OPINION: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Doubles Down as Suffering Intensifies

AfricaColumnsOpinionOPINION: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Doubles Down as Suffering Intensifies

PilotnewsOctober 5, 2021

By Michelle Garvin, Guest Columnist and Blogger Worsening conflict has not led the Ethiopian government to tamp down its inflammatory rhetoric, riling up supporters and putting it at odds with actors hoping to bring relief to affected civilians. The suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is getting worse. The latest reports from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) paint a heartbreaking picture; over 400,000 people are living in famine conditions, 79 percent of pregnant...

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Nigeria’s National Theatre @45

Arts & CultureColumnsOpinionNigeria’s National Theatre @45

PilotnewsOctober 1, 2021

…for many years; it has since sat gloomily like a bound captive awaiting saviours who would re-enact Nigeria’s story on stage for the presentation, preservation, and promotion of her culture and stir global attraction. On Thursday, 30th of September, 2021, Nigeria celebrated her military-caped edifice marking its 45 years of existence. The National Theatre of Nigeria, popularly called the NATIONAL HOME OF ENTERTAINMENT, is located in Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos State. It was set up by...

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Being Gay in An Anti-Gay Society

ColumnsHuman SexualityOpinionBeing Gay in An Anti-Gay Society

PilotnewsOctober 1, 2021

When it comes to the matters of sex in an anti-gay society, homosexuality is one of the unthinkable abominable acts to indulge in. In January 2014, former President Goodluck Jonathan passed the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA). Also, the president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, signed a bill in 2009 which (originally) included a death penalty clause for some homosexual acts. He also expressed his distaste by stating clearly, in an exclusive interview with CNN that...

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OPINION: The Political Notions FFK Should Debunk

OpinionPoliticsOPINION: The Political Notions FFK Should Debunk

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 30, 2021

The recent move by the former Minister of Aviation, Femi-Fani Kayode to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) has widely been condemned by many political analysts due to his comments over the ruling party in the past, particularly about President Muhammadu Buhari. While featuring in an interview on Channels Television’s “Politics Today”, FFK said he will be joining the party from Abuja and not from any state in the South West region of the country....

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Matters Arising from APGA Governorship Campaign Flagoff

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionMatters Arising from APGA Governorship Campaign Flagoff

PilotnewsSeptember 27, 2021

The flagoff of All Progressives Grand Alliance – APGA, governorship campaign on Saturday, September 25th, witnessed massive turnout despite intense misgivings on the part of the party leadership which has paved a highway for anger, rancor, and division in APGA. In many quarters, this massive turnout has already been interpreted as approval rating and in consequence, the leadership of the party may wish to further ignore their own error of judgment or miscalculations, which will...

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Fani-Kayode’s Conviction in Defecting to the All Progressive Congress Party

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsFani-Kayode’s Conviction in Defecting to the All Progressive Congress Party

PilotnewsSeptember 24, 2021

Some minutes after singing of the goodness of President Muhammadu Buhari, he was asked if he was wrong about his former utterances against the President. He responded: ‘…it was a question of perception….I have never worked with him ever before in my life. A week ago, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, popularly called FFK defected to the All Progressive Congress Party. It came as a shock to some, following his vehement verbal renouncement in the past that...

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Devastations of Moral Bankruptcy: Thanks General Milley, for Saving the World

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionDevastations of Moral Bankruptcy: Thanks General Milley, for Saving the World

PilotnewsSeptember 18, 2021

Fifty States, with more than three-hundred million people, and yet not enough of us to seal the airflow in this punctured Zeplin. The country is reeling; she is unable to duck from the punch she had herself thrown. The end could be near…imminent, that is…at least if the speed and trajectory the country is traveling stayed the same. Even the one who convinced her to wind up and throw that punch was aware that if...

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OPINION: Sit-at-Home Order: How Much Longer Can IPOB Directives Go Uncontested?

ColumnsNational SecurityOpinionPoliticsOPINION: Sit-at-Home Order: How Much Longer Can IPOB Directives Go Uncontested?

PilotnewsSeptember 17, 2021

There is now a generation of Igbo youths who have never experienced sound political leadership and the same group of youths is faced with disappearing opportunities amidst suffocating economic realities. The Indigenous People of Biafra – IPOB, led by Nnamdi Kanu who was arrested in Kenya and extradited to Nigeria to face alleged sundry charges bordering on terrorism, has apparently taken their agitation to the next level, as latest developments would suggest. Vocal on the...

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OPINION: The Quest for Freedom; Transgender in Nigeria

ColumnsLifestyleOpinionOPINION: The Quest for Freedom; Transgender in Nigeria

PilotnewsSeptember 16, 2021

Transgender people are people who have a gender identity different from their sex.   The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. Adeboye has publicly declared his stand on transgenderism. He did this in his Facebook post where he based his opinion on biblical scriptures citing different passages. He asserted that God is not an author of confusion but the God of distinction and that he created humans male and female....

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OPINION: Reflecting on Africa’s Last Decade

AfricaColumnsOpinionPoliticsOPINION: Reflecting on Africa’s Last Decade

PilotnewsSeptember 13, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   As of today, I am retiring from the Council on Foreign Relations, where I have held the Ralph Bunche Chair for Africa Policy Studies since 2009. I am delighted that my successor is Michelle Gavin, former senior director for Africa at the National Security Council, former ambassador to Botswana, and now a senior fellow at the Council, based in New York. She has been a close professional colleague,...

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