Federal Government Sought For Production Of Military Weapons, Hardware

MilitaryNational SecurityNigeriaFederal Government Sought For Production Of Military Weapons, Hardware

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 2, 2021

ABUJA — The federal government has sought the collaboration of Canada and Pakistan in the production of tanks, small arms, and ammunition so as to contain security challenges confronting the nation. Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) while receiving the Acting High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Mr. Nicolas Simad, in his office called for the assistance of Canada in driving national aspirations. He also requested for the transfer of technology from Canada...

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UK’s Guide on “Consular Assistance” Reveals Britain Can’t Get Nnamdi Kanu out of Jail

Foreign PolicyNigeriaUnited KingdomUK’s Guide on “Consular Assistance” Reveals Britain Can’t Get Nnamdi Kanu out of Jail

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 2, 2021

The United Kingdom (UK)’s guide for the support for British Nationals has revealed that the Queen’s country cannot get nationals out of prisons abroad. The document has, therefore, dashed the hope of Kingsley Kanu, a brother of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has called on the UK Government to secure the release of his sibling. Kanu, who was born on September 25, 1967, holds both Nigerian...

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Federal Government Accuses Kanu Of Killing 60 Persons, Destruction Of Property In 55 Violent Attacks

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleFederal Government Accuses Kanu Of Killing 60 Persons, Destruction Of Property In 55 Violent Attacks

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 1, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of orchestrating the killing of 60 persons and the destruction of property in 55 violent attacks across the South East and South-South Zones within four months. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Federal Government stated this in a letter dated April 26, 2021 to western diplomats. In the letter, the Nigerian government detailed the atrocities allegedly...

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Nigeria’s Northern Elders Forum: Keeping the Igbo is Not Worth a Civil War

BlogNigeriaOpinionNigeria’s Northern Elders Forum: Keeping the Igbo is Not Worth a Civil War

PilotnewsJuly 1, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   On June 9, following a closed-door meeting, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) issued a public statement that the Igbo-dominated southeast should be allowed to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeria if it was necessary to avoid a civil war. NEF spokesman Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said “the Forum has arrived at the difficult conclusion that if support for secession among the Igbo is as widespread as it is being made...

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World Igbo Congress Cautions FG on the Safety of Nnamdi Kanu

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaWorld Igbo Congress Cautions FG on the Safety of Nnamdi Kanu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 30, 2021

The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has cautioned the Nigerian authorities on the safety of the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB, Nnamdi Kani. The WIC maintained that the rights of the secessionist leader must be protected. In 2017, Kanu jumped bail but was rearrested and brought back to Nigeria on Tuesday. He is facing treason charges and was remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) as directed...

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Senate Chief Whip Commends FG’s Efforts on COVID-19 Pandemic

CoronavirusNigeriaVaccinationSenate Chief Whip Commends FG’s Efforts on COVID-19 Pandemic

PilotnewsJune 29, 2021

ABUJA — Sen. Orji Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip, has commended the Federal Government’s effort in tackling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Kalu gave the commendation during the official launch of the Crystal Hill All Day Wipes and Sanitisers on Tuesday, in Abuja. The Senate Chief Whip, who is also the chairperson of the occasion, buttressed the point by quoting the Prime Minister of Australia, who recently congratulated the government of...

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2023: PDP Optimistic of Victory In Spite Defection by Governors – Secondus

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: PDP Optimistic of Victory In Spite Defection by Governors – Secondus

PilotnewsJune 29, 2021

ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said it was optimistic of victory in 2023, in spite of defection to the ruling party by some governors elected under its platform. The PDP National Chairman, Mr. Uche Secondus stated this while addressing media in Abuja in reaction to the defection of Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said while the APC was going after PDP governors, the opposition...

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Nigeria Has Over 10 Million Out of School Children, Highest In Sub-Saharan Africa

EducationNigeriaNigeria Has Over 10 Million Out of School Children, Highest In Sub-Saharan Africa

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 29, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of State, Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said that Nigeria has the highest number of Out-of-School Children in sub-Saharan Africa. Nwajiuba stated this during the inauguration of “Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA)”, in Katsina on Monday. The Minister disclosed that Nigeria has an estimated 10,193,918 children out of school. According to him, the current challenges affecting the Nigerian Education system have left much to be desired, saying that the system is...

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2,233 Nigerians Lost Their Lives To Road Crashes- Oyeyemi

Accidents and SafetyNewsNigeria2,233 Nigerians Lost Their Lives To Road Crashes- Oyeyemi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 28, 2021

ABUJA — Corps Marshal, Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi on Monday, said 2,233 Nigerians lost their lives to road crashes in the first four months of 2021. In a virtual event to mark the fifth edition of the Babatunde Raji Fashola GabFest, with the theme ‘Arrive Alive: Building a Road Towards Better Driving Culture’, Oyeyemi who identified over-speeding as the major cause of accidents in Nigeria, said the perforation of aged cars on roads also...

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Obasanjo Dismisses Rumour of Buhari’s Death.

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObasanjo Dismisses Rumour of Buhari’s Death.

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 28, 2021

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has diminished the rumour about Buhari’s health, saying reports that the President is dead and was replaced by a certain Jubril from Sudan is untrue. Obasanjo made this clarification while speaking at a youth mentorship session in Ogun on Sunday. According to him, rumours are often peddled online and used to abuse social media. “It’s ridiculous to the extreme. But you have it in social media and you see people believing...

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