Ebonyi Bus Plunge: FRSC Confirms 14 Corpses Retrieved From River

NewsNigeriaEbonyi Bus Plunge: FRSC Confirms 14 Corpses Retrieved From River

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the retrieval of 14 corpses from the Akeze-Ukwu river after a Mercedes Benz 608 model bus plunged into it on Friday evening. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bus was conveying members of a particular church who attended their pastor’s burial and were returning to Enugu when the incident occurred. The bus driver was said to have lost control of the vehicle...

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Vulture Day: NCF Advocates Vulture Conservation

ConservationNewsNigeriaVulture Day: NCF Advocates Vulture Conservation

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

As the world marks the International Vulture Awareness Day, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Saturday underscored the importance of Vultures in the maintenance of balance in the ecosystem. The NCF in a communique released after its five days webinar forum on Vultures and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, noted that vultures were sanitary officers with a clean-up service on the environment. Dr Joseph Onoja, Director of Technical Programmes,...

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Edo 2020: Gov. Tambuwal Lauds Buhari on Statesmanly Call, Directive

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo 2020: Gov. Tambuwal Lauds Buhari on Statesmanly Call, Directive

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, on his statemanly call and immediate directive to agencies of government to ensure and guarantee free and fair election in Edo state. Tambuwal, in a statement in Sokoto on Saturday, said that the President deserved commendation for his appeal to all stakeholders, including politicians involved in the election to ensure violence-free election. He said, “let me begin by commending the President and Commander-in-Chief of...

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Edo 2020: Sorting, Counting of Votes Start

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo 2020: Sorting, Counting of Votes Start

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

Sorting and counting of votes in the Edo governorship election have begun in parts of Edo Central Senatorial District. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also reports that some other parts in the state have concluded voting. At Central Primary School, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Ward 6, units 1 to 5, counting had been concluded in some units, and results have been declared. At Central Primary school, Emu, Esan South East Local Government...

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Edo Election: European Centre Decries Non-compliance to COVID-19 Protocols

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo Election: European Centre Decries Non-compliance to COVID-19 Protocols

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), on Saturday, said voters in Ologbosere primary school, ward 4 with 40 units and other polling units they visited were not observing the COVID-19 guidelines as stipulated in the INEC policy. Mr Wilson Manji, the deputy project coordinator, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that although the voters were all wearing face masks but they did not maintain social distancing. “So far the election is going smoothly...

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Boko Haram Arms Stockpiling Indicates Long-Term Threat

ColumnsCrime & SecurityOpinionWest AfricaBoko Haram Arms Stockpiling Indicates Long-Term Threat

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

On September 2, Boko Haram (ISWA) militants reportedly killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in Borno state. Such bloodshed has become so commonplace that it often fails to garner much interest. International news outlets spilled little ink to report the incident. Nevertheless, the failures of the region’s militaries—as well as the Lake Chad Basin Commission’s Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF)—to combat Boko Haram merit greater attention from policymakers and the international community. The widespread and persistent human rights abuses...

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CDD Expresses Concern Over Likely Electoral Violence in Edo Poll

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCDD Expresses Concern Over Likely Electoral Violence in Edo Poll

PilotnewsSeptember 17, 2020

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has expressed concern over likely electoral violence, vote-buying, and spread of fake news ahead during the coming Edo guber election. CDD said trends of claims and counterclaims of victory, delivering polling unit directive given to political party agents are the recipe for violence as they are likely to cause partisan clashes during the election. The organisation disclosed this during a press conference on the pre-election analysis report on...

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Nigeria Launches Community Policing Initiative

ColumnsCrime & SecurityOpinionNigeria Launches Community Policing Initiative

PilotnewsSeptember 15, 2020

In the face of apparently soaring levels of crime and violence, the Nigerian government has launched a community policing initiative. Abuja has set aside N13 billion (about $35 million) to fund the launch and is recruiting some 10,000 constables, according to Nigerian media. The Chief of Police for Ekiti state is hinting that the new constables will be deployed in the areas from which they come. Locally based, the constables would develop ties with community leaders and,...

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Edo Poll: Benin Monarch Tasks Police on Security

Culture & TraditionNewsEdo Poll: Benin Monarch Tasks Police on Security

PilotnewsSeptember 15, 2020

Benin Monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has called on the Police and other security agencies to ensure a peaceful Governorship election in Edo. The monarch made the call when the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mohammed Adamu visited him at his palace on Monday. Ewuare II expressed worry about the violence that has marred political campaigns in the state, describing the political tension as unprecedented. “I, however, have been praying to...

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U.S. Imposes Visa Ban on Some Nigerians Over Edo, Ondo Guber Polls

Foreign PolicyNewsUnited StatesU.S. Imposes Visa Ban on Some Nigerians Over Edo, Ondo Guber Polls

PilotnewsSeptember 15, 2020

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians involved in the run up to the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The move also targets individuals it accused of working to undermine the November 2019 governorship polls in Kogi and Bayelsa. Morgan Ortagus, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ortagus said those affected were working to “undermine the Nigerian democratic process or for organising...

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