Cinéma du Désert: Mobile Theatres Aim to Stem the Migrant Crisis Through Film

Arts & CultureFilmCinéma du Désert: Mobile Theatres Aim to Stem the Migrant Crisis Through Film

PilotnewsFebruary 28, 2020

Hundreds of people gather around a dusty square in Daloa, in the Ivory Coast, transfixed by films projected onto the side of a giant truck. It is part of the Cinéma du Désert project, which aims to educate West Africans about the dangers of making the perilous journey to Europe. Children giggle and applaud as one of the cartoon characters on screen, a coxer (human trafficker), proclaims: “Quit your job and leave! People will employ you to...

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Gov. Matawalle Directs Schools Mgt. to Eat Same Food Fed to Students

FoodNigeriaWellnessGov. Matawalle Directs Schools Mgt. to Eat Same Food Fed to Students

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, has directed public boarding schools’ management and feeding officers in the state to eat the same food they feed their students. Matawalle gave the directive shortly after paying unscheduled visits to two boarding schools; Government Science Secondary School and Government Girls Secondary School, all in Gusau the state capital. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a Projects Verification Committee set up by the governor last December, had reported that...

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No Country Will Be Spared, Warn Experts, as Fight Against Coronavirus Ramps Up

HealthWorld NewsNo Country Will Be Spared, Warn Experts, as Fight Against Coronavirus Ramps Up

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – No country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as governments from Iran to Australia raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread. With new infections reported around the world now surpassing those in mainland China, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said even rich nations should prepare for surprises. “No country should assume it won’t get cases, that...

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Afforestation: Nigeria’s Ekiti State to Plant 1m Trees

EnvironmentNigeriaAfforestation: Nigeria’s Ekiti State to Plant 1m Trees

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Ekiti State Government says it is ready to rejuvenate its forest reserves across the 16 local government areas of the state by planting of one million trees toward aggressive afforestation. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Gbenga Agbeyo, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado Ekiti. Agbeyo, who decried the current situation of the various forest reserves in the state, said most of them had been devastated and...

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Bayelsa: APC Urges Supporters to Accept Supreme Court Decision

NigeriaPoliticsBayelsa: APC Urges Supporters to Accept Supreme Court Decision

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Nigeria – Thursday, February 27  – The Bayelsa Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday urged the party members and supporters in the state to accept the Supreme Court judgment that sacked its candidate, David Lyon. Mr Jothan Amos, the Chairman of the party in the state, at a news conference, however, commended the people for voting for the APC in the Nov. 16, 2019 governorship election. Amos said that with the dismissal of...

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Miss Nigeria International Queen Gets Support for ‘Feeding the Elderly’

LifestyleNigeriaWorldMiss Nigeria International Queen Gets Support for ‘Feeding the Elderly’

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Brendance and Crusader Limited, promoters of Mr and Miss Nigeria International, on Thursday said the organisation would support the forthcoming ‘Feeding the Elderly’, a pet project of Miss Nigeria International, Idara Dennis. Mr Brendan Nsikak, Chief Executive Officer, Brendance and Crusader, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the programme would hold on March 7, in Osun State. Nsikak said that Idara and Peter Abah were winners of the 8th Edition of...

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Court Grants Musician Inyanya N20m Bail Over Alleged Car Theft

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Grants Musician Inyanya N20m Bail Over Alleged Car Theft

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Thursday granted bail  in the sum of N20 million to a musician, Iyanya Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya, over alleged car theft. Iyanya, who rose to fame after winning the first season of Project Fame West Africa and best known for his hit single “Kukere”, is facing a count charge of stealing. The charge was preferred by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police. Justice Mobolanle...

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Justice Bulkachuwa Inaugurates 20th Court of Appeal in Gombe

Law & JusticeNigeriaJustice Bulkachuwa Inaugurates 20th Court of Appeal in Gombe

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa on Thursday inaugurated the 20th division of the Court of appeal in Gombe. Bulkachuwa said at the ceremony, that the appeal court would serve Gombe, Borno and Yobe. “Today we are here to Commission Gombe division of  court of appeal, I pray that the Gombe division will not only be the 20th in number but will rank among the best in the performance and justice...

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Dana Air Introduces Additional Flights on Lagos, Abuja, P/Harcourt, Uyo Routes

BusinessNewsNigeriaDana Air Introduces Additional Flights on Lagos, Abuja, P/Harcourt, Uyo Routes

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Dana Air has introduced additional flights on its Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Uyo routes as part of its route consolidation and expansion project. Mr Kinglsey Ezenwa, the Media and Communications Manager of the airline, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. Ezenwa said the additional flights which would be operated by the airline’s latest Boeing 737 aircraft, would bring the total number of flights operated by the airline to 36 daily....

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Nollywood: FilmOne Begins Production on First Movie From $1m China-South Africa Fund

EntertainmentFilmFilmNigeriaNollywood: FilmOne Begins Production on First Movie From $1m China-South Africa Fund

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Nigerian production and distribution company, FilmOne has begun production to cash in on the one million dollars film fund it launched with China’s Huahua Media and South Africa’s Empire Entertainment. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in 2019, FilmOne announced that it would be partnering with Nigeria’s Corporate World Entertainment and Huahua on the first co-production between the two countries. The film to herald the partnership is ‘30 Days in China’, the latest instalment...

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