Top Georgia Election Official Says White House Pushed him to Take Trump Call

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesTop Georgia Election Official Says White House Pushed him to Take Trump Call

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

Georgia’s Republican top election official said on Monday the White House had pushed him against his better judgment to take a call from President Donald Trump in which he pressured the state to overturn his November presidential election defeat there. In the call on Saturday, Trump told Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn his election loss in the southern state, according to a recording published by U.S. media. “I...

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Sen. Ndume asks Buhari to Establish a Budget Impact Assessment Office

EconomyNewsNigeriaPoliticsSen. Ndume asks Buhari to Establish a Budget Impact Assessment Office

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

Sen. Ali Ndume, (APC-Borno) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to establish a Budget Implementation and Impact Assessment office so that he could monitor the releases of funds and performance of his cabinet members. Ndume, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Nigerian Army, made the call while fielding questions from journalists on Monday, in Maiduguri. “Buhari is a good leader but quite a number of his cabinet members are not doing enough to reposition the...

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Anambra 2021: PDP Orders Members to Withdraw all Litigations Against Party

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra 2021: PDP Orders Members to Withdraw all Litigations Against Party

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked its members in court against the leadership of the party in Anambra to withdraw all litigations ahead of the November governorship poll in the state. The South-East National Vice Chairman of the party, Chief Ali Odefa, made the request in Awka during a meeting of the Zonal Working Committee with stakeholders in the state on Monday. Odefa said that it was in the overriding interest of the party...

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Alleged Certificate forgery: Obaseki to Open Defence Jan. 5

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAlleged Certificate forgery: Obaseki to Open Defence Jan. 5

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo will on Jan. 5, open his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja,  in the ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against him. The trial judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed,  adjourned the matter on Monday for Obaseki to open his defence on Jan. 5, after the APC closed its case after calling six witnesses. The APC and one of its chieftains, Mr. Williams Edobor, dragged...

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Former Vice President Atiku Accuses Buhari’s Government. of Destroying his ‘Legitimate Business

BusinessNewsNigeriaPoliticsFormer Vice President Atiku Accuses Buhari’s Government. of Destroying his ‘Legitimate Business

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 4, 2021

Former Vice President, Atiku sold off his shares in Integrated Logistics Services Limited(Intels) accused Buhari’s led government of destroying his ‘legitimate business. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has sold off his shares in Integrated Logistics Services Limited (Intels), just as he accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s led government of destroying his ‘legitimate business that employed thousands of Nigerians. Founded in 1982 as Nicotes Services Ltd, Intels Nigeria Limited is regarded as Nigeria’s largest logistics company. In...

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Central African Rebels Attack and Enter Town Before Election Results Announced

AfricaCrime & SecurityNewsPoliticsCentral African Rebels Attack and Enter Town Before Election Results Announced

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

Rebel fighters in the Central African Republic attacked and partially occupied a diamond-mining town on Sunday, four security and humanitarian sources said. The attack occurred a day before authorities are due to declare results of the presidential election. At least five rebels were killed and two army soldiers wounded in the clashes in Bangassou, which lies on the southern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, said in...

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What Should Activism Really be?

OpinionPeoplePoliticsUnited StatesWhat Should Activism Really be?

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 20211

By Adedeji Adewumi, Guest Columnist ____ Activism is both a science and an art. While social activists in Nigeria do understand and have become successful in the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the art of activism, we are yet to master the science of activism. The art of activism is the front-end, public-view life of activism – the protests, calling out and public shaming of leaders, filing of lawsuits and strikes to name a few. The...

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11 Republican Senators to Challenge Biden’s Presidential Election Win

NewsPoliticsUnited States11 Republican Senators to Challenge Biden’s Presidential Election Win

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

A group of 11 Republican senators and senators-elect on Saturday said that they intend to appeal the upcoming certification of the results of the presidential election. The group, led by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, in a joint statement, said that they will vote against the certification of electors from states where U.S. President Donald Trump has disputed Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the November election. The 11 Republicans justified their plans by claiming that the...

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Anambra State Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Resigns

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra State Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Resigns

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 3, 2021

The Anambra State Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Christian Madubuko has resigned his appointment, effective from December 31st, 2020. The Commissioner who joined the administration of Governor Willie Obiano as Commissioner for Trade and Commerce was later redeployed to serve as Commissioner of Transport, from where he was moved to serve as Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs. Until his resignation, Dr. Christian Madubuko was a Commissioner in Anambra state for not less than...

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APC Announces New Date for Members Registration

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Announces New Date for Members Registration

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 2, 2021

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a new date for the commencement of registration of new members and update of its register. Adding that the new date will be Monday, January 2015. The party disclosed this in a statement by the Secretary of its Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpan Udoedehe, titled, ‘Membership registration, update, revalidation exercise January 25’. The nationwide membership registration, update and revalidation exercise was earlier scheduled to begin...

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