Nigeria Records 241 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections hit 10,818

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 241 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections hit 10,818

PilotnewsJune 3, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday said it has recorded 241 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, taking the total number of infections in Nigeria to 10,818. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NCDC on its official twitter handle said that as at June 2, 2020, 15 deaths were recorded in the country. The health agency stated that most of those who died were associated with...

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Buhari Meets Adesina Behind Closed Door

NewsNigeriaBuhari Meets Adesina Behind Closed Door

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the embattling President of the African Development Bank, Mr. Akinwumi Adesina behind closed-door in the State House, Abuja. This was made public by the Personal Assistance to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, in a series of tweet. Ahnmad tweeted, attaching pictures of the meeting “President @MBuhari receives President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. @Akin_Adesina this afternoon, at the State House, Abuja.” Whistleblowers had petitioned Adesina,...

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Rohr Must Win Trophies, Not Just Qualifying for Tournaments – Akanni

EntertainmentNigeriaSportsRohr Must Win Trophies, Not Just Qualifying for Tournaments – Akanni

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

Wahidi Akanni, an ex-international footballer, on Tuesday said with the re-appointment of Gernot Rohr as the manager of the Super Eagles, winning trophies should be his major focus rather than qualifying for major tournaments. Akanni said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) recently renewed the contract of Rorh as coach of the Super Eagles for another two and half years. “Well, having been...

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FIFA Asks Leagues to Use ‘Common Sense’ Over Floyd Protests

Law & JusticeSportsWorld NewsFIFA Asks Leagues to Use ‘Common Sense’ Over Floyd Protests

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

World soccer governing body,  FIFA,  has asked competition organisers to use “common sense” with players who display messages of protest over the death of George Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed black man,  was killed in police custody in the United States. FIFA regulations barred players from displaying any “political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images” on their kit. Since 2014, this ban had included undershirts — a response to players lifting up their shirts to...

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Bosnian Interior Minister Quits Amid Fights on Migration, Corruption

National SecurityWorld NewsBosnian Interior Minister Quits Amid Fights on Migration, Corruption

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

Bosnian Interior Minister Fahrudin Radoncic has resigned because he is unhappy with the country’s migration policy and because there is opposition to investigating the purchase of faulty respirators for the COVID-19 outbreak. Radoncic told Klix.ba on Tuesday that top officials, including chief diplomat Bisera Turkovic, “do not understand and identify the security threat’’ that the migrants, massing in Bosnia for an attempt to cross into EU-country Croatia, pose. According to the UN refugee agency, the...

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UK Prime Minister Hosts Global Vaccine Summit June 4

CoronavirusEuropeNewsUK Prime Minister Hosts Global Vaccine Summit June 4

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

The British High Commission in Nigeria says the UK Prime Minister will host a Global Vaccine Summit on June 4. The commission, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the summit would bring together, leaders from around the world to a virtual event to pledge their support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. It said the aim was to further protect  300 million children against infectious diseases like measles, typhoid, and polio. According to the commission,...

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COVID-19: NOA Moves sensitisation to Imo Communities

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NOA Moves sensitisation to Imo Communities

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has taken its sensitization on COVID-19 protocols to Imo communities to re-educate residents on the need to maintain the measures in spite of relaxation by government. The motorized campaign tagged “Be Responsible, Do Your Part to Rid Nigeria of COVID-19″ was held in major streets in Owerri on Tuesday. NOA Director in the state, Mr Vitus Ekeocha said the programme was part of the agency’s efforts to communicate government policies,...

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Wuhan Authorities Say They Tested 9.9m People for COVID-19

AsiaCoronavirusNewsWuhan Authorities Say They Tested 9.9m People for COVID-19

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan said they had tested almost 10 million people for COVID-19 over 19 days and found 300 asymptomatic infections, state media reported on Tuesday. The people found with asymptomatic infections were isolated, and 1,174 of their close contacts were put under observation, the state-run newspaper People’s Daily said. No confirmed coronavirus cases were found during the testing period, which ended on Monday, the paper said. Chinese authorities categorise as...

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Senate President Advocates Stiffer Penalty for Rape

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaSenate President Advocates Stiffer Penalty for Rape

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, has advocated for stiffer penalties for rape in Nigeria. Lawan made the call on Tuesday in his concluding remarks on motion over increasing rape cases and brutality against the girl child in the country. According to him, having stiffer penalties in Nigeria’s criminal and penal code will serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of the act. “We stand together, shoulder to shoulder on this, and I think we...

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Alleged falsehood: Court Strikes Out Suit, Discharges Dino Melaye

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaAlleged falsehood: Court Strikes Out Suit, Discharges Dino Melaye

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

Justice   Olasumbo Goodluck of an FCT High Court, Maitama on Tuesday discharged Sen. Dino Melaye who was accused of providing false information to the police. The  Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) charged Melaye with two counts of giving false information to the police. Delivering a ruling in a no-case -submission filed Melaye, Justice  Goodluck held that on count one, there is no evidence that the defendant gave false information to any person in public service. She...

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