COVID-19: I Am Not Praying For Abba Kyari, I Am Not in the Faith Business

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionCOVID-19: I Am Not Praying For Abba Kyari, I Am Not in the Faith Business

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2020

I do not pray for predators. I pray for the victims and allow God to sort out their oppressors. How He does that is not my business.  While quarantined in our homes, we have been praying against the devastations of the COVID-19. But I have always been specific about who I pray for. I am not praying for Ruthless politicians or elected representatives who have consistently worked hard in ensuring a weak or nonexistent health system, thus...

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Nowhere to Run—When wealth, made or stolen, provides no refuge.

CoronavirusNigeriaOpinionNowhere to Run—When wealth, made or stolen, provides no refuge.

PilotnewsMarch 24, 2020

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine called to inquire about “my plans”. My plans?  He wanted to know how I was preparing for Nigeria’s eventual collapse. He then went for the pitch. Invest $150,000 in a named foreign country and be granted citizenship which will provide access to the U.S., U.K. and Europe. To validate his pitch, he reeled off names of known politicians who he claimed were his clients.  ”Bro, you have...

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How Coronavirus will Alter Democratic Systems

CoronavirusNigeriaOpinionHow Coronavirus will Alter Democratic Systems

PilotnewsMarch 19, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak all over the world has severe economic consequences, and it has become apparent. Many economies and markets are already showing signs of severe downtime, with falling prices of shares and stock market crashes. Both local and international businesses are affected, and there are predictions that it will get even worse, thus prompting governments around the world to map out multi-billions as social intervention funds to keep their citizens afloat. We have also seen...

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The Memorable Police Games in Anambra

NewsNigeriaOpinionThe Memorable Police Games in Anambra

PilotnewsMarch 14, 2020

Immediately the one-week Biennial 12th Police Games began in Awka, Anambra State, on Saturday, February 29, the state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations endorsed the games as a vital component of the strategy for reputation management in the state. The chapter is led by Stella Chinyere Okunna, Nigeria’s first female mass communication professor who was at different times Commissioner for Information and Commissioner for Economic Planning and later Chief of Staff under...

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The Rot and Institutional Decay Inside the Anambra State House of Assembly

NigeriaOpinionThe Rot and Institutional Decay Inside the Anambra State House of Assembly

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)March 12, 2020

The Anambra State House of Assembly which commenced its legislative business in an uncompleted building at Enugwu- Ukwu civic centre, in Njikoka local government Area of Anambra State, was inaugurated on the 17th January 1992, by the former Governor of Anambra state; Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife; Okwadike. The then uncompleted Enugwu-Ukwu civic centre was freely donated by Enugwu-Ukwu people to the House to be use temporary for their legislative business. The democratic experiment was military supervised...

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Western Nigeria can Proceed with a Civil War Against the North; Igbos Would Supply Arms and Food

Anthony Obi OgboNigeriaOpinionPoliticsWestern Nigeria can Proceed with a Civil War Against the North; Igbos Would Supply Arms and Food

PilotnewsMarch 9, 2020

Anytime there is a call for war, those who have once lived through it speak differently from those whose experience is from computer games.   Just recently, two former Nigerian leaders, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and a former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. T.Y. Danjuma (retd.) have been on a rampage – spewing inflammatory comments about a possible civil war in Nigeria – holding rallies in Nigeria and overseas, conveying animosity over the country’s current political...

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OPINION: Two Major Reasons Emir Sanusi was Dethroned

OpinionPoliticsOPINION: Two Major Reasons Emir Sanusi was Dethroned

PilotnewsMarch 9, 2020

The major fact to note is that the dethronement of Sanusi is political. Sanusi was appointed Emir of Kano just before the former governor of Kano Rabiu Kwankwaso left office in 2015. Sanusi, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has shown to be a man of his own whims, an independent actor with a capacity for self-criticism. Certainly, after his tenure as CBN governor, where he was forced by the former president,...

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Why Nigeria is not ready for the Covid-19 Outbreak

NigeriaOpinionWhy Nigeria is not ready for the Covid-19 Outbreak

PilotnewsMarch 9, 2020

The Wuhan Coronavirus has become a worldwide epidemic. The European country of Italy has been the most ravaged by the virus, in Europe. Already, over 360 people have died of the infection in Italy. Only on Sunday alone, a total of 133 people died of the virus infection in Italy.   Although, there are about 7,000 infections in Italy alone, so far. In the United Kingdom, there are about 67 new cases of coronavirus infection,...

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COVID-19 outbreak proves global business needs China

AfricaHealthOpinionWorld NewsCOVID-19 outbreak proves global business needs China

PilotnewsMarch 3, 2020

Nigeria’s effort to rapidly identify and contain the spread of the index case of COVID-19 may have been successful – with no new case as at March 2 – but as the disease spreads to over fifty countries, the global economy is panicking and some experts say this is not looking good for many countries, including Nigeria. It is a typical case of ‘when China sneezes, global business catches a cold.’ The wake of coronavirus...

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Why Sanders Will Probably Win the Nomination

OpinionUnited StatesWhy Sanders Will Probably Win the Nomination

PilotnewsFebruary 22, 2020

Successful presidential candidates are mythmakers. They don’t just tell a story. They tell a story that helps people make meaning out of the current moment; that divides people into heroes and villains; that names a central challenge and explains why they are the perfect person to meet it. In 2016 Donald Trump told a successful myth: The coastal elites are greedy, stupid people who have mismanaged the country, undermined our values and changed the face...

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