Peter Obi: Between the Politics of a Delegate and the Downing Street Photoshoot

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNigeriaOpinionPeter Obi: Between the Politics of a Delegate and the Downing Street Photoshoot

PilotnewsMay 27, 20221

“Obi’s latest political move contradicts his own gospel of being indispensable, and it hurts his credibility moving forward.” Just a few days before his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was due for its national convention, Nigerian presidential hopeful Peter Obi shocked his camp with an announcement. Mr. Obi announced his resignation from the party and also his withdrawal from the presidential race on his party’s slate. There were, however, rumors that he would join the Labour...

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I’m Now Left With Nobody. They Have Wiped Out My Entire Family – Says Husband Of Woman Killed With Four Children in Anambra

Crime & SecurityI’m Now Left With Nobody. They Have Wiped Out My Entire Family – Says Husband Of Woman Killed With Four Children in Anambra

PilotnewsMay 26, 2022

By Handel Patrick and Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporters) The husband of the pregnant woman killed alongside her four children by unknown gunmen in Anambra state over the weekend, Jubril Ahmed has said that he is devastated by the unfortunate incident. Jubril who works as a security guard in Anambra State told West African Pilot Correspondent that his wife was nine months pregnant and the family was expecting a new baby within the week when they...

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Prof. Soludo Addresses Anambra State, Declares Curfew in Eight LGAs

Crime & SecurityProf. Soludo Addresses Anambra State, Declares Curfew in Eight LGAs

PilotnewsMay 26, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, yesterday, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 addressed the people of Anambra State, and declared a curfew in eight local government areas of the State Below is the full text of his address: *Peace and Security in Anambra As Our Collective Responsibility* Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR Governor, Anambra State Press Statement by Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR (Governor of Anambra State) at a News conference: Awka, Wednesday,...

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Abi You’re Not Thinking What I’m Thinking?

ColumnsFiction & PoetryLifestyleNigeriaAbi You’re Not Thinking What I’m Thinking?

PilotnewsMay 25, 2022

Is ‘brand’ a lie or a camouflage? Or should I ask: “Is camouflage a lie?”   Am I confused?   Certainly not Or Maybe.   Let’s talk about the CEO that pushes junk snack and drinks to the common man but forbids himself or his children to take them. He takes and feeds them soya milk and smoothies, instead.   But he is the CEO, isn’t it? Don’t tell me it’s for money. Or maybe...

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Indignity of a Sorry Mandate ―A Rage at The Wicked

ColumnsFiction & PoetryLifestyleIndignity of a Sorry Mandate ―A Rage at The Wicked

PilotnewsMay 25, 2022

It’s actually your dumb head for me. How you think to be hailed ‘The I Am That I Am’ How you envisage being praised ‘Baba hum baba hum’. Look at your fatty neck Suffocating your wind pipe, Full of stolen funds- The one you alleged to a monkey. Oh poor monkey.   Even this DRUM you call belly could pass for a parachute Come to think of it how does your tiny anus bear the...

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BlogCrime & SecurityNigeriaNigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 14-20

PilotnewsMay 24, 2022

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 14 to May 20, 2022.    Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from May 14 to May 20, 2022. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker. May 14: Bandits killed one...

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Nigeria’s GDP Records 3.11% Increase In The First Quarter of 2022

EconomyNigeriaNigeria’s GDP Records 3.11% Increase In The First Quarter of 2022

PilotnewsMay 24, 2022

ABUJA — Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has recorded 3.11 percent (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This was disclosed in the latest report of the NBS published on Monday, the figure showed sustained positive growth for the sixth consecutive quarter since the recession experienced in 2020, when negative growth rates were recorded in quarters two and three of that year. “The...

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Playing God ―Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Screwed Up

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionPoliticsPlaying God ―Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Screwed Up

PilotnewsMay 23, 20222

“This Archbishop must truly believe that THE BODY OF CHRIST, is his to grant. I say, screw him.” ―Don Okolo Sometimes, I find myself thinking the way atheists do. Atheists must have rationalized all tidbits of data their minds feed them before every one of them concluded that there is no God. Neil Degrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, contends that if one can’t scientifically prove the existence of God, then God does not exist. A brilliant...

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2022 CBN Tennis Open: Madueke Wins Male Singles Title

SportsTennis2022 CBN Tennis Open: Madueke Wins Male Singles Title

PilotnewsMay 23, 2022

ABUJA — Nonso Madueke won the 2022 CBN Senior National Open Tennis Championships’ male singles title on Saturday in Abuja after a stunning comeback against Henry Atseye in the final match. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Madueke, who was trailing his opponent after the first set, bounced back in the next two sets to claim the championship’s top prize. After losing 2-6 in the first set, Madueke stormed back to win 7-6(10) in...

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NNPC Weekly: High Expectations as Buhari Unveils New NNPC

BusinessNigeriaOil & GasNNPC Weekly: High Expectations as Buhari Unveils New NNPC

PilotnewsMay 23, 2022

By Edith Ike-Eboh and Emmanuel Afonne Activities for the week at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), started with a cheering news that President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the new NNPC on July 18. This was disclosed within the week by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, at the opening ceremony of the 8th African Petroleum Congress and Exhibition (CAPE VIII) which held in Luanda, Angola. Kyari said...

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