Madumere Canvasses Strengthening of Nigeria’s Democratic Institutions Through Power Devolution

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMadumere Canvasses Strengthening of Nigeria’s Democratic Institutions Through Power Devolution

PilotnewsJuly 5, 2020

A former Imo Deputy Governor, Mr Eze Madumere, on Saturday, called for the strengthening of democratic institutions in the country through devolution of powers. Madumere made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, on the occasion of his 56th birthday. He decried the manner in which Nigeria’s democracy had been centred around individuals who appeared to be more powerful than the state. Madumere noted that the beauty of democracy was based...

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Rapper Kanye West Announces United States Presidential Bid on Twitter

PoliticsUnited StatesRapper Kanye West Announces United States Presidential Bid on Twitter

PilotnewsJuly 5, 2020

American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of United States President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. “We must now realise the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. “I am running for president of the United States,” West wrote in a Twitter post, adding an...

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1, 864 Pass Law School Bar Final Exams- D-G

EducationNews1, 864 Pass Law School Bar Final Exams- D-G

PilotnewsJuly 5, 2020

The Council of Legal Education has said that 1, 864 students of the Nigerian Law School passed the Bar Final Examinations conducted in January. The council made this known in a statement signed by the Director-General of the School, Prof. Isa Chiroma on Sunday in Abuja. The council, while releasing the results said that a total of 2, 515 students participated in the examinations. Chiroma, who described the performance as outstanding, said that among the...

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16 Killed in Kano Fire Incidents – Official

News16 Killed in Kano Fire Incidents – Official

PilotnewsJuly 5, 2020

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed 16 persons killed and property worth N40.6 million destroyed in various fire incidents in the past one month in the state. The Service, however, said it saved 71 lives and property worth N120 million in 51 fire incidents recorded in June in the state. Alhaji Saidu Muhammed, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Kano. Muhammed disclosed that...

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COVID-19: Gov. Oyetola Orders Lockdown in 4 Osun LGAs

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Gov. Oyetola Orders Lockdown in 4 Osun LGAs

PilotnewsJuly 5, 2020

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has ordered total lockdown in four local government areas in the state to contain the spread of coronavirus in the areas. Oyetola, in a statement by Mrs Funke Egbemode, Commissioner For Information and Civic Orientation, in Osogbo on Saturday, said the affected local governments were Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Atakumosa East and Atakumosa West. The governor, who noted that the lockdown would be for seven days in the first instance...

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COVID-19: Benue SSG, COS, 32 Others Test Positive

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Benue SSG, COS, 32 Others Test Positive

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2020

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Tony Ijohor and Chief of Staff, Mr. Terwase Orbunde have tested positive to COVID-19. The governor disclosed this on Saturday while briefing newsmen in Makurdi. He further said that the State Head of Service, Mrs Veronica Onyeke also tested positive to the virus, alongside the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Benue State University, Makurdi, Prof. Godwin Achinge. “It is no longer news that my...

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Cleric Arrested For Allegedly Raping Minor For 5 Years in Kaduna

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCleric Arrested For Allegedly Raping Minor For 5 Years in Kaduna

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2020

Apostle Joseph Alhassan of Faith Agape Church, Narayi Kaduna, Kaduna State, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl for the past five years. Alhassan was arrested at his residence, No 158 B, Abdulrahman Road, Shagari Low Cost, Barnawa Kaduna, by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Alhassan, who is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Orphans and Widows Welfare Foundation International, was arrested following a complaint filed by...

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Buhari Thanks ‘Honest’ Nigerian Student in Japan, Ikenna Nweke

NewsNigeriaBuhari Thanks ‘Honest’ Nigerian Student in Japan, Ikenna Nweke

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended a Nigerian doctorate student in University of Tsukuba, Japan, Mr Ikenna Nweke, who returned a missing wallet with huge sums of money to the police, and also turned down an offer of a percentage by the authorities. The president made the commendation in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday. President Buhari saluted Nweke for projecting the values of honesty,...

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Another Former Nsukka LG Chairperson in Enugu, Chinwe Ugwu is Dead

CoronavirusLocal GovernmentNewsAnother Former Nsukka LG Chairperson in Enugu, Chinwe Ugwu is Dead

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2020

Ms Chinwe Ugwu, former Transition Committee Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State is dead. Ugwu died barely one month after her successor, Chief Patrick Omeje died of heart failure. Chief Bala Ugwu, the eldest brother of Chinwe confirmed her death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka on Saturday. According to him, sudden death happened on early Saturday morning at a hospital in Enugu as a result of high blood...

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N-Power: 109,823 Beneficiaries Now Business Owners – Minister

BusinessNewsNigeriaN-Power: 109,823 Beneficiaries Now Business Owners – Minister

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2020

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, says no fewer than 109,823 beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme are now business owners. Farouq, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja by her Special Assistant on Strategic Communication, Mrs. Halima Oyelade, said the beneficiaries of Batch A and B of N-Power have established businesses in their communities. “Statistics like this give me joy and once again, I want to say...

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