Buhari Holds Closed-Door Meeting With Ghanaian President

GhanaNewsNigeriaBuhari Holds Closed-Door Meeting With Ghanaian President

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night met behind closed doors with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bashir Ahmad, the President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, confirmed this on his Twitter handle. The presidential aide, who could not elaborate on the agenda of the meeting between the two leaders, however, posted pictures in which the Nigerian leader could be seen escorting his guest after the meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria...

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NCDC Logs 97 New COVID-19 Cases Sunday

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Logs 97 New COVID-19 Cases Sunday

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded  97 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country, bringing the total confirmed cases to 57, 242 nationwide. The NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter handle on Sunday. It added that three persons died of COVID-19 complications while 138 patients, who recovered at various isolation centres across the country the same day, were discharged. Based on the figures released, Lagos state recorded the highest number of infections...

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Italian Open: Nadal Loses to Schwartzman in Quarter-finals, Djokovic Excels

NewsSportsItalian Open: Nadal Loses to Schwartzman in Quarter-finals, Djokovic Excels

PilotnewsSeptember 20, 2020

Defending champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open with a stunning 6-2 7-5 defeat by Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals on Saturday. The nine-times Rome champion, who had won all nine previous meetings against Schwartzman, struggled with his serve throughout the match. He made a series of uncharacteristic unforced errors that proved to be his undoing. The Italian Open was the Spaniard’s first tournament in over seven months and while he cruised...

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Emir of Zaria Dies at 84

Culture & TraditionNewsNigeriaEmir of Zaria Dies at 84

PilotnewsSeptember 20, 2020

Alhaji Shehu Idris, the 18th Emir of Zazzau and the Chairman, Kaduna State Council of Chiefs is dead. The Waziri of Zazzau, Malam Ibrahim Muhammad, confired the emir’s death to the News Agency of Nigeria in Zaria. The Emir died at the 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 84. Shehu Idris was coronated the Emir of Zazzau on February 15, 1975, and has ruled Zazzau emirate...

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Edo Election: Obaseki Leads as INEC Begins Release of Results

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo Election: Obaseki Leads as INEC Begins Release of Results

PilotnewsSeptember 20, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday released the results of 13 local government areas in the  Edo governorship election. The commission is expecting election results from the remaining five local government areas. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo, Mr Johnson Alalibo, announced Prof. Akpofure Rem-Rukeh, Vice-Chancellor, University of Petroleum Resources, Effuru, Delta, as the Returning Officer to announce the results. Alalibo declared that the results from 13 local government were ready for collation. “This is final stage...

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Finding Hubby: Ade Laoye, Kehinde Bankole, Others Star in Screen Adaptation

EntertainmentFilm & TVNewsFinding Hubby: Ade Laoye, Kehinde Bankole, Others Star in Screen Adaptation

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

The producers of the screen adaptation of Tunde Leye’s 2012 fan-favourite “Finding Hubby” have unveiled the star actors in the movie which is set to hit the Cinema in November. According to a video tweet on its handle @FindingHubby, major stars unveiled were: Ade Laoye, Kehinde Bankole, Munachi Abii and Omowunmi Dada. According to the tweet, the unveiling is to lay to rest the suspense as to who would play the role of Oyin Clegg...

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Lagos to Transform Judiciary Infrastructure – Sanwo-olu

Law & JusticeNewsLagos to Transform Judiciary Infrastructure – Sanwo-olu

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

The Lagos State Government on Saturday promised to transform the infrastructure of the judiciary sector of the state. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the promise during an inspection of Lagos High Court, Ikeja and Lagos High Court, Igbosere. Sanwo-Olu said that the state government was committed to reforming the judicial sector and would change the face of courtrooms across the state. He said that adjudication would no longer take place in an unconducive...

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La Liga: Villarreal Record 2-1 Win Over Eibar

NewsSportsLa Liga: Villarreal Record 2-1 Win Over Eibar

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

Unai Emery earned his first win as Villarreal coach after his side came from behind to beat Eibar 2-1 at home on Saturday in La Liga. After being held to a disappointing draw by newly-promoted Huesca last week, Villarreal again fell behind at home to humble opposition. Kike Garcia put Eibar ahead five minutes into the second half to again scare Emery’s side. But the former Arsenal manager sprung a double substitution shortly afterward and...

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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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