Atiku Eulogises IBB at 79

LifestyleNewsPoliticsAtiku Eulogises IBB at 79

PilotnewsAugust 17, 2020

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has paid tribute to former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, as he clocked 79 years. Abubakar, in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, on Sunday in Abuja, said that Babangida’s intelligence, wisdom, charisma, understanding and respect for Nigeria’s diversity had stood the test of time. “Babangida is amazingly gifted, he is a strategic thinker and a true believer in national unity and national integration, qualities for which...

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Terrorist Attack on Mogadishu Beach Hotel Leaves 17 Dead

AfricaNewsTerrorist Attack on Mogadishu Beach Hotel Leaves 17 Dead

PilotnewsAugust 17, 2020

At least 17 people including five attackers were killed when Islamist terrorists stormed a popular beach hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, government and police officials said on Sunday. The siege ended after a three-hour, fierce gun battle between fighters of Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab and security forces which began with a suicide car bombing, government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar told dpa. Among the 12 victims were two government employees, three hotel security guards, four civilians and three unidentified...

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COVID-19: States to Get $2.5m Performance-based Grants for Tax Relief

CoronavirusEconomyNewsCOVID-19: States to Get $2.5m Performance-based Grants for Tax Relief

PilotnewsAugust 17, 2020

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Sunday said that each state government would receive USD2.5 million performance-based grants for implementing tax relief programmes for individual taxpayers and businesses to mitigate COVID-19 impact. The forum disclosed this in a statement issued by the Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF Secretariat, Mr. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in Abuja on Sunday,  after a virtual meeting jointly organized by the World Bank and the forum. The forum, however, noted that only states...

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NCDC announces 325 New COVID-19 Cases as Total Infections Hit 48,770

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC announces 325 New COVID-19 Cases as Total Infections Hit 48,770

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)  has announced 325  new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 48,770 . The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday, also said that one death was recorded in the country. The health agency said till date, 48,770 cases had been confirmed, 36,290 discharged while 974 deaths were recorded in the 36 states and the Federal Capital...

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Police Arrest 11 Suspected Cultists During Initiation in Calabar

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest 11 Suspected Cultists During Initiation in Calabar

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

The Cross River Police Command have arrested 11 persons during an initiation into a cult on Bishop Moynag Avenue, State Housing, Calabar. The command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, said in a statement in Calabar on Sunday that the suspects were nine men and two women. He said that the suspects were arrested on Aug. 14 through “human and tactical intelligence information” deployed by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdulkadir Jimoh. Ugbo...

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Telegram Launches Video Call Service, Eyes Videoconferencing

NewsTechnologyTelegram Launches Video Call Service, Eyes Videoconferencing

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

Instant messaging app, Telegram, has launched a video call service as part of activities marking its seventh anniversary. In a blogpost, the company said the video feature was added in response to the need for face-to-face communication as the world goes virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “2020 highlighted the need for face-to-face communication, and our alpha version of video calls is now available on both Android and iOS. “You can start a video call...

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IPMAN to Shutdown Operations in Anambra in Solidarity With Member

EconomyNewsIPMAN to Shutdown Operations in Anambra in Solidarity With Member

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

Following last-minute intervention by the Anambra government, members of Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) in the state, will now shut down operations on Aug. 25, across the state. The impending strike is in solidarity with Siluch Oil and Gas Limited, an IPMAN member, being owed N13.6 million for petroleum products it supplied to Transport Company of Anambra State (TRACAS), since 2017. IPMAN had on Aug.4, issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government, to pay...

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APGA Chieftain in Anambra Defects to APC

NewsPoliticsAPGA Chieftain in Anambra Defects to APC

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

Chief Ekene Enefe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in Anambra, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Enefe who disclosed this to journalists in Awka on Sunday said the move was to enable him to contribute his quota towards producing a president of Igbo extraction in 2023, which was only realisable in APC. He said his entry into APC would also strengthen the base of APC in Anambra...

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Nnewi Town Honours Law Enforcement Officials

Crime & SecurityNewsNnewi Town Honours Law Enforcement Officials

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND DIARY: *NNEWI TOWN HONOURS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FOR SELFLESS SERVICE* As part of its efforts to show appreciation and boost the morale of the law enforcement officials in the State, the Nnewi Communities have today 15th August 2020 honoured law enforcement officials who exhibited selfless service in promoting safety and security in Nnewi town at the palace of HRH Igwe K.O.N Orizu III. The occasion which was sponsored by one of...

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Senegal’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 12,000-Mark With 160 New Infections

CoronavirusNewsWest AfricaSenegal’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 12,000-Mark With 160 New Infections

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

Senegal’s COVID-19 cases surpassed the 12,000-mark, on Saturday, after 160 more cases were reported in the past 24 hours by the country’s Health Ministry. Out of 1,886 tests conducted in the past 24 hours in two qualified labs, the ministry received 160 positive results, bring the total number of COVID-19 cases to 12,032 in Senegal. According to the spokesperson of the ministry, Dr Mamadou Ndiaye, the newly confirmed cases contain 67 follow-up contact cases, two...

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