History Repeats As Morehouse College Glee Club Visits Enugu 50 years after

EducationLifestyleNewsHistory Repeats As Morehouse College Glee Club Visits Enugu 50 years after

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 6, 2022

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of her first tour to Nigeria and other African countries in 1972, the Morehouse College Glee Club rendered a musical concert in Enugu, South East of Nigeria. The club members from Atlanta, Georgia USA are in Nigeria for a three-city tour and cultural exploration of the country’s rich music heritage; Lagos, Abuja, and Enugu. The goal of the tour and concert is to strengthen the cultural ties between the United States...

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COVID-19: ADCSDA To Engage 1,950 Under Labour-Intensive Public Workforce In Adamawa

HealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: ADCSDA To Engage 1,950 Under Labour-Intensive Public Workforce In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2022

The Labour-Intensive Public Workfare (LIPW) implemented by Adamawa State Community and Social Development Agency, (ADCSDA) will engage 1,950 beneficiaries across the 21 local governments under the Nigerian COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, (AN-CARES) Programme. The World Bank assisted programme which began with orientation and enrollment targeted youths and women whose ages are between 18-50 from vulnerable homes aimed to provide them with employment opportunities through the development and maintenance of local infrastructure that do not...

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Girl Survives Jump from Four-storey to Avoid Flogging by Guardian

Law & JusticeLifestyleNigeriaGirl Survives Jump from Four-storey to Avoid Flogging by Guardian

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2022

Report from Anastasia Mbabie and Handel Patrick (Staff Reporters) ______ A 14 years old girl has allegedly jumped down from a four storey building to avoid being flogged by her guardian. West African Pilot News gathered that the incident happened in Awada, a highly populated neighbourhood in Onitsha, Anambra State. A source said the girl, Ijeoma Nwafor, is a house maid to a woman, whose name was given as Nnenna Onwanna, who was used to...

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Nike Art Gallery: Quick Chat with Chief Reuben Osaruyi Okundaye

Arts & CultureLifestyleNigeriaNike Art Gallery: Quick Chat with Chief Reuben Osaruyi Okundaye

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)July 3, 20222

Nike Art Gallery, located at Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria is the largest privately owned Art Gallery in Africa with over 25,000 pieces of artworks of different forms housed in it. The gallery building also houses Nike’s Textile Museum with a huge collection of Nike’s Adire fabrics. Amongst the array of artworks are paintings by the Octogenarian Ex-Police Commissioner, Chief Reuben Osaruyi Okundaye, who is also the husband to Chief Nike Okundaye, the founder of the art...

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Troops Clears Out Refuse In Sabon Gari, Kano

HealthNewsNigeriaTroops Clears Out Refuse In Sabon Gari, Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 3, 2022

To ensure cleanliness of the environment in Sabon Gari area of Fagge local government area of Kano state, troops of the 3 Brigade Nigerian Army led by the commander Brigadier General Sinyinah Nicodemus have cleared out refuse from drainages at Igbo Road. The gesture is to mark the Army Day celebrations and was part of the corporate social responsibility of the Nigerian Army to their host communities. The troops of the 3 Brigade, Nigerian Army...

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Yoruba Nollywood Actors Endorses Tinubu For President

EntertainmentPoliticsYoruba Nollywood Actors Endorses Tinubu For President

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 30, 2022

The support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu received a boost on Wednesday as Yoruba Nollywood stars openly endorsed the former Lagos State governor. The actors made their position known in a video clip shared by veteran actor, Yinka Quadri, on his Instagram page. In the video that has gone viral on social media, the actors took turns to praise the former governor of Lagos, stating that it was his...

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Hunger Kills 23 IDPs At Jibia Camp

FoodNewsHunger Kills 23 IDPs At Jibia Camp

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 28, 2022

Hunger, high blood pressure and depression at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State has resulted into the death of 23 IDPs. At least 22,365 IDPs from Shimfida, Garin Maiwuya, Garin Zango, Garin Kwari (Farfaru), and Tsambaye villages live in Jibia town. Sa’ad Salisu, chairman of the IDP camp disclosed this while speaking to journalists yesterday at the IDPs refugee camp at Government Girls’ Secondary School, Jibia Salisu,...

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77 Persons Tested Positive In Taraba State

HealthNews77 Persons Tested Positive In Taraba State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 28, 2022

The Taraba AIDS Control Agency (TACA) has embarked on mass testing for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, in the state. The Director-General of the agency, Dr. Garba Danjuma while speaking at a weekly review meeting held in Jalingo, the state capital,  said 2,156 persons tested across the 16 LGAs of the state last week with 77 persons positive. He revealed that the state has 36,396 persons who are currently victims of HIV and are also...

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Tems Beats Fireboy To Win Best International Act At 2022 BET Awards (Full List)

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicTems Beats Fireboy To Win Best International Act At 2022 BET Awards (Full List)

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 28, 2022

Temilade Openiyi, popularly called Tems, has won her first international award at the 2022 edition of the BET Awards. Tems won the Best International Act on Sunday night at the star-studded event held at the Microsoft Theater in the Los Angeles city of California, United States. Other nominees in the category are Nigerian sensation, Fireboy DML, Dave from the UK, Dinos from France, Fally Ipupa from Congo, Little Simz from the UK, Ludmilla from Brazil,...

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Texas Southern Partners With IgboFest to Promote Education, Culture, and Diversity

Culture & TraditionLifestyleNewsTexas Southern Partners With IgboFest to Promote Education, Culture, and Diversity

PilotnewsJune 27, 2022

The colorful carnival which also is the largest African cultural festival in the City will hold at the Discovery Green – 1500 McKinney on Saturday, July 16, 2022. IgboFest Houston, a cultural entity and festival that showcases the African heritage and Igbo culture to the great city of Houston has partnered with the Texas Southern University (TSU) to promote, embrace, and encourage culture, and diversity education in the community. TSU will be visibly present at...

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