COVID-19 Fallout: Nigeria and China Bilateral Relations on Test

ColumnsNewsOpinionCOVID-19 Fallout: Nigeria and China Bilateral Relations on Test

PilotnewsApril 16, 2020

This flourishing relationship has been subjected to test by COVID-19 fallout. First, there were many videos of atrocious dehumanization by Chinese and Chinese authorities against Africans and Nigerians. Profitable relationship on international arena thrives on mutual respect or mutual fear. At every point, there must be balance either in terms of respect or in terms of fear. International politics is a game of interest, and nobody wants to lose or be in an underprivileged position....

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COVID-19: Why Many Nigerians May Not Survive the Lockdown

CoronavirusNewsOpinionCOVID-19: Why Many Nigerians May Not Survive the Lockdown

PilotnewsApril 14, 2020

Nigeria as a nation in custody has sunk into its sunset with the advent of the Coronavirus, also called COVID-19. This sunset of tragedy is inevitable in Nigeria considering that many Nigerians solely rely on daily incomes. Also, because the number one measure of curbing the COVID-19 is to maintain social distancing. The government, on the other hand, is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that social distancing is being enforced and adhered to by...

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Social Uncertainty as COVID-19 Lockdown Invokes Nigeria’s Deteriorating Security System

ColumnsNewsOpinionSocial Uncertainty as COVID-19 Lockdown Invokes Nigeria’s Deteriorating Security System

PilotnewsApril 13, 2020

In the past week, the rise in reports of armed robberies, gang attacks, burglary, has exponentially increased, with Lagos and Ogun states, topping the list. Similarly, there are reports in Nnewi, Anambra State, Aba in Abia State, and Onitsha, Anambra state. The security situation in Nigeria has become unstable, especially with the fight against insurgency in the northern parts of the country. In southern Nigerian, however, the insecurity is not notably different, as kidnapping for...

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Lagos COVID-19 Website:Before They Send You the Invoice, May I Share a Secret?

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsCoronavirusNigeriaOpinionLagos COVID-19 Website:Before They Send You the Invoice, May I Share a Secret?

PilotnewsApril 11, 2020

My over-excitement yesterday was unrelated to a lottery ticket I bought the day before because I didn’t even match one number. Simply, I was just overjoyed that the Lagos State Government announced it had launched a COVID-19 website to keep residents with up-to-date information on the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu through his Special Adviser Mr. Olatunbosun Alake, said that the website: covid19.lagosstate.gov.ng was an avenue to restrain the spread...

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OPINION: The Many Transgressions of Nigeria’s Pretend Middle Class

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionOPINION: The Many Transgressions of Nigeria’s Pretend Middle Class

PilotnewsApril 6, 2020

Almost all Nigerian politicians have the badge of a public verdict against them. That is to the extent that it may be easier to convince a Nigerian that a month-old baby can walk than try convincing him that a politician is innocent; it is that bad. Successful politicians: those who have gone through the rigor of winning an election, are seen with complete distrust. Hence, it is a common saying that a Nigerian politician will...

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Humans Are Resilient, Let Us Trust Ourselves and Each Other

CoronavirusOpinionReligionHumans Are Resilient, Let Us Trust Ourselves and Each Other

PilotnewsApril 6, 2020

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s prayer, “Patient Trust,” is really a blessing on the anxious and impatient — in other words, all of us in this moment in time. He encourages us to trust “in the slow work of God;” in our evolution and development. He reminds us that we cannot “be today what time (that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will) will make of you tomorrow.” Many are anxious...

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What’s in a Name? How African names were substituted at baptism hotspots

Don OkoloNewsOpinionWhat’s in a Name? How African names were substituted at baptism hotspots

PilotnewsApril 3, 2020

When it impacts your culture and who you are…it matters A Rose by any other name… Maybe this Shakespearean adage couldn’t alter a Rose and her scheme of hodgepodge attributes of great smelling whiffs to stand as something else: A Rose would remain a Rose, if one called it by any other name. Enter Jerry Rawlings of Ghana talking about nomenclature, the Christening of persons born in East, West, South and Central Africa, and of...

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Nigerians and their Foreign Heroes

CoronavirusOpinionNigerians and their Foreign Heroes

PilotnewsApril 2, 2020

Nigerians have successfully moved from buying foreign gadgets most of which are not produced in Nigeria, goods, foreign household equipment, food, clothes and to just about anything else, many of which are produced in Nigeria and of good quality. For most Nigerians, foreign things are a mark of class and opulence. As of now, Nigerians prefer foreign education from nursery to tertiary level; this is usually blamed on the deplorable quality of education obtainable in...

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The Misplaced Outrage by Nigerians, Over Payment of Tithes and Offerings

NewsNigeriaOpinionThe Misplaced Outrage by Nigerians, Over Payment of Tithes and Offerings

PilotnewsMarch 30, 2020

A lot of people may want to pretend that they are not aware that membership of any socio-cultural, religious, political, economic, or any other group, attracts forms of financial commitment. Even citizenship is not for free, because citizens show financial commitment through the payment of taxes. No meaningful establishment can stand without the monetary contributions of its members. When you willfully belong to any legally recognized group, the nomenclature notwithstanding, and you make financial contributions...

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Why Nigerians are Unsympathetic to Buhari and Kyari

CoronavirusNigeriaOpinionWhy Nigerians are Unsympathetic to Buhari and Kyari

PilotnewsMarch 27, 2020

Many Nigerians are actually very passive, they don’t care at all until whatever the issue maybe gets to their doorstep, so many wishful thinkers and misfortune gloaters, leaving their main responsibility completely unattended to. Since the news of Abba Kyari — President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, who tested positive for coronavirus leaked, most Nigerians have been literally jubilating over that as if it is a straight jackpot and a guarantee to a better Nigeria, but...

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