LifestyleNewsSportsWorld’s Oldest Ironman Plans to Keep Competing into His 90s

PilotnewsAugust 28, 2020

Hiromu Inada, the world’s oldest Ironman says he hopes to keep competing into his 90s. The 87-year-old Inada already has a certificate on his wall that confirms his status as the world’s oldest Ironman, but the Japanese man is still pounding away on his training bike. In 2018 at the age of 85 years and 328 days, Inada went to Kailua-Kona in Hawaii and set a new mark for the oldest person to complete the...

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NewsSportsSeveral Chelsea Players Test Positive for COVID-19, Media Reports Say

PilotnewsAugust 28, 2020

Several Chelsea players have not returned for pre-season training after testing positive for COVID-19, according to reports in British media. The reports did not name the players and Chelsea did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Players who test positive have to self-isolate for 10 days and return a negative coronavirus test before they can take part in training. Sheffield United, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United were among the...

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InfrastructureNewsPowerBuhari Directs Mass Metering to End Estimated Billing

PilotnewsAugust 27, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the commencement of a nationwide mass-metering programme as part of efforts to put an end to estimated and arbitrary billing for electricity. Prof. James Momoh, Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the president’s directive was in response to yearnings of Nigerians. According to him, the president also approved a waiver of the import levy on meters, so that those that do not...

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BusinessNewsRegionsNew CAMA No Threat to Religious Freedom – Legal Practitioner

PilotnewsAugust 27, 2020

Mr. Frank Tietie, an Abuja based lawyer and Human Rights activist, says the newly amended Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) poses no threat to religious freedom. Tietie spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari signed CAMA into law on Aug. 7, to facilitate the ease of doing business in the country. But a part of the law, particularly section 839, was...

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DAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records Lowest Daily Case of 221 New COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records Lowest Daily Case of 221 New COVID-19

PilotnewsAugust 27, 2020

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 221 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 221 new cases was the lowest number of cases recorded in the country in about three months. It recalls that on Aug. 4, Nigeria reported 288 COVID-19 new cases and 290 one week later,...

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Buhari Presides Over Virtual Meeting of Council of State

NewsBuhari Presides Over Virtual Meeting of Council of State

PilotnewsAugust 27, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presided over the virtual meeting of the Council of State with former President Jonathan in attendance at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha are attending the meeting. Others participating in the meeting include the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as well as Minister...

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NewsWorld NewsYemen’s Separatists Suspend Saudi-Brokered Peace Deal With Gov’t

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

Yemen’s southern separatists said on Wednesday they have suspended talks with the government, part of a Saudi-brokered power-sharing deal, blaming their rivals for violating a ceasefire. The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has been fighting government forces and their allies in southern Yemen since last year. Despite signing a deal with the government in Riyadh last year, the STC has already abandoned it once, when they declared self-rule in April in southern areas under their control....

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Czech President, Milos Zeman Undergoes Surgery After Breaking Arm

NewsWorld NewsCzech President, Milos Zeman Undergoes Surgery After Breaking Arm

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

Czech President Milos Zeman has successfully undergone surgery early after breaking an arm in a fall, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. “President Milos Zeman is resting after the operation,” spokesperson Jiri Ovcacek told Radio Z on Wednesday. The operation at a Prague military hospital was reportedly successful. The 75-year-old broke his right arm while going on a walk, Ovcacek told the CTK agency on Tuesday evening. The injury was not life-threatening. Zeman is in contact...

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Niger SDGs Trains 500 Youths, Women on Briquettes, Borehole Repairs

JobsNewsNigeriaNiger SDGs Trains 500 Youths, Women on Briquettes, Borehole Repairs

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

The Niger State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has commenced training of about 500  youths and women in Briquette making and borehole repairs in Bida  Local Government Area of the state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Niger State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) had in July trained about 500 youths and women on Briquette making and borehole repairs in Zone B in Suleja Local Government Area of the state. Gov. Abubakar Bello while launching the...

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