COVID-19: Anambra Govt. Donates 400 Bags of Rice to Muslim community

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaRegionsCOVID-19: Anambra Govt. Donates 400 Bags of Rice to Muslim community

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

The Anambra government, on Wednesday, donated over 400 bags of rice to the Muslim community in the state to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, made the presentation to the Chairman of the Muslim Council in the state, Chief Abdulrahaman Zuberu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rice was distributed to different Muslim groups in the state. Chukwulobelu said that the...

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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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Prof. Ibrahim Gambari Is Buhari’s Next Chief Of Staff

NigeriaPoliticsProf. Ibrahim Gambari Is Buhari’s Next Chief Of Staff

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 12, 2020

At last, after cat and mouse politics and internal intrigues that played in Aso Villa, President Buhari has finally picked   former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, as the next Chief of Staff to the President. Prof. Ibrahim Gambari hails from Ilorin West local government area of Kwara state. Many   prominent personalities   were earlier mentioned as probably successor of late Abba Kyari who died recently due to coronavirus contraction. Though for now, the Presidency...

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COVID-19: Catholic Bishops Offer 425 Clinics as Isolation Centres

CoronavirusPhilanthropyRegionsCOVID-19: Catholic Bishops Offer 425 Clinics as Isolation Centres

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

The Presidential Task Force (PTF), has advised State governments to set up isolation centres with a minimum of 300 beds in their states, to strengthen the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman of the PTF, made the call on Monday in Abuja, at the PTF daily briefing on COVID-19 in the country. Mustapha said that the isolation centres should include wards and...

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Buhari, APC Betrayed Almajiris and Vulnerable Nigerians – PDP

NigeriaPoliticsBuhari, APC Betrayed Almajiris and Vulnerable Nigerians – PDP

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 11, 2020

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of betraying the almajiris, poor and vulnerable Nigerians after using them to grab power in 2015. The PDP made the allegation on Monday in a press release signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party. “The PDP notes that APC’s disdain and desertion of our citizens had further exposed it as a deceitful party which used...

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Kalu’s Release: What Nigerians Need to Understand

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu’s Release: What Nigerians Need to Understand

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 10, 2020

On Friday, The West African Pilot News exclusively reported the released of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, who had been convicted and sentenced to prison by the Nigerian apex court Kalu, along with others were convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the fraud of ₦7.1bn on December 5, 2019. However, in a unanimous judgement of a seven-man panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, the Supreme Court nullifies the trial, which includes the conviction...

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Nigerian Bishop Hits the Nail, Ranks Migration a Bigger Issue than Abortion, Climate

NewsNigeriaRegionsNigerian Bishop Hits the Nail, Ranks Migration a Bigger Issue than Abortion, Climate

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

Enugu, Nigeria — The most important issue facing the Catholic Church in Nigeria these days is neither climate change nor abortion, according to the auxiliary bishop of the Enugu Diocese in Southeast Nigeria. It’s migration. “I consider migration a more sensitive topic to our church and society,” Bishop Ernest Obodo told EarthBeat. “Nigerian youths are being compelled by the harsh economic realities in Nigeria to leave the shores of their country to migrate to other...

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Sierra Leone’s President Accuses Main Opposition Party of Inciting Violence

AfricaNewsPoliticsSierra Leone’s President Accuses Main Opposition Party of Inciting Violence

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

FREETOWN  – Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio has accused the main opposition party of orchestrating a spate of violent incidents, deepening a political standoff that risks undermining the country’s efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak. At least 18 people have died in three riots in separate parts of the country in recent weeks, including a disturbance at Freetown’s central prison on April 29 which started after an inmate tested positive for the virus. In...

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Kalu’s Release: Nigerian’s Legal System is Serving the Ruling Class – Falana

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu’s Release: Nigerian’s Legal System is Serving the Ruling Class – Falana

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 9, 2020

The human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) had faulted the nullification of the conviction of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, by Nigeria’s Apex court. He made this known on Friday, shortly after Kalu was released by the Supreme Court. He described the nullification as a demonstration of the Nigerian legal system’s capacity in serving the interest of the pampered member of the ruling class. Falana in his reaction said that Section 396(7) of the...

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EFCC to Begin Fresh Trial as Supreme Court Trashes Kalu’s Imprisonment Verdict

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC to Begin Fresh Trial as Supreme Court Trashes Kalu’s Imprisonment Verdict

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 9, 2020

Following the invalidation of the trial of the former governor of Abia State, Uzor Kalu and Jones Udeogu, former Director of Finance and Account of the state, which found the duo guilty of stealing N7.1 billion from Abia State and sentenced them to 12-year imprisonment, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would begin afresh a trial, immediately. Recall that in the early hours of Friday, a seven-man panel of justices of...

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