Nigerian Human Rights Activist Omoyele Sowore Released on Bail

ColumnsLaw & JusticeOpinionPress * MediaNigerian Human Rights Activist Omoyele Sowore Released on Bail

PilotnewsJanuary 28, 2021

In Nigeria, causation of arrests and release are murky, and the rumor mill operates overtime. Some Nigerians are suggesting that Omoyele Sowore was released because the authorities are aware of the stronger human rights emphasis of the Biden administration and wanted to start off on the right foot with the new administration. Sowore is a well-known Nigerian human rights activist and strong critic of the Buhari administration and of Nigeria’s political economy in general. He...

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Poor Governance: “Japan of Africa”, Nnewi is Endangered by Frequent Fire Outbreaks

ColumnsLocal GovernmentOpinionPoor Governance: “Japan of Africa”, Nnewi is Endangered by Frequent Fire Outbreaks

PilotnewsJanuary 27, 2021

Fire outbreaks in Nnewi have become a yearly occurrence; yet, Innoson Vehicles is manufacturing fire trucks in Nnewi. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Nnewi is a major industrial and commercial hub in Nigeria, with multimillion-dollar industries and ever-expanding market opportunities and possibilities, as well as potentials for landmark innovations. The Nnewi auto parts market is the biggest in Nigeria and beyond. Nnewi at some point gained a reputation as “Nigeria’s Detroit”, but more popularly known as the “Japan...

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Ebele Obiano is proof why nothing works in Nigeria

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionEbele Obiano is proof why nothing works in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

 In no religion—except in the worship of pride and hypocrisy—is denying the helpless, a virtue. ―Sonala Olumhense Meet Ebele Obiano, a 58-year-old Nigerian woman.  If you have ever wondered why nothing works in Nigeria, she is proof. Ebele is the wife of the governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano.  By her own account she was recently in the United States, where her daughter became a medical doctor a few years ago.   As everyone knows, the US has developed...

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Contention over recent election of President General tears Ohaneze apart

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsContention over recent election of President General tears Ohaneze apart

PilotnewsJanuary 23, 2021

“The criticisms, resistance, anger, dismissal, and the stigma attributed to governors Uzodimma and Umahi has now been duly extended to Amb. Obiozor, ” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Since the election of Prof. George Obiozor as President General of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo on Sunday 10th January 2021, there has been increasing level of fireworks in opposition to his election. Not only that while the election that produced Prof. Obiozor was going on in Owerri as agreed by the meeting...

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Reopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

ColumnsCoronavirusHealthOpinionReopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

“Schools cannot be shut down forever. Markets cannot be locked up forever and you cannot lock down a country forever .” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The COVID pandemic has been on the prowl for about a year now, wrecking economies, maiming civilization to the shock and confusion of mankind. Resolute, it is defying science and knowledge; the twin biggest treasures of modernity. The pandemic has continued to take captives on its own terms, even changing its nature...

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Dear America: The Rest of The World is Watching

OpinionPoliticsUnited StatesDear America: The Rest of The World is Watching

PilotnewsJanuary 15, 2021

On January 6, a large group of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to unconstitutionally obstruct the certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, following his triumph in the presidential election held on November 3. Fortunately for U.S. democracy, centuries-old institutions held firm in the face of this assault, as Vice President Mike Pence officially announced President-Elect Biden’s victory after Congress completed the counting of the votes. Unfortunately, the events on January 6 could prove detrimental for...

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“It’s a White Man’s World” —A reflective parody of James Brown’s legendary lyrics

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinion“It’s a White Man’s World” —A reflective parody of James Brown’s legendary lyrics

PilotnewsJanuary 13, 2021

Whether this country lives or dies is in the hands of the white race. Not in the hands of Antifa. Not with the clamoring, baying demands of BLM ―Don Okolo Indeed, it is a man’s world. Maybe, it isn’t. I couldn’t have said so, considering that I had a mother with the same abilities to challenge any man in mind and in the muscle of purpose and tenacity. Inside the constructs of strict, straight-on-the-arrow morals...

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Reign of Totalitarian Madness―America under Dictatorship

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionUnited StatesReign of Totalitarian Madness―America under Dictatorship

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2021

The only difference between Donald Trump and Idi Amin Dada —a cannibal who ruled Ugandan from 1971-79, is that Trump never cooked and ate his victims. ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo How Trump Dragged America into a ‘Union of Coup Nations’ By the time I left Nigeria in the late 80s, Coup d’état did not mean anything to me. I had witnessed a lot of coups and crises and could smell them before they occurred....

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Nigerian Government and Lily-livered Obsession with Foreign Entities

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsNigerian Government and Lily-livered Obsession with Foreign Entities

PilotnewsJanuary 10, 2021

The government in Nigeria is yet to recognize the full rights and privileges of its citizens as guaranteed by the country’s constitution. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu It is evident that this Government only pays attention to national issues only when they are raised by foreign agencies Nigerians are already used to being ignored by their own government to the extent that in most instances, the government was nearly begged to talk to Nigerians on crucial issues as...

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Stacey’s Playbook —Are Controversial Nigerian Activists Learning Anything?

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionStacey’s Playbook —Are Controversial Nigerian Activists Learning Anything?

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

Sociopolitical activism is not a chorus for the backstreet youth. Nope, it is not a contest for social media “likes” and “shares”, neither is it a tool for an income-earning opportunity. ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo Anybody can be an activist. It just depends on the political environment. Japanese activist Yuri Kochiyama said, “I didn’t wake up and decide to become an activist. But you couldn’t help notice the inequities, the injustices. It was all...

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