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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Edo Election: Abubakar, Kukah, Others Sue for Peace

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo Election: Abubakar, Kukah, Others Sue for Peace

PilotnewsSeptember 15, 2020

The Chairman of the National Peace Committee, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Monday in Benin said that members of his committee were in the state to assist in ensuring that the Sept. 19 gubernatorial election was conducted peacefully. Abubakar stated this while addressing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governorship candidate, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, ahead of the peace pact by all parties involved in the elections. According to him, the political temperature in the state has...

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COVID-19: NCDC Says Nigeria’s Death Toll Hits 1,083

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Says Nigeria’s Death Toll Hits 1,083

PilotnewsSeptember 15, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) at midnight on Monday said that the death toll for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria had jumped to 1, 083. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports the NCDC confirmed that there were 132 new infections. It stated that one new fatality raised the death toll to 1,083. The agency said 132 new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused...

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Making sense of the forecast of the end of times

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionMaking sense of the forecast of the end of times

PilotnewsSeptember 14, 2020

From the rockies to the Hudson, to the Potomac, beyond the great sand spread of the Sahara, to the river Naija, the end is on its way ―Don Okolo Life as we know it could be coming to an end. That is not a figure of speech. I have consulted with the shamans and medicine men, from the world’s renowned rainforests, from the swamplands of the Pantanal, to the critter-burdened monsoon regions of the far...

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Supremacy Battle Between Cult Groups Leaves Pregnant Woman Dead

NewsSupremacy Battle Between Cult Groups Leaves Pregnant Woman Dead

PilotnewsSeptember 12, 2020

A clash between two rival cult groups at Aleke community in Ikorodu Lagos has resulted in the death of a pregnant woman. The woman, Risikat Saliman, 35, was killed when Eiye and Aiye confraternity invaded the community’s market at 8 p.m. on Thursday, shooting indiscriminately, according to the Punch. “I don’t know why they are terrorizing our people. We want Lagos State Government to intervene so that we can collectively curb the menace to enable...

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COVID-19: 10% of Positive Cases in Nigeria Are Children – Minister

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: 10% of Positive Cases in Nigeria Are Children – Minister

PilotnewsSeptember 11, 2020

The Minister of State, Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, says 10 per cent of positive  Coronavirus cases are children and adolescents with more than half of them in the age bracket of 10-18 years. Mamora disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing, as the country prepares to reopen schools. News Agency of Nigeria( NAN), reports that this was even as the PTF coordinator on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu...

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Anambra: Police Launch Manhunt for Killers of Late Monarch’s Successor

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra: Police Launch Manhunt for Killers of Late Monarch’s Successor

PilotnewsSeptember 11, 2020

The Police Command in Anambra says it has launched a manhunt for killers of late Chukwuma Ojukwu, an aspirant to the Awka-Etiti traditional stool, in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Awka. According to Mohammed, the command will leave no stone unturned to uncover perpetrators of the act. “The case is under investigation to ascertain...

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Obasanjo Delves into Reality TV Show

EntertainmentFilm & TVObasanjo Delves into Reality TV Show

PilotnewsSeptember 11, 2020

The Kairos Events and Entertainment, says it has launched promotional materials for the Face of Agriculture Nigeria (FOAN) Agritainment Reality TV Show in collaboration with Obasanjo Farms Limited. Mr. Wealth Sunday, Project Director of Kairos, said FOAN Reality Show, “is a TV programme that aims at bringing the interest of Nigerian youths toward agriculture through entertainment.” Sunday made this known in a statement in Lagos, saying that the ceremony took place at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential...

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Fire Guts 5,000 INEC Card Readers in Ondo

NewsFire Guts 5,000 INEC Card Readers in Ondo

PilotnewsSeptember 11, 2020

A container housing 5,141 Smart Card Readers at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ondo State headquarters has been engulfed by fire. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday night. Okoye, who was in Akure for some INEC preparations for the state governorship election scheduled for Oct. 10, said that the inferno started at about 7.30 p.m., on...

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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 197 New Infections, 5 More Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Confirms 197 New Infections, 5 More Deaths

PilotnewsSeptember 11, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 197 new cases of COVID-19, with five deaths recorded in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. The agency said that the total confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country had reached 55,829. It noted that the 197 infections were reported from 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC said that the number of deaths...

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