Boxing Enthusiast Donates N6m Car to New WBF Champion

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaSportsBoxing Enthusiast Donates N6m Car to New WBF Champion

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

A boxing enthusiast, Abdul-Wahab Adekunle, has presented an N6 million car to the new World Boxing Federations (WBF) Super Featherweight Champion, Ridwan Oyekola of Nigeria. The car was presented to Oyekola on Saturday at the premises of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Oyekola, popularly known as Scorpion, was crowned new WBF Super Featherweight Champion after defeating Argentine fighter, Lucas Montessori, on December 27, 2020, in Ibadan....

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Amid Outrages Police Bans ‘Yola Beach Party’ For Alleged Nudity, Threatened to Arrests Sponsors

CoronavirusEntertainmentLifestyleNewsAmid Outrages Police Bans ‘Yola Beach Party’ For Alleged Nudity, Threatened to Arrests Sponsors

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 3, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent Amid outraged by parents and religion-based groups in Yola, Adamawa state capital the state police command has banned the planned ‘’ Yola Beach Party’’ organized by some youths, for alleged nudity. This is the second term the event has been organized in Yola, the state capital. Speaking on the event, the police spokesman in the state DSP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje, on Sunday announced the ban, adding that ‘’ the...

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Over 1,927 Demand the Sacking of FCMD MD Over Paternity Scandal

LifestyleNewsNigeriaPeopleOver 1,927 Demand the Sacking of FCMD MD Over Paternity Scandal

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 3, 20211

Over 1,972 persons have called for the sacking of the Managing Director (MD) of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Adam Nuru, over alleged infidelity with a former worker of the bank, Moyo Thomas. According to The Punch, the petition is requesting the Central Bank of Nigeria and the board of FCMB to dismissed the MD on ethical grounds. The petition is coming following the reported death of Moyo’s estranged husband, Tunde Thomas, who died...

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Borno State Government Will Renovate Marama General Hospital for Effective Healthcare Service Delivery

HealthInfrastructureNewsNigeriaBorno State Government Will Renovate Marama General Hospital for Effective Healthcare Service Delivery

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 2, 2021

Deputy Governor of Borno state Alhaji Umar Usman said the state government will soon renovate Marama General Hospital in Hawul Local Government for effective healthcare service delivery. Usman disclosed this when he visited the hospital in the company of the Adamawa State Deputy Governor Chief Crowther Seth, who said the government owed its citizens the responsibility of providing good healthcare service delivery which is one of their cardinal objectives. He assured the people of the...

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4,176 Lagosians Are Currently Undergoing Home Treatment of COVID-19 – Health Commissioner

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaTravel4,176 Lagosians Are Currently Undergoing Home Treatment of COVID-19 – Health Commissioner

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 2, 2021

The Lagos State Government has announced that at least, 4,176 persons infected with coronavirus in Lagos State are currently undergoing home-based treatment amidst the second wave of the infections across Nigeria, and the world at large. This figure was disclosed on Friday by the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi via his Twitter handle, @ProfAkinAbayomi, adding that 115 cases were in isolation. The Commissioner wrote, “Total number of #COVID19 recovery in communities – 22,789;...

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Parents In Adamawa Ask Police to Stop ‘ Yola Beach Party’ For Alleged Nudity

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaParents In Adamawa Ask Police to Stop ‘ Yola Beach Party’ For Alleged Nudity

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 2, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____  Outraged ensued in Yola, Adamawa state capital with parents and other civil society groups calling the state government and police to stop the‘’ Yola Beach Party’’ organized by some youths, for alleged nudity. This is the second term the event has been organized in Yola, the state capital. The advertisement of ‘Yola Beach Party’ this Saturday indicates that the event is slated for Sunday 3rd January, 2021, while gate fee...

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Coronavirus: WHO Alerts on New Variants, Recommends Measures to Stem Spread

CoronavirusHealthWorld NewsCoronavirus: WHO Alerts on New Variants, Recommends Measures to Stem Spread

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19), had a major impact on human health globally, infecting a large number of people, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The pandemic “caused severe disease and associated long-term health sequelae, resulting in death and excess mortality, especially among older and vulnerable populations”, WHO said. It also interrupted routine healthcare services; causing disruptions to travel, trade, education, and many...

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New Year: Buhari Pledges to Keep Citizens Safe from COVID-19 Resurgence

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellnessNew Year: Buhari Pledges to Keep Citizens Safe from COVID-19 Resurgence

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to keep Nigerians safe from the resurgence of the Coronavirus pandemic. In a New Year broadcast on Friday in Abuja, the president stated that the Federal Government had completed arrangements to procure and distribute the COVID-19 vaccines to citizens. He, however, enjoined Nigerians to always observe the COVID-19 prevention protocols to check the second wave of the deadly virus in the country. He said: “Keeping...

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FoodNewsPovertySwedish International Development Donates N460m To Fight Malnutrition In Three States Of Northeast

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Sweden has donated 460 million naira towards fighting acute malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. The agency in a statement said it has received the contribution from the Swedish International Development to stop acute malnutrition in three states of the Northeast. The statement added that “The contribution will help protect children from other opportunistic infections that may arise from suppressed immune systems and will support the...

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AU Awards 3 Outstanding Education Innovations

AfricaEducationHealthNewsAU Awards 3 Outstanding Education Innovations

PilotnewsDecember 31, 2020

The AU has awarded three outstanding education innovations including a project used during the COVID-19, the 55-member pan-African bloc in a statement said on Wednesday. During the Innovating Education in Africa Pitch Event 2020, the innovations were awarded grants of 60,000, 40,000, and 20,000 dollars according to their ranks, the statement said. The grants would be used to undertake pilot projects in collaboration with AU member states, it said, indicating that one of the innovations...

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