Former External Affairs Minister, Professor Ibrahim Gambari appointed as Buhari’s new Chief of Staff

NewsNigeriaFormer External Affairs Minister, Professor Ibrahim Gambari appointed as Buhari’s new Chief of Staff

PilotnewsMay 12, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR  is his new chief of staff, it was gathered in a yet-to-be-officially-confirmed memo made available to WAP News. The appointment took political observers by surprise because there were speculations that the new CoS would come within the current cabinet. Hon.  Gambari,  (born November 24, 1944, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) is an academic and diplomat who has diligently served various regimes at several capacities. He...

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Violence in Northwest Nigeria Drives 23,000 into Niger – UNHCR

National SecurityNewsNigeriaViolence in Northwest Nigeria Drives 23,000 into Niger – UNHCR

PilotnewsMay 12, 2020

May 12 – Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. The numbers fleeing to neighbouring Niger have almost tripled from last year when the agency reported the first influx of 20,000 people following an insurgency and banditry in northern Nigeria which killed hundreds and displaced thousands. The latest influx of mostly...

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5th Anniversary of The African Film Festival (TAFF) Goes Online Due to COVID-19

Arts & CultureEntertainmentFilm & TVWorld News5th Anniversary of The African Film Festival (TAFF) Goes Online Due to COVID-19

PilotnewsMay 12, 2020

Since its first edition in Dallas, Texas, 2015, The African Film Festival (TAFF) has grown to become a veritable cultural, education, and entertainment event to showcase African independent films. This fifth Anniversary edition will be hosted entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 4-day festival will kick off on Tuesday, June 2nd through Saturday, June 6th with film screenings, online workshops, and training sessions, and TAFF Awards ceremony. Kelechi Eke, TAFF founder, and Executive...

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Wole Soyinka’s Little Known Musical Endeavors

Arts & CultureNigeriaPeopleWole Soyinka’s Little Known Musical Endeavors

PilotnewsMay 12, 2020

Among other notable achievements, Wole Soyinka made political music. In 1983, he even released an album. In response to a query that sought his thoughts on Bob Dylan’s controversial Nobel Prize win in 2017, Wole Soyinka quipped: “Since I’ve written quite a number of songs for my plays, I would like to be nominated for a Grammy.” Soyinka is popularly known for a number of remarkable things: he is the first African Nobel laureate; he carries an...

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COVID-19: Bayelsa Index Case, 2 Others Test Negative, to be Discharged

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Bayelsa Index Case, 2 Others Test Negative, to be Discharged

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

Bayelsa Taskforce on COVID -19 has said that the state’s index case and two others have tested negative and would be discharged. It also said that an Abuja resident, who recently came to the state, tested positive to the virus. Dr Inodu Nathaniel, co-Chairman of the State Taskforce on COVID-19, made the disclosure on Monday in Yenogoa. He said that over the last one week, 16 samples for COVID-19 tests were sent to the Irrua...

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COVID-19: Catholic Bishops Offer 425 Clinics as Isolation Centres

CoronavirusPhilanthropyRegionsCOVID-19: Catholic Bishops Offer 425 Clinics as Isolation Centres

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

The Presidential Task Force (PTF), has advised State governments to set up isolation centres with a minimum of 300 beds in their states, to strengthen the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman of the PTF, made the call on Monday in Abuja, at the PTF daily briefing on COVID-19 in the country. Mustapha said that the isolation centres should include wards and...

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FG Set to Evacuate 200 Nigerians From Canada on Thursday

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaFG Set to Evacuate 200 Nigerians From Canada on Thursday

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

The Nigeria High Commission in Canada says it is set to evacuate Nigerians stranded in that country due to coronavirus travel restrictions. In a statement on Monday, the mission said it had received no fewer than 200 requests for evacuation. To this end, it stated that a Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Air Peace had been specially arranged to fly the intending returnees home this Thursday. The high commission noted that it could be the...

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JUST IN: COVID-19: Nigeria Records 242 New Cases, Total Infections Now 4641

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaJUST IN: COVID-19: Nigeria Records 242 New Cases, Total Infections Now 4641

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 242 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4641. The NCDC also said that 10 new patients had been confirmed dead, bringing the total number of deaths to 150. It said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 4641 cases have been confirmed, 902 cases have been treated and...

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COVID-19: Ekiti’s Testing Centre Ready this Week – Fayemi

CoronavirusHealthInfrastructureNigeriaCOVID-19: Ekiti’s Testing Centre Ready this Week – Fayemi

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

Arrangements have been finalised for the take-off of the Ekiti State’s COVID-19 Testing Centre, Gov. Kayode Fayemi disclosed on Monday. He said that testing for Coronavirus would commence at the centre before the end of the week, thereby put an end to what hitherto obtained when past blood samples of suspected victims had to be sent to Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor made the disclosure during an on-the-spot assessment...

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