Buhari Meets Senate President on Insecurity, APC Crisis

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhari Meets Senate President on Insecurity, APC Crisis

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja met with Senate President Ahmad Lawan where they deliberated on the nation’s security situation as well as the crisis in the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed-door meeting, Lawan reiterated the determination of the National Assembly to support and empower the security agencies in addressing security challenges across the country. He also stressed the need to provide more funds to...

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Aso Rock in Disarray ―Is the Buhari’s Regime Safe from Army Rebellion?

NewsNigeriaAso Rock in Disarray ―Is the Buhari’s Regime Safe from Army Rebellion?

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

Was there an attempted coup or pugnacious feud between internal cliques?  Was there an attempted revolt within the Army ranks against Aso Rock, the seat of Nigeria’s government? But the stakeholders of the Buhari regime are already in disarray. They have been in the panic mode over a high level of uncertainty within the military hierarchy. “They are scared to use the word ‘coup’, but in the real sense, this regime might face a military...

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1 burnt, 2 injured in Lagos Tankers Explosion – FRSC

NewsNigeria1 burnt, 2 injured in Lagos Tankers Explosion – FRSC

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)  says rescue operations have so far recovered a burnt body beyond recognition at the scene of Sunday’s explosion, involving four vehicles along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that rescue operations were still ongoing at the scene of the accident involving three tankers and a truck. Providing an update at 9:00 a.m., Mr. Olusegun Ogungbemide, FRSC  Lagos State Sector Commander,  said that two injured persons had...

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FG Condemns Attack On Nigerian Mission in Ghana

Foreign PolicyNigeriaFG Condemns Attack On Nigerian Mission in Ghana

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

The Federal Government has condemned the two attacks on its residential buildings in Accra, describing them as criminal and outrageous, demanding urgent action from the Ghanaian authorities. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama made this known via his verified twitter handle @GeoffreyOnyeama on Sunday. He said that the federal government was already engaging with the Ghanaian authorities to urgently bring the perpetrators to book and protect the lives of Nigerians in Ghana. The News Agency...

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Over 60 Candidates for Anambra Football Association Election

NewsNigeriaSportsOver 60 Candidates for Anambra Football Association Election

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

About 60 candidates have signified their interest in the July 21, Anambra Football Association (FA) Election, Rev. Fr. Coach Dike, a member of the election committee has said. Dike, also the Head of Publicity Subcommittee, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday. He said that the sale of nomination forms for the election which would run till June 24 was designed in such a way that...

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DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 661 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Number Now 19,808

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 661 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Number Now 19,808

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 667 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 19,808. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Saturday night through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 661 new confirmed cases were reported in 14 states, with 19 deaths. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The NCDC said that Lagos reported the...

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COVID-19: Rivers Govt Lockdown Bonny, Onne Communities

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Rivers Govt Lockdown Bonny, Onne Communities

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

The Rivers Government has expressed deep worry that the state could gradually become the next epicentre of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) with a rising number of positive cases of the pandemic. Consequently, the state government has imposed a total lockdown of Bonny Local Government Area and Onne community in Eleme Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Paulinus Nsirim, in...

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West African bloc Urges Mali to Re-Run Disputed Elections Amid Mass Protests

PoliticsWest AfricaWest African bloc Urges Mali to Re-Run Disputed Elections Amid Mass Protests

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

BAMAKO  – West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday called on Mali to re-run some of its contested local elections and convene a government of national unity after anti-government protests swept the capital Bamako. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Friday for the second time in a month to demand President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita step down. Keita, who was re-elected in 2018 for a second five-year term, has struggled with an...

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How I Committed Over $10m to Polio Eradication in Nigeria – Emeka Offor

HealthPhilanthropyHow I Committed Over $10m to Polio Eradication in Nigeria – Emeka Offor

PilotnewsJune 20, 2020

The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation says it has committed $10 million financial interventions, with matching grants from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, towards the eradication of polio in Nigeria. The founder of the foundation, Chief Emeka Offor, announced this in a message to celebrate Nigeria’s wild polio-free status being accepted by Africa’s Regional Certification Committee (ARCC) of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Offor, who is the Rotary International Polio Ambassador to Nigeria, personally signed the message...

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Dutch Soccer Players Boycott TV Show Over Black Pete Remarks

NewsSportsDutch Soccer Players Boycott TV Show Over Black Pete Remarks

PilotnewsJune 20, 2020

The Dutch men’s and women’s national football team players said on Friday they would no longer grant interviews to a popular TV show due to remarks made by a commentator mocking an anti-racism protester. In a statement first published on Twitter by men’s team captain Virgil van Dijk, the players said they would no longer speak with the Veronica Inside programme. This was after the host compared a prominent Dutch black activist to “Black Pete”....

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