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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Ghana Looks to Long Relationship With African Americans for Investment

AfricaNewsUnited StatesGhana Looks to Long Relationship With African Americans for Investment

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2020

The year 2019 marked four hundred years since the first enslaved people from West Africa arrived in the United States. The president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, declared the anniversary the Year of Return. It celebrated the resilience of African Americans and encouraged them to return to Africa, visit, apply for Ghanaian citizenship, and take advantage of investment opportunities. Festivities included naming and healing ceremonies, trips to heritage sites, musical performances, lectures, investment forums, and relocation conferences. According to...

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Security Challenges: You Must Rejig Security Strategy, Buhari Tells Security Chiefs

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaSecurity Challenges: You Must Rejig Security Strategy, Buhari Tells Security Chiefs

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has again challenged the nation security agencies to rejig their strategies in the ongoing battle against insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes in some parts of the country. The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, retired Maj-Gen. Babagana Mongonu, revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the National Security Council meeting, presided over by President Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. He said: “Mr President has...

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Kwara Deputy Governor Alabi, Wife Test Positive for Coronavirus

CoronavirusNewsKwara Deputy Governor Alabi, Wife Test Positive for Coronavirus

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2020

The deputy governor of Kwara State, Mr. Kayode Alabi, and his wife, Mrs. Abieyuwa Alabi, have tested positive for Coronavirus. The deputy governor who is also the chairman of the state’s Technical Committee on COVID-19 tested positive to the virus on Monday. A statement by a spokesperson for the committee, Rafiu Ajakaye, disclosed that Alabi and his wife underwent COVID-19 test after they showed slight symptoms of the virus and the tests were positive. The...

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