The indigenes of Agba village in Ekwulobia, Aguata local government area took to the streets to complain to the general public the state of their roads and the deplorable state of the general hospitals domiciled in the area to cater for the health needs of the people of the area and beyond. The peaceful protest was led by the Executive of  Agba Village Development Union led by Mr. Bertrand Uchechukwu Ezeokoli was aimed at calling...

A Court injunction restricting the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi from burying the Parish priest of St Peter’s Claver Nnewichi Nnewi, Late Fr. Edmund Nwagbara (inset) has been issued. The court injunction specifically called for all funeral and burial arrangements cease until a proper and thorough autopsy is done to ascertain the cause of death. West African Pilot News, Nnewi, December 30, 2019 – It would be recalled that hell was let loose as the breaking...

The wife of the British man who died with two of his kids on Christmas Eve while vacationing in Spain disputed authorities’ claims that they drowned in the resort pool because they couldn’t swim — insisting all three knew how. “Something was wrong with the pool that must have made swimming difficult for them at that point in time,” Olubunmi Diya said. Diya spoke out for the first time Friday after witnessing the death of...

A nine-year-old girl drowned in the Costa del Sol alongside her dad and brother after she slipped in a pool and her family jumped in to save her, according to reports. Pastor Gabriel Diya, 52, his daughter Comfort Diya and his son Praise-Emmanuel Diya, 16, died in the tragedy at the Club La Costa World holiday resort on Christmas Eve. None of the family from Charlton, south-east London, could swim properly, according to another daughter Favour,...

Islamic State released a video purporting to show its militants beheading 10 Christian men in Nigeria, saying it was part of a campaign to avenge the deaths of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and its spokesman. The militant group posted the footage on its online Telegram news channel on Thursday, the day after Christmas, with Arabic captions but no audio. The video showed men in beige uniforms and black masks lining up behind blindfolded captives...

The Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman, has orderd the immediate step-down of Dr. Marilyn Amobi, Managing Director of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET). Mr. Aaron Artimas, the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Communication, announced the decision in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Artimas said that the decision was an ongoing reorganization/sanitation in the Ministry of Power. He said that the minister directed that the decision should take effect immediately....

Mr. Antonio Canhandula, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria, has condemned the alleged execution and abduction of people on major highways by armed groups in Nigeria especially in Borno State. A statement issued on Tuesday in Maiduguri by Mrs. Eve Sabbagh, the Head of Public Information of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), quoted Canhandula as saying. The statement quoted Canhandula as saying that the organisation was horrified by reports it received...

A Nigerian Comedian and Actress, Chioma Omeruah, popularly known as “Chigul”, has advised Nigerian youths to desist from wrongful use of the social media but rather, use it to promote their business brands. Omeruah gave the advice on Tuesday in Lagos in an interview with newsmen following the misuse and abuse of social media platforms by disgruntled people. She said that the numerous advantages associated with the social media like: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Goggle and...