#EndSARS Demands: Anglican Archbishop Urges Youths to Give Government Time to Respond

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaReligion#EndSARS Demands: Anglican Archbishop Urges Youths to Give Government Time to Respond

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2020

The Anglican Archbishop of Owerri, Imo, Most Rev. Dr David Onuoha, has urged Nigerian youths to shun violence and give the government time to respond to their demands that necessitated the #EndSARS protests. Onuoha made the call on Sunday on the heels of protest by some Nigerians demanding an end to police brutality and the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). He said that the protest presented Nigerian youths as resourceful and intelligent with...

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Couple Married For 72 Years Die Same Day In Ogun

NewsNigeriaWellnessCouple Married For 72 Years Die Same Day In Ogun

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2020

In what seemed a myth but a reality occurred at Abeokuta, Ogun, as Pa Israel Akojede and his wife, Mama Esther both died a few hours apart having lived together in marriage for 72 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that their demise which occurred at Gbonagun Obantoko area of Abeokuta, had Pa Akojede reported dead around 3 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, while his beloved wife died a few hours later having...

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Why Cobalt Mining in the DRC Needs Urgent Attention

BusinessColumnsLabourOpinionWhy Cobalt Mining in the DRC Needs Urgent Attention

PilotnewsOctober 31, 20201

Cobalt is an essential mineral used for batteries in electric cars, computers, and cell phones. Demand for cobalt is increasing as more electric cars are sold, particularly in Europe, where governments are encouraging the sales with generous environmental bonuses. According to recent projections by the World Economic Forum’s Global Battery Alliance, the demand for cobalt for use in batteries will grow fourfold in 2030 as a result of this electric vehicle boom. More than 70...

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Northwest Nigeria Potential Jihadi Linchpin in West Africa

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionRegionsNorthwest Nigeria Potential Jihadi Linchpin in West Africa

PilotnewsOctober 31, 2020

Up to now, radical jihadi activity in West Africa has been centered in Mali—with spillover to adjacent parts of Burkina Faso and Niger—and the Lake Chad Basin. The two locales are now increasingly bridged by jihadi activity in northwest Nigeria, where resurgent struggles over land and water with a cast of ethnically aligned fighters and flourishing criminality provide them with new space. Jihadi movements in all three regions are fractious, subject to bloody internal rivalries, and overlap...

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We’re Keeping the Positivity Going” – Okonjo-Iweala

NewsWe’re Keeping the Positivity Going” – Okonjo-Iweala

PilotnewsOctober 31, 2020

Nigeria former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed her gratitude and humility for being the most acceptable candidate for the seat of Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). All has been set for the former Managing Director of World Bank to emerge as the first female and African Director-General of the WTO except for one, the United State. With South Korean Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee on her way and last minute ‘hiccup;...

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World Women Tennis Number 2 Tests Positive for COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsPeopleSportsWorld Women Tennis Number 2 Tests Positive for COVID-19

PilotnewsOctober 31, 2020

World number two Simona Halep has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is recovering well from her mild symptoms. “Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19,” the 29-year-old Romanian said on Twitter on Saturday. “I am self-isolating at home and (I) am recovering well from mild symptoms. “I feel good … we will get through this together.” The former world number one did not travel to New...

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Ebonyi Govt. Tasks Fish Farmers on Improved Packaging

AgricultureBusinessNewsNigeriaEbonyi Govt. Tasks Fish Farmers on Improved Packaging

PilotnewsOctober 31, 2020

The Ebonyi State Government has charged fish farmers in the state to embrace modern packaging system to improve the value chain. Mr Moses Nomeh, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources gave the charge on Saturday in Abakaliki during a meeting with the Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Nigeria. Nomeh explained that Ebonyi rice was being sold   worldwide presently due to modern packaging. “So, we want an improvement in the packaging system of fish...

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President Buhari Mourns Igwe Alex Nwokedi

Culture & TraditionNewsPeoplePresident Buhari Mourns Igwe Alex Nwokedi

PilotnewsOctober 31, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Uthoko Na Eze Royal Family over the death of Igwe Alex Ezeoba Nwokedi, the Uthoko of Achalla. The message was conveyed by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Buhari also condoled the people of Achalla community, the Igwe-in-Council of Achalla and the Anambra State government. Nwokedi was the former chairman, Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers and former chairman of Nine Eastern States...

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We Have the Footage of the Oct. 20 Lekki Shooting Incident, LCC Tells Lagos Judicial Panel

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleWe Have the Footage of the Oct. 20 Lekki Shooting Incident, LCC Tells Lagos Judicial Panel

PilotnewsOctober 30, 2020

The Management of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) on Friday told the Lagos State Judicial Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS and related abuses and Other Matters that the footage of the Oct. 20 shootings of the #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army is available. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Gbolahan Agboluwaje, the Head of the Legal Department of LCC, made the revelation after Mr Abayomi Omomuwa,...

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COVID-19 is Still Very Much Around and Real, Group Cautions Nigerians

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 is Still Very Much Around and Real, Group Cautions Nigerians

PilotnewsOctober 30, 2020

An Abuja-based NGO, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), has cautioned Nigerians who threw the COVID-19 protocols to the wind to continue to abide by the rules “as COVID-19 is not just real, but very much around without an enduring cure.” The President of the group, Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. Nnam, who said he had observed that many...

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