Iran Sentences French Academic to Six Years in Prison: Lawyer

Law & JusticeNewsPeopleWorld NewsIran Sentences French Academic to Six Years in Prison: Lawyer

PilotnewsMay 16, 2020

Iran has sentenced French-Iranian academic, Fariba Adelkhah, to six years in prison on national security charges, her lawyer said on Saturday. “The court has sentenced her to six years. “We have appealed and if accepted, the sentence will drop to five years,’’ Adelkhah’s lawyer, Saeed Dehghan, told Reuters. Iran dropped spying charges against Adelkhah but she remained in jail on other security-related charges, Dehghan said in March. Iran has rejected France’s call to release Adelkhah,...

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GENERAL NEWS: Buhari Mourns Igwe Umenyiora of Ogbunike

NewsNigeriaPeopleGENERAL NEWS: Buhari Mourns Igwe Umenyiora of Ogbunike

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the news of the passing of Igwe John Ositadimma Umenyiora, Ezedioramma 1 of Ogbunike and Okpala Iguedo. The President made his feelings known in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday. He said: ”On behalf of the Federal Government, the President extends heartfelt commiserations to Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, the Ogbunike community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra...

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Northern Governors’ Forum Congratulates Gambari Over Appointment as President’s CoS

NewsNigeriaPeoplePoliticsNorthern Governors’ Forum Congratulates Gambari Over Appointment as President’s CoS

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

The Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) has congratulated Prof. Ibrahim Gambari on his appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, in a congratulatory message issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on Wednesday in Jos, said that the appointment as well- deserved. He described Gambari as an accomplished diplomat and administrator, whose vast experience and qualifications,...

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SPECIAL REPORT: 20 Years On the Throne: The Day I Will Not Forget In My Life – HRH Gwanwari Ganye

Culture & TraditionNigeriaPeopleSPECIAL REPORT: 20 Years On the Throne: The Day I Will Not Forget In My Life – HRH Gwanwari Ganye

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

It was on the same day May 13, twenty years ago, the town of Ganye in the Adamawa State went agog as peoples from all walks of life within and outside the shores of the country converged to witness the epoch-making presentation of the staff of office to the paramount ruler of Chamba speaking nations, the Gangwari Ganye  Alh. (Dr.) Umaru Adamu Sanda II. Prominent personalities top government officials, security chiefs, business moguls, district heads, illustrious sons and daughters were...

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FG Urges Northern Governors to Suspend Interstate Movement of Almajiri

CoronavirusLifestyleNigeriaPeopleFG Urges Northern Governors to Suspend Interstate Movement of Almajiri

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The Federal Government on Tuesday urged the Northern Governors to suspend the interstate movement of Almajiri children. It added that the decision of the Northern Governor will frustrate the efforts of the FG to combat the pandemic.  This was disclosed on Tuesday through the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, during the media briefing of the PTF.  The SGF concern was as a...

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Wole Soyinka’s Little Known Musical Endeavors

Arts & CultureNigeriaPeopleWole Soyinka’s Little Known Musical Endeavors

PilotnewsMay 12, 2020

Among other notable achievements, Wole Soyinka made political music. In 1983, he even released an album. In response to a query that sought his thoughts on Bob Dylan’s controversial Nobel Prize win in 2017, Wole Soyinka quipped: “Since I’ve written quite a number of songs for my plays, I would like to be nominated for a Grammy.” Soyinka is popularly known for a number of remarkable things: he is the first African Nobel laureate; he carries an...

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NYSC Says Missing ‘Ada Chidi’ Not a Corps Member

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPeopleNYSC Says Missing ‘Ada Chidi’ Not a Corps Member

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says that a lady Miss Bianca Chidi whose where about is not known is not a corps member contrary to reports in some quarters. Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, the Director, Press and Public Relations of NYSC, said this in a statement issued in Abuja, on Friday. Adeyemi was reacting to a publication by a newspaper with the  caption “NYSC Where is Miss Bianca Ada Chidi”. “The management wishes to state that as...

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Kalu’s Release: Kinsmen Hail Supreme Court’s Judgment

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleKalu’s Release: Kinsmen Hail Supreme Court’s Judgment

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

Dr Orji Kalu’s kinsmen on Friday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court, which nullified the conviction of the former governor of Abia,  who was handed down 12-year jail term for corruption. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they described the judgment as apt and well served. Elder Uwakwe Okoronkwo, President-General, Igbere Welfare Union, expressed delight over Kalu’s release from prison and pointed out that the judiciary remained the last hope...

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Falana Asks Court To Quash Charges Against El-Zakzaky Over Kaduna State’s Failure To Prove Case

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleFalana Asks Court To Quash Charges Against El-Zakzaky Over Kaduna State’s Failure To Prove Case

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 7, 2020

The legal team of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, has filed a motion asking the High Court in Kaduna to quash all charges against him. El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, have been detained by the Nigerian Government since 2015 after hundreds of his followers were killed by the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State. In the motion filed by rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on behalf of El-Zakzaky, deposed to...

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Buhari Prays for Speedy Recovery of Emir of Daura

PeoplePoliticsWellnessBuhari Prays for Speedy Recovery of Emir of Daura

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sent goodwill and prayers to the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, after he was admitted to the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina State. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. President Buhari, who holds the traditional title of “Bayajidda” Daura, his hometown, said: ”I received the news of the Emir’s sudden illness with concern and...

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