Messi Surpasses Pele’s Record, Leads FC Barcelona to Victory at Valladolid

EntertainmentNewsPeopleSportsMessi Surpasses Pele’s Record, Leads FC Barcelona to Victory at Valladolid

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

FC Barcelona turned on the style to thrash Real Valladolid 3-0 away in La Liga on Tuesday as Lionel Messi scored his 644th goal to surpass Pele as the all-time record scorer for a single club. Messi finally got his first assist of the season when he picked out defender Clement Lenglet with a splendid cross and the Frenchman rose to head FC Barcelona in front after 21 minutes. The Argentine also had a hand...

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S. Korea to Halt Flights From Britain Until Dec. 31 Over New Virus Strain Woes

BusinessCoronavirusNewsTravelS. Korea to Halt Flights From Britain Until Dec. 31 Over New Virus Strain Woes

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

South Korea said that it would suspend flights from Britain until the end of this year over concerns about a new strain of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The country’s health authorities on Wednesday said South Korean diplomatic missions in Britain would suspend issuing quarantine-waiver documents so as to place all arrivals from the European nation in a 14-day quarantine. The country will also conduct an additional virus test when they are released from quarantine. South...

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Trafficking: Immigration Rescues 3-week-old Baby in Calabar

NewsNigeriaTrafficking: Immigration Rescues 3-week-old Baby in Calabar

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

The Marine Patrol team of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Cross River has rescued a three-week-old baby suspected to be a victim of child trafficking at the high sea. The Cross River Comptroller of NIS, Mr. Okey Ezugwu, who briefed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the incident in Calabar, said that the suspected child trafficker, Mrs. Maureen Awokara, was arrested on Dec. 19 at the high sea. Ezugwu said that the suspect...

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Yuletide: DSS Assures Public of Security, Safety

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaYuletide: DSS Assures Public of Security, Safety

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

The Department of State Services (DSS) says the service is collaborating with other security agencies to ensure that adequate measures are put in place for protection of lives and property before, during, and after the yuletide. Dr. Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the service, gave the assurance in a statement issued in Abuja, calling on citizens to be more vigilant and report strange movements and all suspicions around them to security and law...

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ASUU Suspends 9-month Old Strike

EducationLabourNewsNigeriaASUU Suspends 9-month Old Strike

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has suspended its nine months old strike conditionally. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said this during a news conference at the end of its emergence National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUU had embarked on strike since March 23 to press home its demands which include funding for the Revitalization of Public Universities, payment of...

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COVID-19: PTF Imposes 5 Weeks Restriction on Large Gathering

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: PTF Imposes 5 Weeks Restriction on Large Gathering

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday issued fresh directives on how to curtail the spread of the virus, imposing a five weeks restriction on large gatherings. Mr Boss Mustapha, the PTF Chairman, and also Secretary to the Government of the Federation, made this known at the national media briefing in Abuja. According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the PTF to engage with the states and FCT to deploy legal structures...

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Escape of 17 Suspects in Custody: Enugu Calls for Investigation, Re-arrest

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEscape of 17 Suspects in Custody: Enugu Calls for Investigation, Re-arrest

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Ahmad Abdurrahman, has called for an investigation and intense search to re-arrest the fleeing suspects from the state’s command Criminal Investigation Department (CID) cell. On Dec. 20 at about 9:30 p.m., 17 suspects remanded in police custody by the court for different offences escaped from the command’s state CID’s cell after breaking the cell’s key and resisting efforts of personnel on duty to restrain them. Abdurrahman gave...

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CAN Chairman Urges Christian Faithful to Touch Lives During Christmas

NewsNigeriaReligionCAN Chairman Urges Christian Faithful to Touch Lives During Christmas

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

Christian faithful in the country have been admonished to use the occasion of the Christmas celebration to touch the lives of the needy in society. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu State Chapter, Rev. Ositadinma Edeh, gave the advice on Monday in his Christmas message in Enugu. Edeh stated that it was necessary to reach out to the less privileged to enable them to share in the joy of the season....

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COVID-19: PTF Says Lagos, Kaduna, FCT Account for 70% of Infections

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: PTF Says Lagos, Kaduna, FCT Account for 70% of Infections

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19, has said that Lagos, Kaduna, and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), account for 70 per cent of Coronavirus infections in the country. Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha made this known during a national briefing on Monday, in Abuja. Mustapha said that two major indicators highlight the current increase in cases and transmission across the country. “Over the past four briefings,...

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COVID-19: FG Ready for Vaccination – Minister

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: FG Ready for Vaccination – Minister

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government was substantially ready for a successful COVID-19 vaccination to save the lives of citizens. Ehanire made this known on Monday in Abuja while briefing the Senate leadership on the Federal Government’s plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines worth N400 billion for citizens. The minister noted that the country which had successfully fought polio would use the same storage facilities (cold chains) to store...

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