“I’m Single Highest Individual Buyer And Backer of the Innoson Products” ―Senator Ubah Denounces the “Innoson” Story as “fake news”

NewsNigeria“I’m Single Highest Individual Buyer And Backer of the Innoson Products” ―Senator Ubah Denounces the “Innoson” Story as “fake news”

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, representing the  Anambra South District in the Nigerian Senate came out promptly and strongly to denounce as “Fake news”, a story making waves in the social media about how he rejected Innoson vehicles in a senate committee meeting centered on procuring vehicles for the Honorable members. The story credited by one Pastor Humphrey Eseobi of Online News Abuja among other allegations, claimed that Hon. Ubah “likened buying Innoson vehicles as...

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Hit-and-run Driver Kills Man in Onitsha

Crime & SecurityNewsHit-and-run Driver Kills Man in Onitsha

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

A hit-and-run driver on Friday killed a middle-age man at TRACAS Bus Stop in Upper Iweka, along Onitsha-Awka expressway, Onitsha in Anambra. Mr Andrew Kumapayi, State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka. Kumapayi said the attention of the FRSC was drawn to the lifeless body of the middle aged man at about 7.40.a m. According to Kumapayi, eyewitnesses...

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COVID-19: FG Evacuates 270 Nigerians from Egypt

Foreign PolicyNewsCOVID-19: FG Evacuates 270 Nigerians from Egypt

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says 270 Nigerians are expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja the nation’s capital following a successful evacuation from Egypt. Onyeama made this known via his twitter handle @GeoffreyOnyeama on Friday as he gives an update on the evacuation process. “@EGYPTAIR conveying Nationals from Cairo, #Egypt has departed for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,” Onyeama tweeted. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the evacuees...

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Regina officially Introduces Her New Baby To The World, “ Meet Munir Neji Ned-Nwoko.”

LifestyleRegina officially Introduces Her New Baby To The World, “ Meet Munir Neji Ned-Nwoko.”

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Hours after a classy but low-key naming event, youthful Nollywood actress Regina Daniels Nwoko took to her Instagram page to introduce here jewel to the world.She wrote: “Newborns represent life, hope and the promise of love. The arrival of my bundle of joy has been nothing short of excitement. Pure as an angel and as fresh as a blooming flower! Thank you all for your congratulatory messages, calls and sharing in our joy. Journey to...

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Fighting Corruption in Nigeria is a Corrupt Business

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionFighting Corruption in Nigeria is a Corrupt Business

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Corruption in Nigeria is systemic and profitable ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Since the declaration of a war against corruption by President Obasanjo and the subsequent creation of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission- EFCC in 2003, three years after the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related crimes Commission-ICPC was created, Nigeria instead of taking a break from corruption, almost two decades after has continued to be more corrupt, with the political class wealthier and powerful from corrupt...

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South Korea’s ex-President Park Sentence Reduced to 22 years

World NewsSouth Korea’s ex-President Park Sentence Reduced to 22 years

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Former South Korean President Park Geun Hye’s sentences for corruption and bribery have been reduced by 10 years, taking her total sentence to 22 years in jail, a court in Seoul decided on Friday. Park had been indicted for corruption and abuse of power, as well as bribery in a separate case, following a scandal in 2017 that led to her impeachment. The original sentences of these two cases were reviewed together and reduced by...

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Visa: NIS Refuses Departure of 58 Nigerian Medical Doctors

NewsNigeriaVisa: NIS Refuses Departure of 58 Nigerian Medical Doctors

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos, have refused departure of 58 Nigerian doctors. The Spokesman of the service, Mr Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. James noted that the doctors attempted traveling aboard a UK bound aircraft flight number ENT 550, registration number SP-ES that flew in from London. According to him,...

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FG Projects N11.86trn Expenditure for 2021

EconomyNewsNigeriaFG Projects N11.86trn Expenditure for 2021

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

The Federal Government has projected an aggregate expenditure of N11.86 trillion for 2021. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while virtually presenting 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) held on Friday. Ahmed said the aggregate projected revenue from available sources for 2021 would be N6.98 trillion while the fiscal deficit was expected to be N5.16 trillion. “The 2021-2023 MTEF&FSP is the pre budget statement...

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Nigerian Army Statements Bely Facts on the Ground in Northeast

National SecurityNigeriaOpinionNigerian Army Statements Bely Facts on the Ground in Northeast

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Nigerian army spokesmen have announced a series of successes against Boko Haram and that terrorism had been significantly weakened in the Lake Chad Basin. But such announcements lack credibility. According to the Nigeria Security Tracker, the last two years have been deadlier than any other period for Nigerian soldiers since the Boko Haram insurgency began in 2011. On Tuesday, Boko Haram killed thirty-seven soldiers in a deadly ambush, though military spokesmen claimed only two soldiers were killed....

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Ondo 2020: APC Disqualifies 1, Clears 11 Gov Aspirants

NewsPoliticsOndo 2020: APC Disqualifies 1, Clears 11 Gov Aspirants

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee, headed by Alhaji Tijani Tumsa, has disqualified one out of the 12 governorship aspirants that participated in the exercise. Tumsa, who declined to disclose the name of the disqualified aspirant, said this on Friday while submitting the committee’s report to the APC Caretaker Committee Secretary, Sen. Akpan Udoedehe, at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The aspirants who participated in the screening included incumbent Gov Rotimi Akeredolu, Joseph Olusola...

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