A Nollywood film about two women in love shakes Nigeria’s homophobic culture

FilmLifestyleNigeriaA Nollywood film about two women in love shakes Nigeria’s homophobic culture

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

Two women lay in bed in a tight embrace, one is stroking the other’s hair and whispers that she is in love with her. These intimate scenes wouldn’t be out of place in a Hollywood movie, but in Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood, they are near taboo. But Nigerian filmmaker Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim says she is tackling the subject head-on in her new film titled “Ife,” to create space for queer characters in the country’s prolific movie industry....

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EKSG Introduces Teaching of ICT from Primary School, Reviews Laws

EducationNewsEKSG Introduces Teaching of ICT from Primary School, Reviews Laws

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

Ekiti State Government on Saturday announced introduction of new education policy that will accommodate teaching of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), from primary school level. The new development was made known in a statement in Ado Ekiti by the Commissioner for Information, Chief Muyiwa Olumilua. He said that the policy was part of decisions taken late Friday at a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council, presided over by Gov. Kayode Fayemi. According to him, the Executive...

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Group Empowers Victims of Human Trafficking from Oyo

Foreign PolicyNewsGroup Empowers Victims of Human Trafficking from Oyo

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

A sociopolitical group, Omitutun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has empowered victims of human trafficking recently rescued from Lebanon and returned to Oyo State. The group presented a one million naira cheque to the state government at the governor’s office on Saturday in Ibadan in support of the victims. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the cheque was received on behalf of the state government by Mrs Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu, Gov. Seyi Makinde’s aide on Diaspora Affairs. NAN also reports...

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Eid-el-Kabir: Zamfara Govt. Distributes Over 5,000 Rams, 993 Cows

CoronavirusFoodNewsEid-el-Kabir: Zamfara Govt. Distributes Over 5,000 Rams, 993 Cows

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

The  Zamfara Government has began the distribution of 5,667 rams and 993 cows as Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) palliatives to various categories of people in the state. The Director-General, Media, Public Enlightenment and Communication to the State Governor, Alhaji Yusuf Idris, disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau on Sunday. “As a tradition, the State Government under the leadership of Gov. Bello Matawalle has always kept its promise of bringing relief to its people. “We did...

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1,775 Babies Delivered in OPM free Hospitals – Management

HealthNews1,775 Babies Delivered in OPM free Hospitals – Management

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

The management of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), free specialist hospital says about 1,775 babies have been delivered in its facilities located in Port Harcourt, Rivers, and Ohanku community in Abia. A statement issued on Sunday by the OPM Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Gogo-Ogute Isaiah, said that 549 of the deliveries were recorded in their hospital in Rivers, while 1,226 were recorded in Abia. Isaiah quoted the Director of the hospital Dr Enighe Ugboma, as saying that the...

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Lawmaker Advocates Life Imprisonment for Rapists

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsLawmaker Advocates Life Imprisonment for Rapists

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

A lawmaker representing Ipokia-Idiroko constituency in the Ogun House of Assembly, Mrs Sikiratu Ajibola, has prescribed life imprisonment for rapists in the country. Ajibola made the suggestion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Sunday. Ajibola, who is also the House committee chairman on Women Affairs and Social Development, expressed sadness over the recent development, especially as it concerned minors in the society. She said that time was ripe to enact a law to punish...

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COVID-19: Anambra to Distribute 1,000 Infrared Thermometers to Schools Ahead of Reopening

CoronavirusEducationNewsCOVID-19: Anambra to Distribute 1,000 Infrared Thermometers to Schools Ahead of Reopening

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

Prof. Kate Omenugha, Anambra Commissioner for Education says preparations are in top gear for the possible reopening of schools in the state soon. AWKA — Omenugha told newsmen in Awka on Sunday that the state Executive Council had approved the procurement and distribution of 1,000 infrared thermometers to public primary and secondary schools in the state. She explained that schools in the state got the equipment during the Ebola scourge in 2014. She said that...

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wo-storey Building Collapses in Abuja, Traps 10, One Serious

NewsNigeriawo-storey Building Collapses in Abuja, Traps 10, One Serious

PilotnewsJuly 25, 2020

A two-story building under construction in Abuja collapsed on Saturday trapping 10 persons with one seriously injured. The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN), reports that the incident happened behind Dawaki Modern Market, in the Galadima area of the Federal Capital Territory. The incident occurred at about 10:40am and the building suffered a total collapse, leaving some of its occupants, who were workers at the site, injured. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), FCT...

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El-Rufai Speaks On Return of Abuja-Kaduna Rail Service

InfrastructureNewsEl-Rufai Speaks On Return of Abuja-Kaduna Rail Service

PilotnewsJuly 25, 2020

Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State says security is not an issue on the Abuja-Kaduna rail service but that of people obeying the Federal Government’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines. El-Rufai made this disclosure while briefing newsmen on Saturday at the testing running operation trip of the Nigeria Railways Corporation (NRC) in Kaduna. “The train is secure, the train is well protected, even the Abuja-Kaduna highway is well protected, and there has not been a kidnapping case...

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Rape Allegation: No Evidence Against D’banj – Police

EntertainmentLaw & JusticeRape Allegation: No Evidence Against D’banj – Police

PilotnewsJuly 25, 2020

The Nigeria Police have cleared popular Nigerian singer and songwriter D’banj, of the rape allegations leveled against him by a twitter user Miss Seyitan Babatayo. This was contained in a report signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umar Sanda on behalf of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigations Department, Force Headquarters, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday. It would be recalled that the allegation led to strong social...

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