I Felt Angry When My Father Lost the Race to Be Inducted in Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame – Fela’s Daughter

EntertainmentMusicI Felt Angry When My Father Lost the Race to Be Inducted in Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame – Fela’s Daughter

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 30, 2021

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s daughter, Omoyeni Anikulapo-Kuti, popularly known as Yeni, has said that she wished she had turned 60 earlier. This was due to the overwhelming show of love she received at the celebration of her diamond jubilee In an interview on Saturday, the media personality said, “It feels good to be 60 years old, though I don’t feel different from when I was 59. But at 60, I feel more celebrated as a person. I...

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‘In The Past, I Confused Sex with Love or Affection’ – Denrele

EntertainmentLifestyle‘In The Past, I Confused Sex with Love or Affection’ – Denrele

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 30, 2021

Nigerian entertainer and media personality, Denrele Edun, has narrated that he had once confused sex with love or affection. He added that he was sexually active and had once thought of leaving the entertainment industry because of a woman. The Nigerian entertainer who will clock 40 in two weeks’ time has said that his mother wanted him to get married so eagerly that he bought him diamond rings to propose to a lady. “I am...

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Osinbajo Highlights FG’s Interventions in Healthcare, Education, Others

EducationHealthNigeriaOsinbajo Highlights FG’s Interventions in Healthcare, Education, Others

PilotnewsMay 29, 2021

ABUJA — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government has, over the years, deployed significant resources to address challenges in education and healthcare. He said that the Federal Government was committed to addressing human capital development and related issues in the country with the same zeal it showed in the implementation of the Social Investment Programmes. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the vice president virtually-delivered a keynote...

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World Health Assembly Adopts New Resolution on Malaria

HealthWorld NewsWorld Health Assembly Adopts New Resolution on Malaria

PilotnewsMay 28, 2021

NEW YORK — The World Health Assembly, the main governing body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has adopted a new resolution on malaria. WHO, in a statement on Friday, stated that the new resolution was aimed at revitalising and accelerating efforts to end malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim more than 400 000 lives annually. The resolution is led by the USA and Zambia – and co-sponsored by Botswana, Canada,...

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Healthcare Workers to Get Enhanced Hazard Allowance Soon — Ngige

HealthLabourHealthcare Workers to Get Enhanced Hazard Allowance Soon — Ngige

PilotnewsMay 27, 2021

AWKA — Workers in the Nigerian healthcare sector will begin to earn improved hazard allowance soon, according to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige. Ngige gave the assurance while speaking at the 41st Ordinary General Meeting of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in Awka on Thursday. Ngige was represented by Dr. Emmanuel Azuike, the Acting Chairman of the Chief Medical Advisory Committee at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka....

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Cholera Kill Seven Persons In Gombe

HealthWellnessCholera Kill Seven Persons In Gombe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

An outbreak of cholera has killed seven people, while others are still receiving treatment at a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Garko Ward of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, in a statement on Thursday, said the outbreak was confirmed by the ministry’s Rapid Response Team deployed, which eventually established a treatment centre at Bogo Model PHC. “The cholera outbreak was attributed to the drinking of...

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Fresh Cholera Outbreak Claims 20 Lives In Bauchi

HealthFresh Cholera Outbreak Claims 20 Lives In Bauchi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 25, 2021

A fresh cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has infected 322 persons with at least 20 deaths in some parts of the state. The first index case was a 37-year-old patient, who was admitted to Burra General Hospital on 24 April 2021. Dr. Aliyu Mohammed Maigoro, the State Commissioner for Health gave the update on the situation during a media briefing on Tuesday morning. Maigoro said the outbreak has spread across nine local government areas since...

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EntertainmentHIC ED Calls On Govt. to Pay Attention to Challenges of People at Grassroots

PilotnewsMay 25, 2021

ABUJA —  Mr. Bassey Bassey, Executive Director, HipCity Innovation Centre (HIC) has called on government at all level to pay serious attention to the challenges confronting their citizens at the grassroots. Bassey made this call at the premiere of the video documentary: ‘Echoes of the People’ and the role of local governance in sustainable development in Abuja. According to him, the reason for this video documentary, is to make the government at all level to...

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FG Declares 90 Travelers from India, Turkey, Brazil Wanted

CoronavirusTravelFG Declares 90 Travelers from India, Turkey, Brazil Wanted

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2021

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has declared 90 travelers wanted. They wanted travelers included Nigerians and foreigners, who were described as dangers to public health. In a statement by the Chairman of the PSC and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, the Committee maintained that the 90 persons, who were currently at large, had violated the guidelines issued for travelers entering Nigeria from India, Turkey, and Brazil. After...

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Saudi Arabia To Allow Only 60,000 Pilgrims for 2021 Hajj Operation

LifestyleReligionSaudi Arabia To Allow Only 60,000 Pilgrims for 2021 Hajj Operation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2021

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that only 60,000 pilgrims will be allowed to partake in the 2021 hajj. The announcement followed uncertainty if the 2021 pilgrimage would hold after the Kingdom suspended the 2020 hajj due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of pilgrims was reduced in accordance with the COVID-19 protocols as the country usually hosts over two million Muslim faithful to the holy city of Mecca to perform the rites The...

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