OPINION: Minister for Education, NANS and Nigeria’s Activism

ColumnsEducationOpinionOPINION: Minister for Education, NANS and Nigeria’s Activism

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)March 2, 2022

Most Nigerians do not know how to properly engage their leaders so that all can find a common ground upon which to rely and make progress. The video of the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students – NANS, in a meeting with the Minister for Education was an interesting sight that speaks to the predominant conception of activism in Nigeria as disengagement, labeling, and antagonism. Looking at it, the omission of Nigerian students...

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OPINION: Ukraine Crisis Should Hasten Efforts to Rethink Policy Toward Africa

AfricaColumnsWar & CrisisOPINION: Ukraine Crisis Should Hasten Efforts to Rethink Policy Toward Africa

PilotnewsMarch 1, 2022

Citizens of African states are natural partners in the fight to support a rules-based international order that curbs authoritarian regimes’ excesses.   By Michelle Gavin, Guest Columnist and Blogger As the world’s attention is riveted by the dramatic and consequential struggle for Ukraine, last week it was a voice from Africa—that of Kenyan Ambassador to the United Nations Martin Kimani—who clarified the stakes in Ukraine for the rest of the world. His defense of rules-based multilateralism and...

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If I were God, I would bury these sorry bigots in the pit and muck of absolute disdain

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionIf I were God, I would bury these sorry bigots in the pit and muck of absolute disdain

PilotnewsMarch 1, 2022

“If I were God, I would yank Petronius, Thrumpanus, Erdganus, and the pus-brained Tucker Carlson, string them out by their balls ...” ―Don Okolo For the world would know no peace some people must die. If you agree with that premise, please raise your hand or mumble an amen. The world is hated by people she is sheltering, despised by those she feeds daily, and threatened by men she has granted everything. And yet, she...

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Influence and Ambiguity of Adages —Those Sayings Might Make or Break You

ColumnsLifestyleOpinionInfluence and Ambiguity of Adages —Those Sayings Might Make or Break You

PilotnewsMarch 1, 2022

“Every Happening Could Bring About Some Form Of Realization” Vs “Everything Happens For A Reason” We live in a society whereby the statement “everything happens for a reason” is a readily available comment especially for unpleasant occurrences. It is usually a religious as much as a cultural statement. A patient on their sick bed would utter under their laboured breath “I know God is using this situation to teach me humility .” A student fails a...

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Soludo Goes To Inauguration With Ogbunike, Anambra Made Shoes

BusinessColumnsSoludo Goes To Inauguration With Ogbunike, Anambra Made Shoes

PilotnewsFebruary 28, 2022

By Joe C Anatune, Guest Columnist and Blogger These days, technology has increased the proliferation of brands in various categories and in the process, making it possible for new market entrants to compete at national and global levels as they can replicate global quality with some guidance. Functional attributes are therefore narrowing. The result of the foregoing is that the factory is no longer where the battle for market share is crystallised. The perceptual minds...

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OPINION: Nigeria’s All Too Familiar Corruption Ranking Begs Broader Questions Around Normative Collapse

ColumnsCorruptionOPINION: Nigeria’s All Too Familiar Corruption Ranking Begs Broader Questions Around Normative Collapse

PilotnewsFebruary 24, 2022

Nigeria’s endemic corruption is the country’s greatest challenge to its stability despite antigraft efforts from the government, which raises questions about the Nigerian institutions’ ability to tackle corruption. By Ebenezer Obadare, Guest Columnist and Blogger Neither the latest Transparency International (TI) corruption perception index which ranked Nigeria 154 out of 180 countries, nor the government’s reaction to the ranking could have come as a surprise to any long-term observer of Nigerian affairs. Released last month, the 2021...

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Insecurity in Southeast Takes Social Class Dimension

ColumnsCrime & SecurityInsecurity in Southeast Takes Social Class Dimension

PilotnewsFebruary 24, 2022

Illustrious Igbo sons were killed in cold blood for absolutely no reason; signaling the beginning of the tyranny of the masses under the guise of freedom fighting. The Unknown Gunmen phenomenon has now taken on an entirely new dimension, with the gunmen possessing and occupying territories openly. There are now roads that must not be plied at any time of the day, for any reason whatsoever if the road user does not want to encounter...

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OPINION: Soludo: Beyond Akwete

BusinessColumnsPoliticsOPINION: Soludo: Beyond Akwete

PilotnewsFebruary 23, 2022

By Joe C. Anatune, Guest Columnist and Blogger   Akwete today is being popularised as a metaphor by Anambra State Governor-Elect, Cee Cee Soludo for the purchase and consumption of made in Anambra products and services. Already, the women of Akwete who under the inspiration of the pioneering works of Dada Nwakata, gave the world this fascinating fabric are smiling to the bank due to the association of their products with an iconic figure who...

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The 2023 Presidential Election: Thoughts on ‘It is our Turn’ Approach by the Southeast

BlogColumnsNigeria ElectionsThe 2023 Presidential Election: Thoughts on ‘It is our Turn’ Approach by the Southeast

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)February 19, 2022

AWKA — In the Southeast, it is sad but we don’t have the numbers to effect any National Political Stand. Zik’s Political alliances and negotiation skills abound in his written works. They may be useful if we study them. You can’t get political power by clamour. We can’t get it either by sitting in the Southeast and pontificating. When Force moves a distance, Work is Done. This is a time-tested principle of Elementary Physics. The...

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Torture in Uganda Prompts U.S. Introspection

AfricaColumnsUnited StatesTorture in Uganda Prompts U.S. Introspection

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2022

The United States is reconsidering its longstanding partnership with Uganda’s abusive government.   By Michelle Gavin, Guest Columnist, and Blogger The harrowing story of Kakwenza Rukirabashaija—a Ugandan writer whose tweets critical of President Yoweri Museveni and his powerful son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, landed him in detention—has made it impossible to pretend that the repression and political violence that accompanied the 2021 election cycle were temporary features of Uganda’s political landscape. Rukirabashaija, who was held incommunicado and claims to...

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