U.S. Certifies Iran, Syria, 3 Others Uncooperative On Counterterrorism

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityUnited StatesU.S. Certifies Iran, Syria, 3 Others Uncooperative On Counterterrorism

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The United States Government has certified Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba as “not cooperating fully” with its counterterrorism efforts in 2019. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of State said it had notified Congress of the certification, done under Section 40A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act. By this action, the five countries are prohibited from the sale or license for export of defence articles and services, according to the statement. It...

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Violence in Northwest Nigeria Drives 23,000 into Niger – UNHCR

National SecurityNewsNigeriaViolence in Northwest Nigeria Drives 23,000 into Niger – UNHCR

PilotnewsMay 12, 2020

May 12 – Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. The numbers fleeing to neighbouring Niger have almost tripled from last year when the agency reported the first influx of 20,000 people following an insurgency and banditry in northern Nigeria which killed hundreds and displaced thousands. The latest influx of mostly...

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FG Set to Evacuate 200 Nigerians From Canada on Thursday

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaFG Set to Evacuate 200 Nigerians From Canada on Thursday

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

The Nigeria High Commission in Canada says it is set to evacuate Nigerians stranded in that country due to coronavirus travel restrictions. In a statement on Monday, the mission said it had received no fewer than 200 requests for evacuation. To this end, it stated that a Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Air Peace had been specially arranged to fly the intending returnees home this Thursday. The high commission noted that it could be the...

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Massive Bombardment Hits Tripoli as Water Supplies Threatened

AfricaNational SecurityMassive Bombardment Hits Tripoli as Water Supplies Threatened

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

A withering bombardment shook Tripoli on Sunday as the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar fought overnight for new territory in the southern suburbs, after losing ground recently around the city. Armed men in the south had stormed one of the facilities in northwest Libya, reducing supply and adding to the misery of Tripoli residents. “My father said we should be ready to leave at any moment… the fighting last night was heavier than at any...

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Rivers Govt. Demolishes 2 Hotels for Flouting Lockdown Orders

CoronavirusLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaRivers Govt. Demolishes 2 Hotels for Flouting Lockdown Orders

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

The Rivers Government on Sunday demolished two Hotels in the state for flouting lockdown orders and State’s Executive Order No. 6 against the spread of Novel COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known on Sunday in a statement by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to Rivers Governor. He said that Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers monitored the demolition of Prudent Hotel, Alode, Eleme area of the state. Nwakaudu said: “The Rivers State Government also...

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Kalu’s Release: What Nigerians Need to Understand

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu’s Release: What Nigerians Need to Understand

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 10, 2020

On Friday, The West African Pilot News exclusively reported the released of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, who had been convicted and sentenced to prison by the Nigerian apex court Kalu, along with others were convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the fraud of ₦7.1bn on December 5, 2019. However, in a unanimous judgement of a seven-man panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, the Supreme Court nullifies the trial, which includes the conviction...

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Kalu’s Release: Nigerian’s Legal System is Serving the Ruling Class – Falana

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu’s Release: Nigerian’s Legal System is Serving the Ruling Class – Falana

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 9, 2020

The human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) had faulted the nullification of the conviction of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, by Nigeria’s Apex court. He made this known on Friday, shortly after Kalu was released by the Supreme Court. He described the nullification as a demonstration of the Nigerian legal system’s capacity in serving the interest of the pampered member of the ruling class. Falana in his reaction said that Section 396(7) of the...

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EFCC to Begin Fresh Trial as Supreme Court Trashes Kalu’s Imprisonment Verdict

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC to Begin Fresh Trial as Supreme Court Trashes Kalu’s Imprisonment Verdict

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 9, 2020

Following the invalidation of the trial of the former governor of Abia State, Uzor Kalu and Jones Udeogu, former Director of Finance and Account of the state, which found the duo guilty of stealing N7.1 billion from Abia State and sentenced them to 12-year imprisonment, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would begin afresh a trial, immediately. Recall that in the early hours of Friday, a seven-man panel of justices of...

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Kalu’s Release: Kinsmen Hail Supreme Court’s Judgment

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleKalu’s Release: Kinsmen Hail Supreme Court’s Judgment

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

Dr Orji Kalu’s kinsmen on Friday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court, which nullified the conviction of the former governor of Abia,  who was handed down 12-year jail term for corruption. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they described the judgment as apt and well served. Elder Uwakwe Okoronkwo, President-General, Igbere Welfare Union, expressed delight over Kalu’s release from prison and pointed out that the judiciary remained the last hope...

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Russian hackers got hold of emails From Merkel’s Constituency Office: Der Spiegel Hackers

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityWorld NewsRussian hackers got hold of emails From Merkel’s Constituency Office: Der Spiegel Hackers

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

Russia’s GRU military intelligence service appears to have got hold of many emails from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s constituency office in a 2015 hack attack on Germany’s parliament. Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, without citing its sources. The report says federal criminal police and the federal cyber agency had been able to partially reconstruct the attack and found that two email inboxes from Merkel’s office had been targeted.   They contained email correspondence from 2012...

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