OPINION: George Floyd’s Murder Revives Anti-Colonialism in Western Europe

Law & JusticeOpinionOPINION: George Floyd’s Murder Revives Anti-Colonialism in Western Europe

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

The murder of George Floyd by a policeman and the ensuing protests against racism and police brutality in the United States have ignited similar protests in Europe. Large crowds, especially in the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium, are demanding public acknowledgment of the links among slavery, European colonialism, and contemporary racism. European protesters, perhaps in solidarity with Americans, have borrowed anti-police rhetoric. But, with the exception of the French, by and large, European protestors tie racial...

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Insecurity in the North: Why Buhari Must Act Quickly

National SecurityNigeriaOpinionInsecurity in the North: Why Buhari Must Act Quickly

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

“A kingdom can endure with unbelief, but it cannot endure with injustice” ──Usman bn fodio   In 2015 general elections one of the major promises the APC used during its campaign was the restoration of security in the northeast which at the time was the worry of every single individual in the country. Five years later, the situation has not improved, it has in fact escalated and extends to many other regions like northwest and...

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OPINION: The Church Must Make Reparation for its Role in Slavery, Segregation

Law & JusticeOpinionRegionsReligionUnited StatesOPINION: The Church Must Make Reparation for its Role in Slavery, Segregation

PilotnewsJune 15, 2020

The ever-expanding protests over the epidemic of police violence and systemic racism in the United States, manifested most recently in the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, have brought our society to another monumental crossroad. At the intersection of these enduring crimes against humanity and protesters of varying hues and creeds screaming, “Enough is enough,” is a global system of anti-Blackness and violence that has strangled Black communities in the United States...

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Floyd’s Death Hastens Shift in Police Pop Culture Portrayals

Arts & CultureLaw & JusticeUnited StatesFloyd’s Death Hastens Shift in Police Pop Culture Portrayals

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

NEW YORK  — Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed a world nothing like the one he lived in. “I watched them all, ‘Dragnet,’ ‘Adam 12,’ ‘The Wild, Wild West,’ ‘Mannix,’ ‘Cannon,’ ‘Peter Gunn’ reruns and on and on. Now these were white guys and they were tough but fair and even-handed,” he told The Associated Press in a recent email, referring to popular programs mostly...

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Thunder: Police Confirms Killing of Alleged Kidnappers in Cameroon, Not Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeriaThunder: Police Confirms Killing of Alleged Kidnappers in Cameroon, Not Adamawa

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

The Police in Adamawa has confirmed the alleged killing of 18 suspected kidnappers by thunderstorm in the neighbouring Republic of Cameroon and not in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the state police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, on Saturday in Yola. The police command is reacting to viral social media reports on Friday that thunderstorms had killed 18 kidnappers in Toungo Local Government Area of Adamawa. Nguroje said...

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Nigeria Must Hit Terrorists Where It Hurts the Most

ColumnsNational SecurityNigeriaOpinionNigeria Must Hit Terrorists Where It Hurts the Most

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

All Nigerians should be vexed about the killings that have befallen the northeastern region of Nigeria and which have also penetrated other areas of the Nigerian federation.  In a series of papers presented at the NISEC Homeland Security Conference 2014, I discussed my ideas on how to combat terrorism in Nigeria.  Israeli experts and other scholars and security specialists also enunciated their own counter-terrorism initiatives in Abuja. On this subject, today, the data—as depicted by...

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25 Prisoners Receives Pardon in Enugu State

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria25 Prisoners Receives Pardon in Enugu State

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 11, 2020

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Thursday granted pardon to twenty-five (25) inmates in Enugu, Nsukka and Oji River Correctional Centres. The pardon was sequel to the recommendation of the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Governor by “Section 212 (I) (a-d) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government...

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As Protests Grow, Belgium Faces its Racist Colonial Past

EuropeLaw & JusticeWorld NewsAs Protests Grow, Belgium Faces its Racist Colonial Past

PilotnewsJune 11, 2020

TERVUREN, Belgium — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the Belgian king who held Congo as his personal property and may have been responsible for the deaths of millions of Congolese more than a century ago. Yet across Belgium, the monarch’s name is still found on streets and tunnels. Cities are dotted with his statues and busts, even as evidence of his misdeeds has...

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Floyd killing Finds Echoes of Abuse in South Africa, Kenya

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsFloyd killing Finds Echoes of Abuse in South Africa, Kenya

PilotnewsJune 11, 2020

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Collins Khosa was killed by law enforcement officers in a poor township in Johannesburg over a cup of beer left in his yard. The 40-year-old black man was choked, slammed against a wall, beaten, kicked and hit with the butt of a rifle by the soldiers as police watched, his family says. Two months later, South Africans staged a march against police brutality. But it was mostly about the killing...

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Black Lives Matter Goes Mainstream After Floyd’s Death

Law & JusticeUnited StatesBlack Lives Matter Goes Mainstream After Floyd’s Death

PilotnewsJune 11, 2020

For much of its seven-year existence, the Black Lives Matter movement has been seen by many Americans as a divisive, even radical force. Its very name enraged its foes, who countered with the slogans “Blue Lives Matter” and “All Lives Matter.” Times have changed — dramatically so — as evidenced during the wave of protests sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police. Black Lives Matter has gone mainstream — and black...

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