Police Arrest Suspected Lesbian Who Killed Partner’s Husband

Crime & PunishmentPolice Arrest Suspected Lesbian Who Killed Partner’s Husband

PilotnewsAugust 11, 2022

By Handel Patrick and Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporters)   A suspected lesbian has been arrested with her married partner in Onitsha, Anambra State for allegedly, stabbing her partner’s husband to death. According to the report, the incident occurred on Wednesday in Inland Town in the Commercial City. It was said that the suspect was cut in the act with her partner by the young man before the incident. When contacted, the Anambra State Police Public...

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OPINION: A Religious Dilemma

ColumnsNigeria ElectionsOpinionOPINION: A Religious Dilemma

PilotnewsAugust 9, 2022

Nigerian Christians must decide whether to cut or thrust.  It is not unusual that religion is getting all the attention as next year’s presidential election in Nigeria draws closer. For better or for worse, Nigerians take religion very seriously, and the often unpredictable interaction of religion and ethnicity is a key element of political contestation in the country. Yet, if the role of religion was totally predictable, that Nigerian Christians feel that they have been...

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2023: God Is Saying Something to Nigeria in Peter Obi, Says Umeh Politics

NewsNigeria Elections2023: God Is Saying Something to Nigeria in Peter Obi, Says Umeh Politics

PilotnewsAugust 8, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   A former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA), Senator Victor Umeh, has said God is saying something to Nigeria through the LP Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Describing Obi as a sign from God, Umeh who is the senatorial candidate of LP for Anambra Central District, said Nigerians should take the message very seriously in order to enjoy prosperity. He said, “Peter Obi is anointing from...

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Anambra: Paul University Workers Protest 2- years Nonpayment of Salaries

EducationNewsAnambra: Paul University Workers Protest 2- years Nonpayment of Salaries

PilotnewsAugust 7, 2022

By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter)   AWKA — Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, His Grace, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba at the weekend commissioned Law faculty building of Paul University, Awka, Anambra State. This came as staff members of the University used the occasion to protest the nonpayment of their salaries for about 28 months. The law building, named after Archbishop of Niger Province, His Grace Rt Rev. Alexander Ibezim was inaugurated by the Primate...

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Anambra Govt To Distribute 3.8 Million Insecticide Treated Nets

HealthWellnessAnambra Govt To Distribute 3.8 Million Insecticide Treated Nets

PilotnewsAugust 6, 2022

By Anastasia Mbabie and Handel Patrick (Staff Reporters)   In its efforts to eliminate malaria, the Anambra State Government in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), and Malaria Consortium (MC) with support from GiveWell Open Philanthropic funding is set to distribute 3.8 million insecticide-treated nets to residents, to reduce the scourge of malaria in the state. Speaking at the media orientation roundtable on the implementation of the Insecticide-Treated Net Campaign, in Awka, on...

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ASR @ 62; Celebrating An Uncommon Philanthropist

PhilanthropyASR @ 62; Celebrating An Uncommon Philanthropist

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2022

“the greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it”.  — William James  The story behind the business journey of Abdul Samad Rabiu President of BUA Group, cannot be fully comprehended without looking closely at how he took over his father’s vast business empire at the embryonic age of  24 when he returned to Nigeria.  In the early 90s after learning the ropes of business with his unwavering commitment...

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Gunmen Abduct Former Anambra Lawmaker, Nwawulu

Crime & SecurityGunmen Abduct Former Anambra Lawmaker, Nwawulu

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   AWKA — Gunmen operating in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State have abducted a former member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Benson Nwawulu. Sources said Nwawulu, a two-term lawmaker in the state assembly was abducted in his house in Ihiala on Sunday. Nwawulu left Anambra Assembly in 2019, and had also contested for a seat in the House of Representatives, but failed. Though details...

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Guild Confirms Release of Kidnapped Actors

Crime & SecurityGuild Confirms Release of Kidnapped Actors

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   The Actors Guild of Nigeria has confirmed the release of two of its members, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel (Agbogidi), who were abducted in Enugu State. In a release shared by Monalisa Chinda Coker, the Guild’s Director of Communication, on Wednesday, the association informed the public that the abductors were “touched by the spirit of God” and set the Thespians free. The statement read in part, “This is to...

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NEMA Predicts Flooding In 233 Local Government Areas

Flood & Natural DisasterNEMA Predicts Flooding In 233 Local Government Areas

PilotnewsAugust 3, 2022

By Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent) With the recent flooding being recorded in some parts of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has predicted flooding in 233 local government areas in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory to experience flooding in 2022. Mr. Mustapha Ahmed, Director General of the agency disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a National Consultative Workshop on 2022 Flood Preparedness, Mitigation and Response, organized by the agency....

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Nigeria in Uncharted Waters

ColumnsNational SecurityOpinionNigeria in Uncharted Waters

PilotnewsAugust 3, 2022

The contending scenarios as social order breaks down.   In a different context, the deadly attack on the 7 Guards Battalion of the Nigerian Army Presidential Guards Brigade on the evening of Friday, July 22nd would have set alarm bells ringing in the upper echelons of Nigerian intelligence. Among the many puzzles raised by the attack, which reportedly left three soldiers wounded and eight dead, is the question of how the assailants got wind of the elite unit’s...

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