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Columns Housing & Development OpinionOPINION: Can Awka Afford Chaotic Urbanization?

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2021

The incoming government has a lot of work to do in making Awka a sustainable city, fit for human residence and with every semblance of a modern city. Only a few years ago, the bulk of the Ifite community which hosts Nnamdi Azikiwe University and the greater part of Agu-Awka, part of where the Government House is situated was largely uninhabited. In fact, different parts of Agu-Awka had only just one house to an entire...

Columns Crime & Security OpinionNigeria’s President Buhari Argues “Africa’s Fight Against Terror is the World’s Fight”

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger In an op-ed in the Financial Times, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari highlighted the importance of development in curbing terrorism, a welcome departure from conversations focusing singularly on military might. Muhammadu Buhari has authored a thoughtful piece about Africa’s struggle against terrorism in the Financial Times, his chosen outlet an indication that his audience is international rather than domestic. He observes that with the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, Africa has become the frontline of...

Columns Culture & Tradition Opinion21st Olu of Warri, Atuwatse III: Interesting Traditional Practices Behind the Selection of the Throne Name

PilotnewsAugust 25, 20214

Culture in Nigeria has its diversification peculiar to the different states and tribes in the country. On the 21st of August, His Majesty Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko was crowned the 21st Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III at Ode-Itsekiri kingdom in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State. Before a king’s ascension to the throne, he is expected to perform certain traditional rites. A few days ago, on Channels television, a kinsman from Warri explained the rites...

Columns EssayAsking Why Is the Curiosity of Purpose

PilotnewsAugust 23, 2021

Writing ‘why’ is not as easy as asking why in some homes, schools, religious houses, communities, and so on. Children are taught to apologise to their elders when they( the children) are wrong, but they become perplexed when the elder offends them without any sense of apology, yet they do not ask why. University students get seated for a scheduled class of 2-4 pm. At 3:30 pm, they get informed by a representative about the...

Columns Lifestyle OpinionThe Breastfeeding Debate: Between Women, Motherhood, and Body Shaming

PilotnewsAugust 19, 2021

Conversations about the breast of a woman seem to be a very exciting and tickling one, especially for the men, when it is being discussed or debated in their favour. Last week on The Morning Show programme, aired on Arise TV, consisting of Dr. Reuben Abati, Kachi Offiah, Rufai Oseni, and Adesuwa Omoruan, the statement made by the Commissioner for Gender Affairs in Enugu state – Hon. Peace Nnaji, stirred their discussion on exclusive breastfeeding....

Columns Education OpinionOPINION: The Nexus Between Unemployment and Summer Lessons

PilotnewsAugust 14, 2021

By Anthonia Ojoma Adejoh, Guest Columnist Here, parents have failed to understand that there is a place of critical thinking; the ability of an individual to be able to critically weigh the choices before him for an informed decision-making process but most children are denied the chance to develop even this basic skill from childhood. Here, parents have failed to understand that there is a place of critical thinking; the ability of an individual to...

Columns Opinion WellnessDefence For Simone Biles: You Should Look in the Mirror

PilotnewsAugust 14, 20211

A couple of weeks ago, an American conservative activist and radio talk show host, Charlie Kirk, was tongue-lashed on The Young Turks’ YouTube channel for his demeaning remarks at Simone Biles. The 24-year-old superstar gymnast had, in the heat of performance, pulled out from the Tokyo Games last month, to focus on her mental health. It was a decision that did not augur well for America in the opinion of some people. Charlie Kirk who...

Columns News OpinionOPINION: Governor Obiano’s Achievements that the Incoming Government Must Build On

PilotnewsAugust 12, 2021

Governor Obiano in the near eight years on the saddle as governor of Anambra state has made some marks that the incoming government ought to leverage, to move the state forward. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Governor Obiano in the near eight years on the saddle as governor of Anambra state has made some marks that the incoming government ought to leverage on, to move the state forward. Although the expectations were a lot higher than the actual...

Blog OpinionBiafran Separatist Group Issues a Stay-at-Home Order

PilotnewsAugust 11, 2021

Widespread compliance with a stay-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra could indicate either strong support for the separatist group or fear of going against it. By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has ordered residents of Nigeria’s South East region—largely Igbo-dominated areas of former Biafra, the breakaway territory that tried and failed to establish an independent state during the 1967-70 civil war—to stay at home every Monday until...

Columns Opinion PoliticsOPINION: How Governor Obiano Failed the Test of Governance

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2021

Today, the governorship contest in Anambra state is too close, yet, too hazy, utterly unclear. Much so that the governor’s own preferred candidate in the person of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is not on the ballot. With barely three months to the Anambra state governorship election and about seven months for the incumbent governor to hand over to an incoming governor, perhaps, it is time to now look more critically at Governor Obiano’s leadership of Anambra...

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