Transcripts Reveal George Floyd Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’ More Than 20 Times

Law & JusticeUnited StatesTranscripts Reveal George Floyd Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’ More Than 20 Times

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

New transcripts of police body camera footage released on Wednesday provided a detailed account of George Floyd’s interaction with Minneapolis police officers and his last moments. In one interaction Floyd tells officer Derek Chauvin that “you’re going to kill me, man,” to which Chauvin replies: “Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes heck of a lot of oxygen to talk.” Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after he kneeled on Floyd’s...

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Osinbajo Will Not Be Distracted By Campaigns of Lies, Calumny—Aide

CorruptionNewsPoliticsOsinbajo Will Not Be Distracted By Campaigns of Lies, Calumny—Aide

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will not be distracted by campaigns of lies and calumny. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President has said. Akande, in a statement in Abuja, dismissed as false and baseless fabrications claiming to reflect goings-on at the probe panel investigating Mr Ibrahim Magu. Magu, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is being probed by a Presidential...

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Black Lives Matter Protests in Africa Shine a Light on Local Police Brutality

AfricaColumnsNewsBlack Lives Matter Protests in Africa Shine a Light on Local Police Brutality

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

The African media has closely followed the Black Lives Matter protests in the United States, almost always in solidarity with the protesters. Especially among African human rights groups, the American focus on police brutality resonates strongly. While generalization is risky about a continent with more than fifty states and one billion people, it can be said that for most Africans, the policeman is not your friend. The popular perception is that police brutality is the...

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NSCDC Arrest Suspected Human Trafficker in Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNSCDC Arrest Suspected Human Trafficker in Enugu

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Enugu has arrested a suspected human trafficker, Mrs Okafor Chioma, who specialise in recruiting under-aged girls to run prostitution cartel. CSP Danny Iwuchukwu, spokesman for the command, said this in a statement on Thursday in Enugu. Iwuchukwu alleged that the suspect was recruiting underage girls aged between 12 and 16, and sending them to brothels in different states for prostitution. He said that she was...

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Ivorian Prime Minister Dies Suddenly at 61

NewsWellnessIvorian Prime Minister Dies Suddenly at 61

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

The Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire, Amadou Gon Coulibaly is dead. He died shortly after attending a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Abidjan on Wednesday afternoon, President Alassane Ouattara said. Ouattara described Coulibaly, who died at the age of 61 as his “closest collaborator” for 30 years, as he presented his condolences to the statesman’s “large family.” The president did not share details of the death. Coulibaly died after attending his first cabinet...

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Unaudited Results: NSE Warns Investors on Shares of 13 Firms

InvestingMoneyNewsUnaudited Results: NSE Warns Investors on Shares of 13 Firms

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has urged investors to trade with caution on the shares of 13 companies for failing to submit financial statements without any explanation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected companies include Aso Savings and Loans, Deap Capital Management & Trust, DN Tyre & Rubber, FTN Cocoa and Goldlink Insurance. Others are International Energy Insurance, Medview Airline, Resort Savings & Loans, Staco Insurance, Standard Alliance Insurance, UNIC Diversified...

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Access Bank to Acquire 100% Stake in Zambian Bank

BusinessInvestingNewsAccess Bank to Acquire 100% Stake in Zambian Bank

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

Access Bank Plc has announced plans for acquisition of 100 per cent of Cavmont Bank Limited, a Zambia-based financial institution. The bank disclosed this in a regulatory filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) signed by Mr Sunday Ekwuochi, its Company Secretary. It said the acquisition plan would be consummated through its Zambian subsidiary, Access Bank Zambia Limited. “Access Bank has entered into exclusive discussions with Cavmont Capital Holdings Zambia Plc, regarding a potential transactions...

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DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria COVID-19 Cases Hits 30,249 with 460 Wednesday

CoronavirusNewsDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria COVID-19 Cases Hits 30,249 with 460 Wednesday

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

Nigeria COVID-19 cases jumped to 30,249 cases as the country recorded 460 new cases on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on its official twitter handle. The NCDC said that as at July 8 new confirmed cases was 460 with 15 deaths recorded, while no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. According to it, a total of 30,249 cases have been confirmed, 12,373 cases discharged and 684...

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PDP Urges FG to Prosecute Magu

NewsPoliticsPDP Urges FG to Prosecute Magu

PilotnewsJuly 8, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded for the prosecution of suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu if found wanting. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the demand became necessary after reviewing the reported circumstances surrounding the investigation of Magu. Ologbondiyan said that PDP observed that the revelations of alleged corruption detailed in the memo by the Attorney General...

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FG Set to Develop Agenda 2050, Inaugurates Central Working Group

EconomyNewsFG Set to Develop Agenda 2050, Inaugurates Central Working Group

PilotnewsJuly 8, 2020

The Federal Government is set to develop the country’s” Agenda 2050 and a Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2021-2025 to coordinate sectoral approaches. The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clement Agba made this known while inaugurating a Central Working Group (CWG) for the programme on Wednesday in Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by the ministry’s Director of Information, Mrs Imaobong Udoh. The News Agency of...

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