COVID-19: FCT Health Secretary Tests Negative, Discharged from Isolation Centre

CoronavirusNewsCOVID-19: FCT Health Secretary Tests Negative, Discharged from Isolation Centre

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Dr Mohammed Kawu, Acting Secretary, FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat, has been discharged from the Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, after he tested negative for COVID-19. Kawu disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, shortly after he was discharged from the hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Acting Secretary had announced that he and some members of his family contracted the disease about two weeks ago. Kawu recounting his...

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COVID-19:Delta’s SSG Recovers, Discharged From Isolation Centre

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19:Delta’s SSG Recovers, Discharged From Isolation Centre

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Delta Government on Sunday said that the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, had been discharged from the Isolation Centre in Asaba, where he was being treated for COVID-19. Mr Olisa Ifeajika, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, disclosed this in a statement in Asaba. He said that Ebie, who had been at the isolation centre for 21 days, was discharged on Sunday after testing negative to the virus. The News...

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Ronaldo’s Penalty Kicks Salvage 2-2 Draw for Juventus Against Atalanta

SportsRonaldo’s Penalty Kicks Salvage 2-2 Draw for Juventus Against Atalanta

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalty kicks, both awarded for handballs and the second in the last minute on Saturday, as Serie A leaders Juventus twice hit back to draw 2-2 with Atalanta. The draw helped the defending champions to move closer to a ninth successive Serie A title. The Portuguese forward took his league tally to 28 goals this season as Juventus went eight points clear of second-placed Lazio with six matches to play. Atalanta...

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PREMIER LEAGUE: Sterling Grabs Hat-trick as Manchester City Hit Brighton for Five

SportsPREMIER LEAGUE: Sterling Grabs Hat-trick as Manchester City Hit Brighton for Five

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Raheem Sterling struck a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Brighton 5-0 at the AmEx Stadium in the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday. Second-placed Manchester City had lost their previous three away games but never looked likely to extend that streak against a Brighton side that struggled from the outset. Sterling, who has now netted 27 goals in all competitions, opened the scoring in the 21st minute. That was when he collected a nod-down...

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Minister Directs Power Contractors Back to Sites

NewsNigeriaPowerMinister Directs Power Contractors Back to Sites

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

The Minister of  Power, Mr Sale Mamman, has directed contractors handling power projects across the country to return to sites as COVID-19 lockdown by the Federal Government is being relaxed gradually. Mr Aaron Artimas, Special Adviser, Media and Communication to the Minister, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Mamman gave the directive during an inspection visit to the new Gagarawa 2 by 60 Mega Volt Amp (MVA) 132/33 KiloVolt Sub-station being...

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NAPTIP Vows to Go After Traffickers of Arowolo

Crime & SecurityNewsNAPTIP Vows to Go After Traffickers of Arowolo

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has vowed to go after the traffickers who planned the trafficking of Temitope-Olamide Arowolo to the Republic of Lebanon. Arowolo, an indigene of Oyo State, was the Nigerian lady whose video of ordeal of enslavement went viral on social media sometime in May and June. Arowolo had alleged that she had been manhandled and given inhuman treatment where she worked as a slave in...

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I Am Still in the Governorship Race – Akeredolu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Am Still in the Governorship Race – Akeredolu

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says he is still in the State’s Governorship race in the Oct. 10 election. This follows rumours of his disqualification from participating in the July 20 governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the screening, which took place from July 8 to July 10 in Abuja, was for the 12 APC governorship aspirants in the state. Mr Ojo Oyewamide, Senior...

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Finally, Trump Wears Mask in Public

NewsUnited StatesFinally, Trump Wears Mask in Public

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump surprised the world by wearing a mask in public for the first time since the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Trump had previously refused to wear masks in public, although he had said he would if in a crowd and could not maintain physical distance from others. He had come under sharp criticisms even from his fellow Republican Party members, who said his stance showed lack of example or...

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DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 664 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Hits 31,987

CoronavirusNewsDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 664 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Hits 31,987

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 664 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 31,987. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The NCDC said that as of July 11, 664 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in the country. The agency said that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. The health...

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Tunde Braimoh’s Death Hit Me Like Thunder — Lagos Speaker

NewsNigeriaTunde Braimoh’s Death Hit Me Like Thunder — Lagos Speaker

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the family of late Tunde Braimoh who died on Friday, saying that his death hit him “like thunder”. Obasa, who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, made this known in a condolence message in Lagos on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the late Tunde Braimoh, 60, who reportedly died of COVID-19 on Friday...

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