Oyo Records First COVID-19 Death

CoronavirusNigeriaOyo Records First COVID-19 Death

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the state recorded its first COVID-19 death on Wednesday. Makinde made the death public on his Twitter handle at about 11:30 pm on Wednesday. He said that the deceased died at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan before his COVID-19 test result came out positive. “The COVID-19 confirmation test for one suspected case came back positive. “The patient died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, before his result...

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Australia PM Backs Global Inquiry into Virus Origins and China

CoronavirusWorld NewsAustralia PM Backs Global Inquiry into Virus Origins and China

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday threw his weight behind calls for an international inquiry into China’s initial response to the coronavirus and its origins. “I think such an inquiry is important and we can respectfully have a difference of view from that that has been put by China,” Morrison told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday. In his comments Morrison backed his foreign minister, Marise Payne, who on Sunday called for an independent inquiry,...

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Covid-19: Minister Raises Alarm Over Influx of Destitutes in FCT

NewsNigeriaPovertyCovid-19: Minister Raises Alarm Over Influx of Destitutes in FCT

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, raised alarm over the influx of destitute into the territory from neighbouring states in spite of the current lockdown in Abuja. , Minister of State for FCT made the statement while inspecting palliative items at Tunga Mage community in Gwagwalada Area Council, for onward distribution to the vulnerable at Kwali Area Council. Aliyu, who said that FCT was not a dumping ground, warned that anyone caught aiding...

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HEADLINER: Whitney Houston Biopic Being Produced for Film

EntertainmentFilmUnited StatesHEADLINER: Whitney Houston Biopic Being Produced for Film

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

Whitney Houston is headed back to the big screen in a feature film about the singer’s life that took her to the heights of fame but ended in drug addiction and tragedy. Taking its title from one of Houston’s biggest hits – “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” – the film has the backing of the singer’s estate and her longtime record producer and mentor Clive Davis, producers said. They described the film as a “joyous,...

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COVID-19: Ibadan Polytechnic Fumigates Students’ Hostels

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaCOVID-19: Ibadan Polytechnic Fumigates Students’ Hostels

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

Authorities of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, said it had fumigated residential facilities of students at the institution as part of efforts to checkmate the Coronavirus pandemic. This is contained in a release signed by the registrar of the institution, Mrs. Modupe Fawale, on Thursday in Ibadan. According to Fawale, the students’ hostels fumigated are Olori Hall, Ramat Hall, Unity Hall, and Orisun Hall. She said that the fumigation was done between March 18 and March 22. The...

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Nigeria Records 91 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 873

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 91 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 873

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded  91 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the pandemic outbreak in the country. In a tweet, on, Wednesday night the NCDC said the 91 new cases were reported from nine states. The states are Lagos (74), Katsina (five) Ogun (four), Edo (two), Delta (two), FCT (one), Adamawa (one), Kwara (one) and Oyo (one). It said that the country’s total infections have now risen to 873. While deaths have risen...

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COVID-19: 72 Nigerians Awaiting Evacuation in China Tested Positive

CoronavirusNigeriaWorld NewsCOVID-19: 72 Nigerians Awaiting Evacuation in China Tested Positive

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

72 Nigerians in China have been tested positive for the coronavirus disease. These are Nigerians in Guangdong Province of China who are waiting for evacuation. According to reports, 56 Nigerians tested, and the results released on Tuesday. The results showed that the persons were asymptomatic. It created some worry that they might have infected others. It was reported that 16 Nigerians had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, which brought the total number of infected persons...

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Stopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 2)

ColumnsMoneyNigeriaSpecial ReportStopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 2)

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

There is hardly any Nigerian adult who doesn’t know about what goes on in Nigerian banks in the name of “marketing.” It beats the hell out of me that for all these years, bank CEOs and branch managers in Nigeria have sent out these young women (both singe and married—it makes no difference) into what is to all intents and purposes a life of prostitution, without any repercussions. We all know the country is a...

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Stopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 1)

ColumnsMoneyNigeriaSpecial ReportStopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 1)

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

In the last 20 years, Nigerian banks have not only become irredeemable money laundering organizations, they have also institutionalized the immoral exploitation of their female employees. It’s time somebody or some people did something about it. In this two-part article which I originally wrote three years ago, I lay out the enormity of these twin problems. There is a kind of person called a “pimp.” Not the “PIMP” described by my late father Dr. Nnanna...

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Pentagon: North Korea’s Kim Appears in ‘Full Control’ of Military

Foreign PolicyPoliticsUnited StatesPentagon: North Korea’s Kim Appears in ‘Full Control’ of Military

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

The U.S. military believes North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is in “full control” of his country’s military and nuclear capabilities, in spite of reports that he is gravely ill. Pentagon Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Gen. John Hyten said he had no intelligence to “confirm or deny” reports of the leader’s health. “I assume that Kim Jong Un is still in full control of the Korean nuclear forces and Korean military forces,” Hyten told reporters. “I have...

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