ECOWAS Appoints Ex-President Jonathan to Mediate in Mali’s Crisis

Foreign PolicyNewsWest AfricaECOWAS Appoints Ex-President Jonathan to Mediate in Mali’s Crisis

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 15, 2020

Economic Community of West African States has appointed former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan as a special envoy to resolve the political crisis in its member state, Mali. Jonathan is expected to bring together key parties together in the country, this include President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, opposition leaders, civil society and religious organizations for a dialogue on the crisis. In the recent week, protest has been rocking Mali, with protesters demanding for President Keita to step...

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Why the Supreme Court Upheld Virtual Court Sitting and Threw Out Lagos, Ekiti Suits

Law & JusticeNewsWhy the Supreme Court Upheld Virtual Court Sitting and Threw Out Lagos, Ekiti Suits

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 14, 2020

A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court has ruled that virtual court sittings are within the practice direction issued by heads of courts, not unconstitutional and could continue for now. The West African Pilot News recalls that the Attorneys General of Lagos and Ekiti States Moyosore Onigbanjo and Olawale Fapohunda respectively had approached the Supreme Court seeking to test and establish the constitutionality of virtual court hearings. However, the Apex Court panel led by Justice...

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356 Nigerian Soldiers Resign, Cite Loss of Interest as Reason

MilitaryNational SecurityNews356 Nigerian Soldiers Resign, Cite Loss of Interest as Reason

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 12, 2020

356 Nigerian soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied for voluntary retirement. The soldiers applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, citing “loss of interest” as their reason for disengagement. The letter of the soldiers is dated July 3, 2020, with Reference NA/COAS/001, quoting the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service soldiers/rating/airmen (Revised) 2017. The voluntary disengagement of the 356 soldiers was approved. This was contained in...

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FG Reschedules London Evacuation Flight to July 14

Foreign PolicyNewsFG Reschedules London Evacuation Flight to July 14

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

The Federal  Government says the evacuation flight from the United Kingdom, initially scheduled for July 12 from London Heathrow, has been rescheduled to depart from Gatwick Airport on July 14. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known via his twitter handle @GeoffreyOnyeama on Saturday as he gave the evacuation update as contained in a statement from the Nigeria High Commission in London. Onyeama said the flight was rescheduled due to landing...

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Magu: No Sacred Cows, Days of Corrupt Officials Are Numbered – Presidency

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaMagu: No Sacred Cows, Days of Corrupt Officials Are Numbered – Presidency

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

The Presidency says those who see the ongoing Ibrahim Magu’s investigation as an indication that the fight against corruption is failing have missed the boat, saying, however, that the days of corrupt officials are numbered. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday while reacting to various media reports on Magu’s investigation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Magu, the...

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COVID-19: FG Evacuates 270 Nigerians from Egypt

Foreign PolicyNewsCOVID-19: FG Evacuates 270 Nigerians from Egypt

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says 270 Nigerians are expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja the nation’s capital following a successful evacuation from Egypt. Onyeama made this known via his twitter handle @GeoffreyOnyeama on Friday as he gives an update on the evacuation process. “@EGYPTAIR conveying Nationals from Cairo, #Egypt has departed for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,” Onyeama tweeted. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the evacuees...

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Nigerian Army Statements Bely Facts on the Ground in Northeast

National SecurityNigeriaOpinionNigerian Army Statements Bely Facts on the Ground in Northeast

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Nigerian army spokesmen have announced a series of successes against Boko Haram and that terrorism had been significantly weakened in the Lake Chad Basin. But such announcements lack credibility. According to the Nigeria Security Tracker, the last two years have been deadlier than any other period for Nigerian soldiers since the Boko Haram insurgency began in 2011. On Tuesday, Boko Haram killed thirty-seven soldiers in a deadly ambush, though military spokesmen claimed only two soldiers were killed....

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Daramola Says, “Beware of Fraudsters” NAF Recruitment is Free

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsNigeriaDaramola Says, “Beware of Fraudsters” NAF Recruitment is Free

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has reiterated that its recruitment process is completely “Free of Charge” and is being executed in an equitable and transparent manner. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Daramola said that information reaching the NAF indicated that some unscrupulous individuals have established fraudulent Facebook and WhatsApp groups. He said this was with the objective of extorting money from...

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Corruption Allegation: Magu Request For Bail as Panel Questions EFCC Top Officials

Law & JusticeNewsCorruption Allegation: Magu Request For Bail as Panel Questions EFCC Top Officials

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 10, 2020

The embattling acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has requested bail from custody. The EFCC Boss, who is under investigation by a presidential panel, has spent his fourth day at the Force Criminal Investigation Department. He has been detained by the FCID since Monday when he appeared first before the panel. Magu is being probed by the presidential panel for allegations of misconduct leveled against him by the Attorney-General...

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Magu: Group Commends Buhari, Says Removal Timely

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsMagu: Group Commends Buhari, Says Removal Timely

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

An NGO, United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFFP), has described as timely the indefinite suspension of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Shalom Olaseni, Executive Director, UGRFFP, who commended the President for suspending Magu, said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that his removal would give room for thorough investigation into series of allegations leveled against him. Olaseni stated that Buhari’s...

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