Queen Elizabeth’s Addresses the United Kingdom on Coronavirus Outbreak

CoronavirusWorld NewsQueen Elizabeth’s Addresses the United Kingdom on Coronavirus Outbreak

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth made a highly rare broadcast to her nation on Sunday to rally the public in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. Here is the text of the 93-year-old monarch’s address, only the fifth special televised broadcast she has made during her reign, the longest in British history. “I am speaking to you at what I know is an increasingly challenging time. A time of disruption in the life of our...

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Flash’ Actor Logan Williams Dies at Age of 16

EntertainmentUnited StatesFlash’ Actor Logan Williams Dies at Age of 16

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

Actor Logan Williams, who appeared in CW’s “The Flash” as the young Barry Allen, has died at the age of 16. Williams’ agent, Michelle Gauvin, said he died on Thursday. Gauvin did not give the cause of his death, but she said his sudden death came as a “shock.” “The Flash” star Grant Gustin posted a photo of him with Williams and actor Jesse L. Martin on Instagram that was taken during the filming of a series...

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Lockdown: UNICEF Initiates Radio Learning Programme in Kano State

EducationNewsNigeriaLockdown: UNICEF Initiates Radio Learning Programme in Kano State

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has initiated a radio Learning programme for students in Kano State. Maulid Warfa, Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Kano, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Kano. Warfa, who is the UNICEF Officer in charge of Kano, Jigawa and Katsina States, said the UN agency was working in collaboration with the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to develop radio...

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Churches Witness Low Turnout on Palm Sunday Service in Anambra

CoronavirusRegionsChurches Witness Low Turnout on Palm Sunday Service in Anambra

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

Many churches witnessed low worshippers for the Palm Sunday service in Awka, the Anambra capital with most of them visited maintaining the required social distance of two meters for safety. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Sunday in Awka that most worship houses were monitored by priests on adherence to government directive while others worshipped online. At St Peter Catholic Church Nkwelle-Awka, worshipers attended the 6am service maintaining social distance. At St Faith Anglican...

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Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday Indoors with Palm Symbols Outside

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsChristians Celebrate Palm Sunday Indoors with Palm Symbols Outside

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

Some Christians in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Sunday, celebrated Palm Sunday indoors in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive against public gatherings. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), observed that few families placed palm fronds and other branches outside their doors as a symbol that it was Palm Sunday. Mr John Odoh of Dakwo District told NAN that he placed the palm frond in front of his home as a reminder to others that...

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COVID-19: Christians in Kaduna Mark Palm Sunday at Home

CoronavirusRegionsCOVID-19: Christians in Kaduna Mark Palm Sunday at Home

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

Christians in parts of Kaduna marked this year’s Palm Sunday in their homes because of the imposed curfew by the State Government over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Checks conducted on Sunday in Kaduna by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed that most churches at areas visited, including Barnawa, High cost, Television, Romi, Sabo and Trikaniya, have remained closed in compliance with government directive, while the residents marked services in their respective homes. Pastor Femi...

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Consulate Announces Death of 3 Nigerians from COVID-19 in U.S.

CoronavirusNigeriaUnited StatesConsulate Announces Death of 3 Nigerians from COVID-19 in U.S.

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, has confirmed the death of three Nigerians from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States. Okoyen made the announcement in a statement sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on Saturday evening.   He said one of them, a doctor from Abia, contracted the virus while on duty in New York, the epicentre of the pandemic in the U.S....

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NCoS Confirms Death of 4 Inmates at Kaduna Centre

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaNCoS Confirms Death of 4 Inmates at Kaduna Centre

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kaduna State command, has confirmed the death of four inmates. The death occurred during an attempted jailbreak at the Kaduna Custodial Centre on March 31. The Controller, Kaduna command, Mr. Sanusi Danmusa, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. The attempted jailbreak when some inmates demanded their release over fears of contracting the coronavirus in the cell. “The attention...

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BREAKING: Lagos, Abuja, Edo Record 10 New COVID-19 Cases

CoronavirusNewsBREAKING: Lagos, Abuja, Edo Record 10 New COVID-19 Cases

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country has recorded 10 fresh cases of COVID-19 in Lagos, Abuja, and Edo. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Sunday, said that of the 10 new cases, Lagos has six, while Abuja and Edo have two cases each. The new cases brought Nigeria’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 224. Twenty-seven of the cases had recovered and discharged while five deaths had been recorded. It said that...

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Nigerian Military Destroys ISWAP Camp at Tumbun Fulani in Northern Borno

MilitaryNational SecurityNigeriaNigerian Military Destroys ISWAP Camp at Tumbun Fulani in Northern Borno

PilotnewsApril 4, 2020

The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) and Artillery Batteries of Sector 3 of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) camp at Tumbun Fulani on the fringes of Lake Chad in Northern Borno. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Onyeuko said the feat was achieved in combined air and artillery bombardments...

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