Reopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

ColumnsCoronavirusHealthOpinionReopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

“Schools cannot be shut down forever. Markets cannot be locked up forever and you cannot lock down a country forever .” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The COVID pandemic has been on the prowl for about a year now, wrecking economies, maiming civilization to the shock and confusion of mankind. Resolute, it is defying science and knowledge; the twin biggest treasures of modernity. The pandemic has continued to take captives on its own terms, even changing its nature...

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“It’s a White Man’s World” —A reflective parody of James Brown’s legendary lyrics

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinion“It’s a White Man’s World” —A reflective parody of James Brown’s legendary lyrics

PilotnewsJanuary 13, 2021

Whether this country lives or dies is in the hands of the white race. Not in the hands of Antifa. Not with the clamoring, baying demands of BLM ―Don Okolo Indeed, it is a man’s world. Maybe, it isn’t. I couldn’t have said so, considering that I had a mother with the same abilities to challenge any man in mind and in the muscle of purpose and tenacity. Inside the constructs of strict, straight-on-the-arrow morals...

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Reign of Totalitarian Madness―America under Dictatorship

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionUnited StatesReign of Totalitarian Madness―America under Dictatorship

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2021

The only difference between Donald Trump and Idi Amin Dada —a cannibal who ruled Ugandan from 1971-79, is that Trump never cooked and ate his victims. ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo How Trump Dragged America into a ‘Union of Coup Nations’ By the time I left Nigeria in the late 80s, Coup d’état did not mean anything to me. I had witnessed a lot of coups and crises and could smell them before they occurred....

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Nigerian Government and Lily-livered Obsession with Foreign Entities

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsNigerian Government and Lily-livered Obsession with Foreign Entities

PilotnewsJanuary 10, 2021

The government in Nigeria is yet to recognize the full rights and privileges of its citizens as guaranteed by the country’s constitution. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu It is evident that this Government only pays attention to national issues only when they are raised by foreign agencies Nigerians are already used to being ignored by their own government to the extent that in most instances, the government was nearly begged to talk to Nigerians on crucial issues as...

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Stacey’s Playbook —Are Controversial Nigerian Activists Learning Anything?

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionStacey’s Playbook —Are Controversial Nigerian Activists Learning Anything?

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

Sociopolitical activism is not a chorus for the backstreet youth. Nope, it is not a contest for social media “likes” and “shares”, neither is it a tool for an income-earning opportunity. ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo Anybody can be an activist. It just depends on the political environment. Japanese activist Yuri Kochiyama said, “I didn’t wake up and decide to become an activist. But you couldn’t help notice the inequities, the injustices. It was all...

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Anambra 2021: What it Means to be in an Election Year

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsAnambra 2021: What it Means to be in an Election Year

PilotnewsJanuary 5, 2021

Those profiting from electioneering and elections in Anambra state might have their best year yet, in this year’s gubernatorial election. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu As the Anambra governorship election gets closer, political considerations shape nearly every action of government and non-government actors. Politics takes preponderance over governance, as it is exalted to the front, centre, and back rows. Within the government circle, not much happens except schemes on how to get an acceptable candidate into Government House....

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Lament for Normalcy —a Free Verse from the Grandmaster’s Journal

Chris Chinwe UlasiColumnsFiction & PoetryLament for Normalcy —a Free Verse from the Grandmaster’s Journal

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

My love, may I ask this pandemic to return to its abode with the thorns of unwelcome gift–spiked red-eyed bouquet of dreads to caress our land. This visitor shouldn’t impose his will on the holder of deeds, stroking the hair of the young, leaving the old panting until their last breath. Maybe you’ll remember — when this is all gone and forgotten, who slipped out from the darkness of night to find your face alone....

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5 Reasons to Let Students Keep their Cameras off During Zoom Classes

ColumnsEducationScience & Technology5 Reasons to Let Students Keep their Cameras off During Zoom Classes

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

By Tabitha Moses ____ As the 2020-21 school year gets underway – both at the K-12 and college level – many students find themselves attending online classes via Zoom or similar teleconferencing platforms. Although sticking with remote instruction may be the correct decision from the standpoint of public health, it is not without problems. As a researcher who studies behavior and the brain, I have found the evidence suggests that online instruction can pose a range of challenges for students if they...

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Resurgence of COVID-19 in Africa

AfricaColumnsCoronavirusOpinionResurgence of COVID-19 in Africa

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

By John Campbell It was long expected that Africa, with its weak public health infrastructure and the impoverishment of its population, would face particular disaster with the outbreak of COVID-19. It arrived later than in other parts of the world, apparently mostly from Europe. The disease’s earliest, high-profile victims were among those able to travel abroad, and South Africa—the country with probably the most extensive links to the rest of the world—early became the epicenter of the...

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Public Letter to Late Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPublic Letter to Late Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano

PilotnewsDecember 29, 2020

Please remember that when you left this world, the level of insecurity especially in the northern part of the country was not as bad as it is today. People in many northern states are now at the mercy of armed gangs who roam towns and villages, wreaking havoc and killing at will. ____ I write this postmortem letter to you, Your Excellency, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule Dan Masanin Kano of blessed memory, to intimate you...

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