In Bayelsa, Nigerian Government Response to COVID-19 Falls Short of Promises

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPoliticsIn Bayelsa, Nigerian Government Response to COVID-19 Falls Short of Promises

PilotnewsJune 5, 2020

In Nigeria, as elsewhere in Africa (and the world, for that matter), there is often a large disconnect between what the federal government says in its press statements and what actually happens at the local level. Most observers comment on developments in the Lagos-Ibadan corridor, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, and Port Harcourt, not least because they are media centers and the most developed parts of the country. It is difficult to know the views of people outside of...

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Edo: Court Fixes June 17 for Hearing in Suit to Bar Ize-Iyamu From APC Screening

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo: Court Fixes June 17 for Hearing in Suit to Bar Ize-Iyamu From APC Screening

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

A Benin High Court has fixed June 17, to hear the suit seeking to disqualify a governorship aspirant, Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu, from participating in the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening of aspirants for its primary election. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ruling party has scheduled the primaries for the governorship ticket in Edo for June 22. The presiding judge, Justice Emmanuel Ahamioje, announced the date on Thursday while adjourning the case instituted...

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Major Oil Marketers Lost N10bn to fuel Price Reduction, says Chairman

NewsNigeriaOil & GasMajor Oil Marketers Lost N10bn to fuel Price Reduction, says Chairman

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), on Thursday said marketers lost over N10 billion due to reduction of petrol pump price from N145 per litre to N121 by government. The Chairman of MOMAN, Mr Adetunji Oyebanji, made the disclosure during a webinar on “Downstream Petroleum Market Deregulation: Prospective Impact on Nigeria Economy Post COVID-19.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the webinar was organised by Financial Energy Review in collaboration with Leadgrid Series....

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Ogun Assembly Passes Mortgages Bill

BusinessNewsNigeriaOgun Assembly Passes Mortgages Bill

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill establishing the Ogun Mortgages and Foreclosure Authority to regulate mortgages in the state. Mr Damilola Soneye, the Chairman, House Committee on Lands and Housing, presented the committee’s report to the Assembly during plenary in Abeokuta. Soneye (APC -Obafemi Owode) moved the motion for the adoption of the report and this was seconded by Wahab Haruna (ADC -Yewa North 11). Mr Yusuf Sherif, the Majority Leader,...

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Court Acquits Ceaner of Defilement, as Alleged Victim Failed to Testify

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Acquits Ceaner of Defilement, as Alleged Victim Failed to Testify

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday acquitted a 26-year-old cleaner, Charles Etuk of defilement as the alleged 13-year-old victim failed to testify. Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye, held that there was no direct evidence linking the defendant  to the alleged crime to warrant a conviction. “There is no circumstantial or direct evidence linking the defendant to the crime. The victim did not testify in this case and the evidence of Sgt....

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COVID-19: Lawmaker, 3 Others Die in Nasarawa- Gov Sule

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Lawmaker, 3 Others Die in Nasarawa- Gov Sule

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

Gov.  Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Thursday confirmed that four persons have so far died of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. The governor made the disclosure in Lafia at the review meeting of the state’s  COVID-19 committee. According to the governor, the state, unfortunately, recorded four deaths including the member of the state assembly representing Nasarawa-West out of the 90 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. The governor also said that 705...

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Court Orders Police, DSS Not to Arrest CUPP Spokesman, Ugochinyere

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Orders Police, DSS Not to Arrest CUPP Spokesman, Ugochinyere

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The FCT High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja has ordered the inspector-general of police and the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) not to arrest the Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere. Justice Othman Musa, who gave the order on Thursday in Bwari, said the police and DSS should not give effect to the directives of the House of Representatives to arrest Ugochinyere. ”The 5th and 6th...

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Police Arrest Man, 25, for Allegedly Raping 70-year-old Woman

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Man, 25, for Allegedly Raping 70-year-old Woman

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The Police Command in Ogun, said on Thursday, that it had arrested a 25-year-old Wasiu Bankole for alleged forceful carnal knowledge of a 70-year-old woman. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this disclosure in a statement in Abeokuta. The spokesman said that Bankole allegedly committed the offence on Tuesday at Abule Lemode area of Ijoko in Ifo Local Government Area of the state. Oyeyemi stated that the suspect was arrested...

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Edo Information Commissioner Dumps Gov. Obaseki

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo Information Commissioner Dumps Gov. Obaseki

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

Mr Paul Ohonbamu, Edo Commissioner for Information and Orientation, has resigned his appointment from the cabinet of Gov. Godwin Obaseki. This was contained in a letter of resignation addressed to Obaseki on Thursday in Benin. “I hereby tender my letter of resignation as a commissioner in Edo to His Excellency, Mr Godwin Obaseki this June 4, 2020. “Without setting a precedent, I have decided to step aside as cabinet member and operate outside for the...

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Federal Road Projects: FEC Approves Refunds of N148bn to Rivers, Ondo, 3 Others

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Road Projects: FEC Approves Refunds of N148bn to Rivers, Ondo, 3 Others

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved refund of N148billion expended on federal roads by Rivers, Cross River, Ondo, Bayelsa, and Osun states. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the  third virtual meeting of the FEC, held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mohammed said the approval of the refund...

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