Governor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 woes: Karma is not a bitch, it’s a fair judge

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsPoliticsUnited StatesGovernor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 woes: Karma is not a bitch, it’s a fair judge

PilotnewsAugust 18, 2021

Texas Governor―an inglorious conservative extremist who banned mask and vaccine mandates tests positive for COVID, and we should not be worried So, the latest victim of karma is Texas Governor Gregg Abbott, who recently led a school of anti-science numbskulls to ban mask and vaccine mandates in the state of Texas. The news is the power-intoxicated Governor tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, just a day after attending a super-spreader indoor campaign event at the...

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Zulum, Others Weigh Implications of Massive Surrender of Boko Haram Fighters

Crime & SecurityPoliticsZulum, Others Weigh Implications of Massive Surrender of Boko Haram Fighters

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 16, 2021

MAIDUGURI — Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state and some eminent leaders of the state have said the current massive surrender of Boko Haram fighters and their families leaves the state in very difficult situations. Zulum while addressing military officers and community leaders on the emerging situation in Bama and Gwoza said the situation requires representatives of attacked communities to come together and critically review the pros and cons as well as implications of...

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Afghan President Says He Fled to Prevent Bloodshed

PoliticsWorld NewsAfghan President Says He Fled to Prevent Bloodshed

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 16, 2021

Panic gripped Kabul on Sunday after the Taliban swept into the city and took over the abandoned presidential palace. The Afghan government has collapsed and the embattled president, Ashraf Ghani fled abroad with an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners. President Ashraf Ghani flew out of the country on Sunday afternoon as the insurgents closed in. The unfolding event signals the end of a two-decade-long U.S. and NATO campaign to restructure the country. Ghani...

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Channel Proposed N4.87billion For WhatsApp Monitoring To Pay Striking Resident Doctors- SERAP To President Buhari

PoliticsChannel Proposed N4.87billion For WhatsApp Monitoring To Pay Striking Resident Doctors- SERAP To President Buhari

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 15, 2021

ABUJA — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to redirect the proposed N4.87billion for WhatsApp monitoring to striking resident doctors. The rights group noted that part of the funds should be used to improve public healthcare facilities for the sake of poor Nigerians. In a letter dated 14 August, 2021, signed by deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the body reminded Buhari of his oath of office to promote efficient and...

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IPOB Suspend Weekly Sit-At-Home Order

Human Rights & FreedomNewsPoliticsIPOB Suspend Weekly Sit-At-Home Order

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 14, 2021

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the suspension of the weekly sit-at-home exercise it commenced this week I the South East. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, on Saturday. IPOB had declared a weekly sit-at-home exercise to protest the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government. The exercise, which commenced on Monday, August 9, was trailed by loss...

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Keyamo Snaps Back: Oshiomhole Must Have Given to Gossips

NewsPoliticsKeyamo Snaps Back: Oshiomhole Must Have Given to Gossips

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 13, 2021

BENIN — Retorting at Adams Oshiomhole’s recent statement on APC chairmanship, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment  Festus Keyamo has said the allegations levied against him by the former National Chairman of the ruling party are unfounded. The minister denied any involvement in the dissolution of the National Working Committee of the APC and the removal of Oshiomhole as the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). He debunked the allegations in a...

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Borno State Geographic Information Service Demolishes 11 Mosques, 4 Churches

NewsPoliticsRegionsBorno State Geographic Information Service Demolishes 11 Mosques, 4 Churches

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 12, 2021

ABUJA — An Islamic rights advocacy group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has said that Borno State Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) from May 2019 to date has demolished 11 mosques and four churches. A press statement signed by the Director of the Organization, Ishaq Akintola made available to newsmen in Abuja said it carried out an investigation, which revealed that the demolition of places of worship is in line with a government decision dating back...

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Anambra 2021:Maduka, Accord Candidate Promises to Reverse State Medical Tourism Narrative

Anambra ElectionsPoliticsAnambra 2021:Maduka, Accord Candidate Promises to Reverse State Medical Tourism Narrative

PilotnewsAugust 11, 2021

AWKA — Dr. Godwin Maduka, candidate of the Accord Party in the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra says his administration will make Anambra number one medical tourism destination if elected. Maduka said this at a news conference in Awka on Wednesday. The America-based medical doctor and owner of American Pain Institute, Las Vegas said it was unfortunate that people from  Anambra, which produced a good number of world-class doctors, still sought medical services outside...

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World Bank Lists Nigeria, Nine Other Countries Among Nations with High Debt Risk

EconomyNewsWorldWorld Bank Lists Nigeria, Nine Other Countries Among Nations with High Debt Risk

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 11, 2021

World Bank has listed Nigeria and nine other countries as Nations with high-debt risk exposure. In a financial statement for the International Development Association (IDA) released on Monday, the World Bank pegged Nigeria at number five with an $11.7b IDA debt stock. “As of June 30, 2021, the ten countries with the highest exposures accounted for 66% of IDA’s total exposure,” it explained in the document. “IDA’s largest exposure to a single borrowing country, India,...

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Magistrate Court In Adamawa Convicts A Businessman To Spend 2Yrs, 6 Months In Prison For Abusing Governor Fintiri On Facebook

PoliticsMagistrate Court In Adamawa Convicts A Businessman To Spend 2Yrs, 6 Months In Prison For Abusing Governor Fintiri On Facebook

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 11, 2021

YOLA —  A Chief Magistrate Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa state on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a businessman, Ali Yakubu Numan, to 2 years, 6 months imprisonment for calling Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri “a biggest and father of all thieves in Nigeria’”. Ali Numan, had on the11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 20th and 29th July, 2021, wrote and published on his Facebook handle abusive statements in Hausa and Fulfulde languages against the Governor. He described...

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