Police Confirm Killing of Unijos Lecturer, Arrest One Suspect

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Confirm Killing of Unijos Lecturer, Arrest One Suspect

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the killing of Dr. Nandi Drenkat, a lecturer with the University of Jos, by gunmen. Mr Edward Egbuka, the Commissioner in-charge of the command confirmed the incident at a news briefing on Sunday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gunmen stormed the residence of the deceased in the early hours of Saturday, shot him, and kidnapped his six-year-old daughter. According to Egbuka, the police...

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Media Mogul, Deji Osibogun, Quits Yoruba World Congress

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMedia Mogul, Deji Osibogun, Quits Yoruba World Congress

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

A renowned media mogul and convener of a Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Yoruba Ko’ya Movement, Deji Osibogun, has resigned his position as the Organizing Secretary of Yoruba World Congress (YWC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that YWC is an umbrella body of about 100 Yoruba Socio-cultural groups within and beyond Nigeria with Emeritus Professor of History, Banji Akintoye, as its President-General. In a letter addressed to Akintoye, Osibogun said he considered it worthy of...

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Israel’s Netanyahu Sworn in at Head of Long-Awaited Unity Government

PoliticsWorld NewsIsrael’s Netanyahu Sworn in at Head of Long-Awaited Unity Government

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister at the head of a unity government with former rival Benny Gantz, ending a nearly 18-month political crisis. The unity deal with former military chief of staff Gantz means Netanyahu has been able to hang on to power for a record fifth term despite corruption charges against him and a looming trial. Gantz, who is due to replace Netanyahu as prime minister in November...

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Buhari orders Military Operations to Sweep Bandits, Kidnappers out of Katsin

National SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari orders Military Operations to Sweep Bandits, Kidnappers out of Katsin

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the commencement of a major military operation to sweep bandits and kidnappers out of Katsina State. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. He said: ”A major proactive operation by Special Forces, which details are being kept secret, is now in progress to replace the reactive strikes against insurgent camps. ”To give a full effect to...

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Gov. Wike’s Media Aide Dies

NewsNigeriaGov. Wike’s Media Aide Dies

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu, the Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers is dead. Nwakaudu’s death was announced in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, in Port Harcourt on Sunday. According to Nsirim, Gov. Wike expressed shock over the sudden death of Nwakaudu. The governor described late Nwakaudu as a loyal and dedicated professional, who contributed immensely to the implementation of ‘The NEW Rivers Vision’. “The governor,...

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Liberia’s Largest Palm Oil Project Lays Off 10% of Workforce

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyNewsLiberia’s Largest Palm Oil Project Lays Off 10% of Workforce

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

MONVROVIA – Liberia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, has laid off 443 employees, more than 10% of its workforce, due to persistently low prices and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a company spokesman said on Saturday. Golden Veroleum is owned by the U.S.-based Verdant Fund LP, whose sole investor is Singapore-listed palm oil giant Golden Agri-Resources (GAGR.SI), the world’s second-largest palm oil plantation company. Golden Veroleum spokesman Alphonso Kofi told Reuters that the...

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Egypt Tightens Coronavirus Restrictions for Eid Holiday

AfricaCoronavirusNewsEgypt Tightens Coronavirus Restrictions for Eid Holiday

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

CAIRO – Egypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5pm and halt public transport during the six-day Eid holiday from May 24 as it seeks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the prime minister said on Sunday. Shops, restaurants and parks will also be closed for the holiday at the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, and restrictions on citizens’ movements will be extended for a further two...

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24 Medical Officers Test Positive to COVID-19 in Bauchi State

CoronavirusNewsNigeria24 Medical Officers Test Positive to COVID-19 in Bauchi State

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

BAUCHI CITY  — Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), said on Saturday that 24 medical officers in the state, had tested positive to coronavirus. Mohammed who made the disclosure at a news conference in Bauchi, however, said no death had been recorded among the affected medical workers. He revealed that 17 of them were from Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of the state while seven were from Bauchi Local...

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Saudi’s Coronavirus Cases Top 50,000- Ministry

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsSaudi’s Coronavirus Cases Top 50,000- Ministry

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia topped 50,000 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said. A ministry official reported 2,840 new cases, taking the cumulative total to 51,980. That was up from an average of around 1,500 new cases a day over the past week. The death toll in the kingdom increased by 10 to 302, the official said on state TV. Saudi Arabia recorded its first COVID-19 infection on March 2, several weeks...

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Chinese, 2 Indians Among 67 COVID-19 Patients Discharged in Lagos

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaChinese, 2 Indians Among 67 COVID-19 Patients Discharged in Lagos

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

LAGOS — The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 67 COVID-19 patients, including two Indians and a Chinese national. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle, on Saturday said the patients –  22 females and 45 males – were discharged from the state’s isolation facilities. “Twenty-four are from Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba;  22 from Onikan, 11 from Agidingbi, two from Lekki and eight from Lagos University Teaching Hospital...

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