DAILY UPDATES: Coronavirus: Nigeria Records 600 New Cases, Caseload Increases to 35,454

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: Coronavirus: Nigeria Records 600 New Cases, Caseload Increases to 35,454

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 600 new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing total infections from the virus rise to 35,454 The NCDC made the announcement on its official twitter handle on Friday. The agency said that as at the July 17, 600 new confirmed cases and three deaths were recorded in the country. “Till date, 35,454 cases have been confirmed, 14,633 cases have been discharged and 772 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the...

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Kano Records Significant Improvement in Power Supply – KEDCO

NewsPowerKano Records Significant Improvement in Power Supply – KEDCO

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

The Management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), said it has recorded significant improvement in power supply as against claims of epileptic supply by the Kano State Water Board. It will be recalled that the Board had attributed water scarcity in Kano metropolis to drastic drop in power supply to its treatment plants. Ibrahim Shawai, the Head, Corporate Communications of the company, gave the clarifications in a statement on Friday in Kano. Shawai dismissed the...

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FG Hands Over Abia Erosion Site to Contractor

EnvironmentNewsNigeriaFG Hands Over Abia Erosion Site to Contractor

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

The Ecological Fund Office (EFO) on Friday handed over the Oguduasa Gully Erosion and Flood Works in Abia to a contractor, to commence rehabilitation of the project. The EFO, which is a unit in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, contracted Messrs Foldams Engineering Company Ltd., to handle the rehabilitation. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the cost of the contract was, however, not disclosed. Also, Nasarawa Govt committed to reducing rural dwellers’ plight...

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Zamfara State is Offering Cows For Guns to Halt Attacks ―It’s Two Cows For Each Gun

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaZamfara State is Offering Cows For Guns to Halt Attacks ―It’s Two Cows For Each Gun

PilotnewsJuly 17, 20201

Authorities in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state have offered two cows for each gun surrendered to halt bloody attacks by criminal gangs, including cattle rustlers. Remote communities across the region have for years been hit hard by deadly raids from armed groups of motorcycle-riding cattle rustlers and kidnappers. Military operations have failed to end the killings and local officials have repeatedly tried negotiations to broker peace. Zamfara governor Bello Matawalle on Thursday said that under the...

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Nigeria’s Nneka Ede is the First African Woman to Own a European Football Club

NewsNigeriaSportsNigeria’s Nneka Ede is the First African Woman to Own a European Football Club

PilotnewsJuly 17, 20201

■ Nigerian Nneka Ede is labeled as the first woman to own a European sports club following her purchase of  the Portuguese club, Lusitano Ginásio Clube. Nigeria’s female entrepreneur Nneka Ede has become the first African woman to own a European football club after she pulled off a deal last June enabling her to own the 108-year-old Lusitano Ginásio Clube that is participating in Campeonato de Portugal (the Portuguese third division). In her own words...

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The Prospect of Local Policing Amid Security Breakdown in Nigeria

National SecurityNigeriaOpinionThe Prospect of Local Policing Amid Security Breakdown in Nigeria

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

Personal security is rapidly deteriorating in Nigeria. There is the Boko Haram insurrection in the northeast, unrest in the southern oil patch, and conflict over water and land in the middle of the country. Many of these challenges are long-standing. Adding to the list of security crises is a nationwide crime wave involving kidnapping for ransom, cattle rustling, and home invasions. Such crimes have long existed in one part of the country or another, but...

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Woman, 64, held in Nigerian hotel for year after toy boy lures her with marriage

LifestyleNewsPeopleWoman, 64, held in Nigerian hotel for year after toy boy lures her with marriage

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

■ During that time he allegedly set about making money by forcing the woman to use her American accent in scams. Chukwuebuka Kasi Obiaku allegedly met the 64-year-old American woman on Facebook and invited her to come to Lagos in Nigeria under the “pretext of love and marriage” A woman was allegedly held in a hotel for more than a year by her husband who used her identity to commit fraud. The 64-year-old woman, who...

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Twenty-Four Hours As Jesus  —the test of righteousness  

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionTwenty-Four Hours As Jesus  —the test of righteousness  

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

This offer to refuse one billion dollars is harsh, but this offer to pick the Mind and Power of Jesus, is mean —Don Okolo For some people, having one billion dollars in their pocket is tantamount to having more money than God…especially, if the money was an overnight acquisition…literally, overnight. And you are not a gambler, meaning you hadn’t gambled on Lotto tickets the previous day on the likelihood you could win big. I love...

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Asante, Ouattara Reelected ECOWAS Court’s President, Vice

Law & JusticeWest AfricaAsante, Ouattara Reelected ECOWAS Court’s President, Vice

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Asante has been re-elected for a second term of two years by the team of five judges of the Court. A statement issued by the court on Friday, said that during the election that was conducted on Wednesday, the Vice President of the court, Justice Gberi-be Ouattara, was also re-elected for another term of two years. Reacting to his re-election, Asante commended his colleagues...

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How Real Madrid Sealed Spanish Title With Win Over Villarreal

SportsHow Real Madrid Sealed Spanish Title With Win Over Villarreal

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 34th La Liga title with one game to spare by beating Villarreal 2-1 at home on Thursday — thanks to two goals from their leading scorer Karim Benzema. Real have 86 points after 37 games, seven more than deposed champions Barcelona, who were beaten 2-1 at home to Osasuna. Benzema fired through the legs of Villarreal keeper Sergio Asenjo to put Madrid ahead after 29 minutes and then converted a...

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