Ex-Oyo SSG prays for Ajimobi’s Recovery, Cautions Makinde Over School Resumption

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEx-Oyo SSG prays for Ajimobi’s Recovery, Cautions Makinde Over School Resumption

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

Chief Sharafadeen Alli, a former Secretary to Oyo State Government (SSG) has prayed that Almighty God grant former state governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, quick recovery from his ill-health. Alli made the intercession in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajimobi had been hospitalised for weeks over an ailment suspected to be the coronavirus disease. The former SSG said that the former governor deserved prayers...

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The Result of Persistent Conflicts in Ikeja Computer Village

BusinessTechnologyThe Result of Persistent Conflicts in Ikeja Computer Village

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

The rejection of traditional market leaders — Iyaloja and Babaloja — at Computer Village, Ikeja took another turn when businesses resumed after the unavoidable closure of the larger part of the economy following lockdown directives in Lagos state. It appears the bad relationship between seller associations and the new leadership in the phone and computer hub has become more noticeable due to a request for the payment of monthly dues. Techpoint Africa confirmed from the Iyaloja, Abisola Azeez, and some traders...

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OYO State Records Highest Single Daily Spike of 103 New COVID-19 Cases

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaOYO State Records Highest Single Daily Spike of 103 New COVID-19 Cases

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

Oyo State has recorded its highest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced 103 new cases in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new figures raise the number of confirmed cases in the state to 764. The NCDC tally for June 18 indicated that the state holds the fourth spot for confirmed coronavirus cases with Lagos, FCT and Kano leading...

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AMC Entertainment to Reopen 450 U.S. Theatres on July 15

BusinessEntertainmentAMC Entertainment to Reopen 450 U.S. Theatres on July 15

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc on Thursday said it planned to reopen theatres at about 450 locations in the U.S. on July 15 and expected returning to full seating capacity around Thanksgiving. The world’s largest movie theatre operator also said it would reopen the remaining 150 theatres in the country in time for the opening of Walt Disney Co’s “Mulan” on July 24 and Warner Bros.’ July 31 release of “Tenet”. The company said it would...

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WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

HealthNewsNigeriaWHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency disclosed this on its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC). “It is a historic day for Nigeria, Africa and the Global Polio Programme,’’...

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OPEC+ sets June 22 Deadline for Non-Compliant Members on Oil Output Cut

NewsOil & GasOPEC+ sets June 22 Deadline for Non-Compliant Members on Oil Output Cut

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies in the Declaration of Cooperation, called OPEC+, have set June 22 as deadline for non-compliant members on the oil output cut to submit their compensation plans. The group disclosed this in a statement issued after the 19th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), held via video conference, in Vienna, on Thursday. Nigeria was listed among countries yet to fully comply with the first phase of agreed...

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Appellate Court Set Aside FHC Order On Edo APC Primary

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAppellate Court Set Aside FHC Order On Edo APC Primary

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, has set aside the June 8 judgment of the Federal High Court, Benin, restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from conducting the June 22 governorship primaries in Edo. The Appeal Court, sitting in Benin, also ordered the continuation of the trial at FHC, which will hold on Friday. The presiding judge, Justice Morenike Ogunwomiju was accompanied by Justices Sam Oseji and Moore Adumein, in Thursday evening’s judgments. Ogunwomiju,...

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DAILY UPDATES: NCDC Announces 745 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infection Hits 18,480

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: NCDC Announces 745 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infection Hits 18,480

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 745 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 18,480. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Thursday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 745 new confirmed cases were from 21 states, with six deaths as at June 18. 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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Shades of Cruelty ──A Chant of the Stone-Faced Tyrant Who Led from Aso Rock

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionShades of Cruelty ──A Chant of the Stone-Faced Tyrant Who Led from Aso Rock

PilotnewsJune 18, 2020

“All local beauties were off the menu. He had those when he was a regular soldier. Now that his taste buds had graduated from the banal to the high-end exquisite, the man wanted something supple and foreign” ──Don Okolo Leave Cardinal Jim Rex Lawson alone. This is not about him. He was great man, and a great musician to boot. My mind is one million light years away from him. He was the crooner-in-Chief…the quintessence...

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Samsung Launches App to Measure Blood Pressure With Wearable Device

Science & TechnologySamsung Launches App to Measure Blood Pressure With Wearable Device

PilotnewsJune 18, 2020

Samsung Electronics, South Korea’s tech giant, said on Thursday that it had launched an application to measure blood pressure with its wearable device. The Samsung Health Monitor app was launched following its clearance by South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety earlier this year, the company said in a statement. The users of Samsung’s wearable device, Galaxy Watch Active 2, can access the app from Thursday, Samsung said. To monitor blood pressure, users are...

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