Governor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 woes: Karma is not a bitch, it’s a fair judge

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsPoliticsUnited StatesGovernor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 woes: Karma is not a bitch, it’s a fair judge

PilotnewsAugust 18, 2021

Texas Governor―an inglorious conservative extremist who banned mask and vaccine mandates tests positive for COVID, and we should not be worried So, the latest victim of karma is Texas Governor Gregg Abbott, who recently led a school of anti-science numbskulls to ban mask and vaccine mandates in the state of Texas. The news is the power-intoxicated Governor tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, just a day after attending a super-spreader indoor campaign event at the...

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OPINION: The Nexus Between Unemployment and Summer Lessons

ColumnsEducationOpinionOPINION: The Nexus Between Unemployment and Summer Lessons

PilotnewsAugust 14, 2021

By Anthonia Ojoma Adejoh, Guest Columnist Here, parents have failed to understand that there is a place of critical thinking; the ability of an individual to be able to critically weigh the choices before him for an informed decision-making process but most children are denied the chance to develop even this basic skill from childhood. Here, parents have failed to understand that there is a place of critical thinking; the ability of an individual to...

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Defence For Simone Biles: You Should Look in the Mirror

ColumnsOpinionWellnessDefence For Simone Biles: You Should Look in the Mirror

PilotnewsAugust 14, 20211

A couple of weeks ago, an American conservative activist and radio talk show host, Charlie Kirk, was tongue-lashed on The Young Turks’ YouTube channel for his demeaning remarks at Simone Biles. The 24-year-old superstar gymnast had, in the heat of performance, pulled out from the Tokyo Games last month, to focus on her mental health. It was a decision that did not augur well for America in the opinion of some people. Charlie Kirk who...

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STORIES WITH LESSONS: Expressing Anger the Right Way

ColumnsPeopleWellnessSTORIES WITH LESSONS: Expressing Anger the Right Way

PilotnewsAugust 12, 2021

“Anyone can become angry- that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way- that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.”—-Aristotle   Bella and her siblings were seated in the sitting room. They were eager to listen to their mum share a familiar story about Bella’s behaviour as a toddler. It...

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OPINION: Governor Obiano’s Achievements that the Incoming Government Must Build On

ColumnsNewsOpinionOPINION: Governor Obiano’s Achievements that the Incoming Government Must Build On

PilotnewsAugust 12, 2021

Governor Obiano in the near eight years on the saddle as governor of Anambra state has made some marks that the incoming government ought to leverage, to move the state forward. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Governor Obiano in the near eight years on the saddle as governor of Anambra state has made some marks that the incoming government ought to leverage on, to move the state forward. Although the expectations were a lot higher than the actual...

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OPINION: How Governor Obiano Failed the Test of Governance

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsOPINION: How Governor Obiano Failed the Test of Governance

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2021

Today, the governorship contest in Anambra state is too close, yet, too hazy, utterly unclear. Much so that the governor’s own preferred candidate in the person of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is not on the ballot. With barely three months to the Anambra state governorship election and about seven months for the incumbent governor to hand over to an incoming governor, perhaps, it is time to now look more critically at Governor Obiano’s leadership of Anambra...

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STORIES WITH LESSONS: To Thine Own Self Be True

ColumnsLifestyleSTORIES WITH LESSONS: To Thine Own Self Be True

PilotnewsAugust 8, 2021

When I was seven years old, Neye and I used to have our hair relaxed by our mum. Neye’s hair was long, dark, and tough; mine was soft, dark-brown, and long; as a result, hers was always the first to be relaxed. On this particular day, mum had to relax our hair in preparation for our school’s upcoming party. Neye carried our hair set and I followed with two big cups of Ozone relaxer in...

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U.S. Arrest Warrant Exposes Police Scandal in Nigeria

ColumnsCrime & SecurityOpinionU.S. Arrest Warrant Exposes Police Scandal in Nigeria

PilotnewsAugust 6, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The charismatic head of the Intelligence Response team of the Nigeria Police Service, Abba Kyari, has been suspended pending the investigation of allegations by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that he was in cahoots with Ramon Abbas, better known as “Hushpuppi“ a Nigerian “Yahoo boy,” a popular Nigerian term for cyber criminals, involved in money laundering and fraud. Abbas was arrested in Dubai last year, and after being expelled from the United Arab...

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Other side of COVID-19 ―How the lockdown unleashed my creative instincts

BooksColumnsDon OkoloOther side of COVID-19 ―How the lockdown unleashed my creative instincts

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2021

Ronald Reagan said that about himself…looking for votes from unlikely enclaves. It worked out for him…and incredibly well, too. I thought it would benefit me, if I sold myself inside the two works of art… inside the most daring adventures in fiction writing as I never thought could have originated from the vast emptiness of my mind. I had to say that, to let you know that it isn’t my place to blow this freaking...

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OPINION: “Bandits” Shoot Down Alpha Jet as Nigerian Airpower Comes Under Scrutiny

ColumnsCrime & SecurityNational SecurityOpinionOPINION: “Bandits” Shoot Down Alpha Jet as Nigerian Airpower Comes Under Scrutiny

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   On July 18, “bandits” shot down a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet in northern Nigeria on the border between Zamfara and Katsina states. The pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft and avoided capture by the “bandits” using his “survival skills” until he reached an army installation. While NAF planes have crashed in the past—including earlier this year when a plane crash killed Chief of Army Staff General Ibrahim Attahiru—this is...

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