Oyo State Deputy Governor Removed

NewsPoliticsOyo State Deputy Governor Removed

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2022

Members of the Oyo House of Assembly on Monday removed the State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, following misconduct and a series of allegations levelled against him. It was gathered that the deputy governor was removed around 11:00 am by the lawmakers, following a report of the panel set up to investigate him was read by the Majority Leader of the House, Sanjo Adedoyin, from Ogbomoso. The Assembly approved Olaniyan’s removal from office leaning on section...

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Anambra Police Kill Over 10 Gunmen in Achalla, Awka North LGA, Destroy Camps

Crime & SecurityAnambra Police Kill Over 10 Gunmen in Achalla, Awka North LGA, Destroy Camps

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2022

By Anastasia Mbabie and Handel Patrick (Staff Reporters)   Police in Anambra State have killed over 10 hoodlums, and destroyed three camps habouring the criminals known as unknown gunmen in Achalla, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra state The state police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga disclosed this on Saturday, saying the attack took place on Friday, 15th July 2022. Ikenga said the criminals had earlier captured two policemen and a civilian who car...

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NSCDC Arrests Seven Man Syndicate For Vandalization Of Electrical Installations

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNSCDC Arrests Seven Man Syndicate For Vandalization Of Electrical Installations

PilotnewsJuly 16, 2022

Men of Anambra State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on 13th of July,  2022  following a credible information by residents of Obeledu town and it’s environs arrested a seven man syndicate terrorizing the community and  specializes in act of vandalism of electrical installations, stealing and dispossessing residents of their belongings. In a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Edwin Okadigbo, the newly deployed State Commandant,  Mr. Isidore Chukwudi Chikere based...

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Anambra: Soludo marks over 1000 shops for demolition, intensifies traders’ enumeration

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra: Soludo marks over 1000 shops for demolition, intensifies traders’ enumeration

PilotnewsJuly 16, 2022

Anambra state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Friday, marked over 1000 shops for demolition at Ochanja market, Onitsha. West Africa Pilot News gathered that most of the marked buildings had structural defaults, including cracked walls and decking, felling pillars and sands, road obstructions, among other challenges. Soludo, who led a joint taskforce and professionals to monitor the various sections of the market, described the buildings as illegal construction with no extant approval from the government. The...

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Protests Rock Anambra As Tricycle Operators, Commercial Drivers Rejects Soludo’s Tax Regime

TaxationTransportationProtests Rock Anambra As Tricycle Operators, Commercial Drivers Rejects Soludo’s Tax Regime

PilotnewsJuly 14, 2022

By Anastasia Mbabie and  Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   Tricycle operators and commercial taxi drivers in Anambra State have rejected the newly introduced taxes by governor Chukwuma Soludo, insisting they would paralise economic activities of the state every day until the taxation was reverted. Governor Soludo, it would be recalled, approved a new rate for transport sectors in the State which indicated that henceforth, motorcycle operators (Okada riders), would pay N300 daily at N7, 500...

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In Anambra, Man Kills Brother with Rat Poison Over Land Dispute

NewsIn Anambra, Man Kills Brother with Rat Poison Over Land Dispute

PilotnewsJuly 13, 2022

Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   A middle-aged man, Mr. Kosara Ugwuka of Akala Village in Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State has publicly confessed to being responsible for the mysterious death of his elder brother, Mr. Chukwudi Ugwuka. Mr. Ugwuka, who was initially denied knowing anything about or having anything to do with his brother’s death, eventually confessed to the crime when he was taken to a shrine at Nando, in Anambra...

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We Are Gradually Winning War Against Insecurity ― Anambra Govt

Crime & SecurityWe Are Gradually Winning War Against Insecurity ― Anambra Govt

PilotnewsJuly 13, 2022

Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) The Anambra State Commissioner for Homeland Affairs, Chief Chikodi Anarah, has said that the state government is gradually winning the war against gunmen and other criminal activities troubling the peace of the state. He said the government will not rest in the fight until peace is fully restored in the eight most affected local government areas of the state; Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi South, Nnewi North, Ogbaru, Aguata, Orumba North, and Orumba...

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Nick Jonas Make First Joint Fashion Industry Investment in Luxury Fashion & Sportswear Brand Perfect Moment

BusinessFashionLifestylePriyanka Chopra Jonas & Nick Jonas Make First Joint Fashion Industry Investment in Luxury Fashion & Sportswear Brand Perfect Moment

PilotnewsJuly 13, 2022

LONDON, July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Perfect Moment, luxury fashion and sportswear brand, today announced that Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the award-winning actor, producer, philanthropist, activist, and entrepreneur and Nick Jonas, the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated recording artist, song-writer and actor, have partnered with Perfect Moment as investors. This is the first time the couple have entered into a business partnership together within the fashion industry, combining their entrepreneurial expertise and passion for skiing and the...

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Russia-Ukraine War and Global Gas Supply: Nigeria as `a Buffer’

EconomyOil & GasWar & CrisisRussia-Ukraine War and Global Gas Supply: Nigeria as `a Buffer’

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2022

The Russia and Ukraine standoff, vis a vis boycott of Russian gas has triggered significant disruptions and created a huge shortage in the global gas supply chain. Available data indicate that Russia is the world’s largest natural gas exporter; exporting 238 billion cubic meters in 2020 and accounting for about 45 per cent the EU’s imports in 2021. It implies that any dislodgement in Russia’s gas supply would leave a deep crater that must be...

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World Population to Hit 8bn on Nov. 15 — UN

Demography and PopulationWorld NewsWorld Population to Hit 8bn on Nov. 15 — UN

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2022

The UN has announced that the world’s population is projected to reach eight billion on Nov. 15. The information is in a statement released on Monday in New York by the UN to mark the 2022 World Population Day (WPD). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that WPD was established by the Governing Council of the UN Development Programme in 1989. It is an annual event observed on July 11 to raise awareness of global...

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