness of night to find your face alone....

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Gombe Govt Moves to End Open Defecation by 2025

EnvironmentHealthNewsNigeriaGombe Govt Moves to End Open Defecation by 2025

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

The Gombe State Government on Wednesday in a bid to end open defecation by 2025, declared a state of emergency on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH). The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Mijinyawa Yahaya, disclosed this at a news conference in Gombe after the State Executive Council Meeting. Yahaya said an Executive Order was signed to that effect by the state governor. The commissioner said that the declaration was subject to the memo submitted...

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5 Reasons to Let Students Keep their Cameras off During Zoom Classes

ColumnsEducationScience & Technology5 Reasons to Let Students Keep their Cameras off During Zoom Classes

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

By Tabitha Moses ____ As the 2020-21 school year gets underway – both at the K-12 and college level – many students find themselves attending online classes via Zoom or similar teleconferencing platforms. Although sticking with remote instruction may be the correct decision from the standpoint of public health, it is not without problems. As a researcher who studies behavior and the brain, I have found the evidence suggests that online instruction can pose a range of challenges for students if they...

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Sweden to Allow Flights From Britain But Requires Virus Test

CoronavirusEuropeNewsTravelSweden to Allow Flights From Britain But Requires Virus Test

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

Sweden said it would lift a temporary ban for passenger flights from Britain as of Jan. 1, but requires a negative coronavirus test for entry. The move was announced on Wednesday by Mikael Damberg, the Home Affairs Minister, after a cabinet meeting. The requirement for a test and the flight ban applied from Dec. 21 was introduced due to the new, apparently more transmissible variant of the coronavirus that appeared in Britain. Only test results...

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Buhari Congratulates New Boxing Champion, Ridwan ‘The Scorpion’

NigeriaSportsWorld NewsBuhari Congratulates New Boxing Champion, Ridwan ‘The Scorpion’

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Featherweight Champion, Ridwan Oyekola, “The Scorpion’’. In a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Tuesday, the president joined all Nigerians to celebrate the historical feat after 57 years. He affirmed that Oyekola’s victory over an Argentine fighter, Lucas Montessino, brought more glory to the country, in a sport ”where another Nigerian, Anthony Joshua consistently blazes...

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Group Blames Nigerian Politicians for Insecurity

Crime & SecurityGroup Blames Nigerian Politicians for Insecurity

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

A Coalition of 92 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), led by the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness(CCLCA), has blamed Nigerian politicians for the current security challenges facing the country. Dr. Nwambu Gabriel, Director-General, CCLCA and Convener of the coalition said this at news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Gabriel said that the group discovered that politicians were largely to be blamed for the problem after attending a recent summit on insecurity. He commended President...

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NAF Trains 71 Personnel in China to Activate New Base in Gombe

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Trains 71 Personnel in China to Activate New Base in Gombe

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

As part of the effort to activate the 203 Combat Reconnaissance Base in Gombe State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said more than 71 of its personnel are currently in China on special training. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this on Tuesday in Gombe when he paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Inuwa Yahaya. Abubakar stated that all the personnel who had been in China for about four...

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Lagos Assembly Passes N1.163trn 2021 Budget

EconomyNewsNigeriaPoliticsLagos Assembly Passes N1.163trn 2021 Budget

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N1.163 trillion, seven weeks after the budget was presented to the Assembly by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The House passed the budget after the report of the appropriation was presented during plenary by the Chairman, Joint Committee on Economic Planning and Budget and Finance, Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti Osa II). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gov. Sanwo-Olu had on Nov....

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