“What Have We Done”? Bishop Ezeokafor Bemoans Nationwide Killing of Priests

LifestyleNigeriaReligion“What Have We Done”? Bishop Ezeokafor Bemoans Nationwide Killing of Priests

PilotnewsJuly 19, 2022

The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, has expressed dismay over the incessant abduction and killing of Catholic priests across the country, emphasizing that by killing a priest, they had killed Christ the second time. The visibly sad Bishop Ezeokafor, who stated this at St Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, while speaking on the state of the nation, said it was clear that unscrupulous elements were behind the act, noting that war had...

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Lady Shows Up In Rivers-based OPM Church For Actor Aguba

LifestyleNigeriaReligionLady Shows Up In Rivers-based OPM Church For Actor Aguba

PilotnewsJuly 19, 2022

A lady who has shown interest in marrying once-homeless actor, Kenneth Jideofor aka Kenneth Aguba, showed up at the Omega Power Ministry in Port Harcourt wearing his face on a T-shirt. The lady, Annastasia Micheal, had indicated interest when the founder of the church, Chibuzor Chinyere, who had given Aguba, a home, announced his willingness to marry a wife him. In her latest update on Facebook, Micheal, said she had not been able to find...

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UK Varisty Awards Tiwa Savage An Honorary Doctorate In Music

EducationEntertainmentLifestyleNewsUK Varisty Awards Tiwa Savage An Honorary Doctorate In Music

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 16, 2022

Nigerian afrobeat queen, Tiwa Savage, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate in music at the University of Kent, United Kingdom. The Somebody’s Son crooner was recognised for her ‘inspirational and international music career’  at the Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent on Friday. The university, Tiwa Savage’s alma mater, had earlier announced that the singer, born Tiwatope Savage, would be among the ten honorary graduands at this year’s congregation ceremonies at Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals....

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Ojude Oba: 10 Regberegbes in Ijebu Land

Culture & TraditionLifestyleNigeriaOjude Oba: 10 Regberegbes in Ijebu Land

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)July 16, 2022

The OJUDE OBA FESTIVAL is one of the biggest festivals in the southwestern part of Nigeria. It is most peculiar to the Ijebus- indigenes of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State; although people from different parts of the world visit to partake in the celebration. The festival commences annually on the third day after Eid al-Kabir (popularly called Ileya) to pay homage to the king, Oba Sikiru Kayode (1), Awujale of the Ijebu Kingdom. After a two-year-break due...

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Nick Jonas Make First Joint Fashion Industry Investment in Luxury Fashion & Sportswear Brand Perfect Moment

BusinessFashionLifestylePriyanka Chopra Jonas & Nick Jonas Make First Joint Fashion Industry Investment in Luxury Fashion & Sportswear Brand Perfect Moment

PilotnewsJuly 13, 2022

LONDON, July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Perfect Moment, luxury fashion and sportswear brand, today announced that Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the award-winning actor, producer, philanthropist, activist, and entrepreneur and Nick Jonas, the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated recording artist, song-writer and actor, have partnered with Perfect Moment as investors. This is the first time the couple have entered into a business partnership together within the fashion industry, combining their entrepreneurial expertise and passion for skiing and the...

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Food Prices Continue to Soar in Abuja, Environs

EconomyFoodFood Prices Continue to Soar in Abuja, Environs

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2022

Prices of staple food have continued to increase in Abuja and Nasarawa State, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A NAN survey revealed that in Nasarawa and the FCT, residents are frustrated due to the price increase of staple food items. A trader in Kubwa market, Mr. Dini Suleiman, said a bag of beans previously sold for N27,000 was now sold for N49,000. Suleiman said a bag of Nigerian Rice previously sold for between N15,000...

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BBNaija Season 7 Hits The Screen July 23

EntertainmentFilm & TVNewsBBNaija Season 7 Hits The Screen July 23

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 6, 2022

The seventh edition of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show will begin on July 23, 2022. Multichoice Nigeria, the organisers of the show, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a press briefing in Lagos. Busola Tejumola, head of content and West Africa channels of Multichoice Nigeria, announced a grand prize of N100 million for this year’s winner, the biggest since the show debuted in 2006. She explained that the winner would have an N50...

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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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