Adamawa to Establish Peace, Conflict Resolution Commission

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa to Establish Peace, Conflict Resolution Commission

PilotnewsAugust 6, 2020

Adamawa Government will establish a Peace, Conflict Resolution and Community Social Integration Commission to address frequent communal conflicts in the state, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri, said on Thursday. The governor made the disclosure when he received a delegation from the Church of Brethren in Nigeria, led by its National President, Rev. Joel Billi, who paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Yola. “The commission will develop and implement strategies that will promote peace and harmonious coexistence...

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WHO Says Global COVID-19 Death toll Surpasses 700,000

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Says Global COVID-19 Death toll Surpasses 700,000

PilotnewsAugust 6, 2020

The COVID-19 death toll worldwide has surpassed 700,000, reaching 701,754 as of Thursday, according to the latest number from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Globally, 18,575,326 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported to the WHO. The United States and Brazil remain the top two in both confirmed cases and deaths, with 4,728,239 cases and 156,050 deaths reported from the United States, and 2,801,921 cases and 95,819 deaths from Brazil. Following the top two in confirmed cases are...

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Borno Governor Survives Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria

ColumnsCrime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsOpinionBorno Governor Survives Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2020

On July 29, Boko Haram operatives attacked a convoy with Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, near the town of Baga. According to media reports, the governor was unharmed, but there were casualties in his entourage. In the aftermath of the attack, the governor has been scathing in his criticism of the Nigerian army: “You people said there is no Boko Haram here, then who attacked us?” And, “You have been here for over one year now, there are 1,181...

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More than 200,000 Left Homeless by Beirut Explosion, Governor Says

World NewsMore than 200,000 Left Homeless by Beirut Explosion, Governor Says

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2020

The Beirut city’s Governor, Marwan Abboud, on Wednesday said more than 200,000 people had been rendered homeless after a massive blast at Beirut port which destroyed several buildings. Abboud told MTV News that between 200,000 and 250,000 people had lost their homes and authorities were working on providing them with food, water and shelter. Abboud had revealed that a security report from 2014 warned of the possibility of an explosion in Lebanon’s capital as highly explosive materials had not been stored...

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MNJTF Assures Surrendered Boko Haram Terrorists of Humane Treatment

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaMNJTF Assures Surrendered Boko Haram Terrorists of Humane Treatment

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2020

Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has given assurance that the recently surrendered Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists would be given humane treatment. Yusuf made the promise in a statement by Col. Timothy Antigha, MNJTF Chief of Military Public Information on Tuesday in N’Djamena, Chad. He was quoted to have given the assurance during an interaction with the surrendered fighters in Mora, Extreme North Region, Cameroun. He said that the...

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95% of Students in Exit Classes Resume in FCT

CoronavirusEducationNews95% of Students in Exit Classes Resume in FCT

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2020

About 95 per cent of students in the exit classes of the secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), resumed on Tuesday, in preparation for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Majority of the teachers and students said they were happy to resume after lockdown, which lasted for about five months, due to the ravaging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mrs Essien Enewan-Okon, Principal of Government Secondary School, Wuse Zone 3 in Abuja, said that 90 per...

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Gov. Sule Condemns Killing of Journalist, Others in Nasarawa State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGov. Sule Condemns Killing of Journalist, Others in Nasarawa State

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2020

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has condemned the killing of a former treasurer of the State’s Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Mr. Benjamin Ekom, by unidentified gunmen. Mr Ekom, who was also former Secretary-General of the Eggon Cultural Development Association (ECDA), was on Monday, Aug. 3, killed by unidentified persons in his residence at Washo village in Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of the state. Sule, who spoke through his Chief Press...

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Buhari Congratulates New NMA President, Prof. Innocent Ujah on Election

NewsNigeriaBuhari Congratulates New NMA President, Prof. Innocent Ujah on Election

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prof. Innocent Ujah on his election as President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday also congratulated all the Executive Members for the zeal and diligence brought into the organisation within a short period. According to him, the elected officers of the NMA have admirable profiles that will take the organisation to greater heights. He particularly acknowledged that...

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Intervene in 37-year-old kingship Tussle in Ikire, Residents Urge Osun Govt.

Culture & TraditionLocal GovernmentNewsIntervene in 37-year-old kingship Tussle in Ikire, Residents Urge Osun Govt.

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2020

Residents of Ikire community in Irewole Local Government area of Osun have appealed to the state government to intervene in the 37-year-old kingship tussle in the town. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ikire on Tuesday, said that the tension, which the tussle was creating in the town, was becoming unbearable. NAN reports that the battle for the throne had started in 1987 after the demise of the former monarch, Oba...

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High Turnout of Students as Schools Resume for Exit Class in FCT

CoronavirusEducationNewsHigh Turnout of Students as Schools Resume for Exit Class in FCT

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2020

There was a high turnout of students as schools resumed in Abuja following the Federal Government’s directive that schools should reopen for students in exit classes. Some students were seen at their schools on Tuesday observing the COVID-19 safety protocols stipulated by the Federal Government. Social distancing was observed in classrooms, hand wash points set at different locations in the schools and students were mandated to wear their face masks. The Minister of State for Education, Mr....

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