Law & JusticePoliticsUnited StatesTrump Pardons Convicted Bank Robber Amid RNC Convention

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted bank robber, Jon Ponder, who is now running a post-prison assistance programme. A pre-recorded video of Trump signing an executive order for the pardon, with Ponder standing beside him, aired on Tuesday night. Coming amid the Republican National Convention, the president’s move is seen by some as an attempt to draw attention to criminal justice. Criminal justice reform and the need to give repentant criminals a second...

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NCDC Confirms 252 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 252 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 252 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC, which made the disclosure on its official twitter handle on Tuesday, said that a Multi-Sectoral National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, has continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country. The public health agency said that the 252 put the country’s total number of infections at 52,800, with...

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NDLEA Intercepts 607 Cartons With Over 11m Tramadol Tablets

NewsNigeriaNDLEA Intercepts 607 Cartons With Over 11m Tramadol Tablets

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted another 607 cartons containing 11, 785, 800 tablets loaded with tramadol in Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Jonah Achema, said the Chairman, Muhammad Abdallah, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Police detectives in Apapa Area Command of Lagos State had intercepted a 40-foot container laden with drugs suspected to be tramadol and codeine...

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INEC Prepares for Bye-Election in Enugu – REC

NewsNigeriaINEC Prepares for Bye-Election in Enugu – REC

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is preparing for a by-election to replace a member of the Enugu State House of Assembly, late Chijioke Ugwueze, who died recently. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu, Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Enugu. Ononamadu said that the commission had fixed Oct. 31, 2020, for the conduct of the by-election to replace the late lawmaker from...

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Planes, Trains, & Electric Automobiles: How Do We Move Around in a Zero-Carbon World? –By Bill Gates

ClimateEnvironmentOpinionPlanes, Trains, & Electric Automobiles: How Do We Move Around in a Zero-Carbon World? –By Bill Gates

PilotnewsAugust 25, 2020

We want more people to be able to travel without contributing to climate change. Earlier this month, I wrote about how COVID-19 is a cautionary tale for climate change. There’s no doubt that we have experienced terrible suffering and economic hardship over the last several months. But as hard as it is to imagine right now when we’re still in the middle of the pandemic, climate change has the potential to be even more devastating. The...

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Mali Talks End With No Decision on Transitional Government

NewsWest AfricaMali Talks End With No Decision on Transitional Government

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

Talks between West African mediators and Mali’s military coup leaders ended on Monday after three days of discussions without any decision on the make-up of a transitional government, a junta spokesman said. West Africa’s regional bloc dispatched negotiators to Mali at the weekend in a bid to reverse President Ibrahim Keita’s removal from power last week. But talks had focused on who would lead Mali and for how long, rather than the possibility of reinstating...

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Commission for Persons With Disabilities Gets Governing Council

NewsNigeriaWellnessCommission for Persons With Disabilities Gets Governing Council

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Governing Council of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities as well as the appointment of an Executive Secretary. Presidential aide, Femi Adesina, who confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the appointments were in line with the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act , 2019. According to the Act, the commission shall be headed by a part-time Chairman and six members...

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Sen. Orji’s Feud With Abia APC Chieftain Escalates

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSen. Orji’s Feud With Abia APC Chieftain Escalates

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

The feud between former Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia and his kinsman, Chief Benjamin Apugo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, has escalated with groups and individuals entering the fray. Apugo had in a statement accused Orji (PDP), representing Abia Central Senatorial District, of having looted the state treasury during his eighth years administration between 2007 and 2015. The comment triggered sharp reactions from Orji’s aides and close political allies, relations...

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WHO Says 172 Countries Engaging With Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Says 172 Countries Engaging With Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

Up to 172 countries have been engaging with the “largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio” coordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), its chief said on Monday. “At present, there are nine vaccines that are part of this dynamic portfolio,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus at a virtual news briefing, referring to the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility. He added that nine other vaccines were under evaluation for the longer term. According to him, COVAX...

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COVID-19: No Date Yet for Schools’ Resumption – Minister

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: No Date Yet for Schools’ Resumption – Minister

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says no date has been fixed yet for full schools’ resumption even though the Federal Government has continued to engage stakeholders. Nwajiuba said this during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. The minister, however, expressed optimism that the date for resumption was around the corner, adding, that ” we are not going to be brandishing dates.” He disclosed that...

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