Lamido Adamawa Order Closure of all Mosques , Suspend Observing Five Daily Prayers in Congregation

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsLamido Adamawa Order Closure of all Mosques , Suspend Observing Five Daily Prayers in Congregation

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 12, 2020

The Paramount ruler of Adamawa, and Lamido Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa has ordered the immediate closure of all Jumma’at and five daily prayer mosques in a renewed effort to contain the spread of novel Coronavirus. Although the state is yet to record any index of the COVID-19, measures were put in place by relevant authorities just as the two weeks lockdown order imposed in the state, is due to lapse on Tuesday. Reacting...

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The Lamb

Fiction & PoetryWorldThe Lamb

PilotnewsApril 12, 2020

  Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life & bid thee feed. By the stream & o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice! Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Little Lamb I’ll tell thee, Little Lamb I’ll tell thee! He is called by thy name, For he...

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Covid-19: Be Obedient, Celebrate Easter Indoor – Cleric Advises Christians

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsCovid-19: Be Obedient, Celebrate Easter Indoor – Cleric Advises Christians

PilotnewsApril 11, 2020

Pastor Olayinka Emmanuel of Christ Glory Church, Ilorin, has advised Christians to be obedient and celebrate Easter indoor, in compliance with the government’s sit at home order. Emmanuel gave the advice in Ilorin on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “With the situation at hand, we must learn to celebrate it indoors without going out merrying. Make it colourful with the members of your family. “We are celebrating the resurrection...

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APC Calls on Nigerians to Unite in Fight Against COVID-19

CoronavirusNigeriaPoliticsAPC Calls on Nigerians to Unite in Fight Against COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 11, 2020

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Nigerians to unite in the government effort to prevent and manage the spread of  Coronavirus. APC National Publicity Secretary,  Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu said this in a statement issued in Abuja. Issa-Onilu said: “Indeed, Easter emphasises, acknowledges and appreciates the redemptive blessings of the ultimate love, sufferings, and sacrifices of Jesus Christ for the common good of mankind. “Globally, we are in dire times. Collectively, we should find...

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PDP Calls for Prayers for Stronger Nigeria After COVID-19

CoronavirusNigeriaPoliticsPDP Calls for Prayers for Stronger Nigeria After COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 11, 2020

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Uche Secondus has urged Nigerians to use the Easter period to pray for Nigeria to emerge from COVID-19 pandemic stronger. Secondus, in a message signed by his Media Aide, Mr/ Ike Abonyi in Abuja said that the situation in the world today and in Nigeria entailed that all citizens ought to intensify supplications to God. He said the fact that Christendom was celebrating Easter in their homes...

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Death Threats and Racist Insults: WHO Boss Says ‘I Don’t Give a Damn’

CoronavirusPoliticsWorld NewsDeath Threats and Racist Insults: WHO Boss Says ‘I Don’t Give a Damn’

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 11, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Boss, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had received death threats and racist insults since the outbreak of COVID-19 three months ago. The Ethiopian born microbiologist and internationally recognised malaria researcher who became the health agency’s Director-General in 2017 made this known in a conference call while responding to a question about whether criticisms from world leaders during the pandemic makes it difficult for him to manage the WHO. “I can...

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After Trump’s Criticism, UN to Investigate the Emergence and Spread of Covid-19

CoronavirusPoliticsWorld NewsAfter Trump’s Criticism, UN to Investigate the Emergence and Spread of Covid-19

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 10, 2020

The United Nations has said it would investigate what led to the emergence and spread of COVID-19 when the outbreak ends. The call for an investigation follows criticisms and threats issued by President Trump against the United Nations and the World Health Organisation (WHO). President Trump annoyed that the United States, though it’s the highest contributor to the WHO than any other country, was not getting attention like China. Mr. Trump accused the World health...

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Chad Army Says 52 Troops, 1,000 Jihadists Killed in Offensive

AfricaNewsPoliticsChad Army Says 52 Troops, 1,000 Jihadists Killed in Offensive

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

N’Djamena (AFP) – The Chadian army said Thursday it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000 jihadists were killed. Army spokesman Colonel Azem Bermendoa Agouna told AFP that the operation, launched after nearly 100 soldiers were killed last month, ended Wednesday after the Nigerian jihadists were forced out of the country. “A thousand terrorists have been killed, 50 motorised canoes have...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘There Are Humbling Moments Working with State Governors’- Barr. Wugira

ExclusiveNigeriaPoliticsEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘There Are Humbling Moments Working with State Governors’- Barr. Wugira

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 9, 2020

Barrister Sunday Joshua Wugira, though many see him as ‘’ controversial’’ until recently was one of the few legal icons in Adamawa that speak for the voiceless, devoid of primordial sentiments. In this exclusive interview with The West African Pilot News’s Regional Correspondent Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Wugira opened the Pandora box on issues affecting his state Adamawa, COVID-19, and lockdown order been imposed.  WAP:  Though you are not new in Adamawa struggle in the recent...

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COVID-19: Bayelsa Govt. Relaxes Lockdown for Easter Celebrations

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsCOVID-19: Bayelsa Govt. Relaxes Lockdown for Easter Celebrations

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Bayelsa Government on Wednesday announced that it would relax its COVID-19 lockdown for smooth Easter celebrations in the state. Gov. Duoye Diri made the announcement in a statement issued by Mr. Daniel Alabrah, his Acting Chief Press Secretary, in Yenogoa on Wednesday. The governor said that the relaxation of the lockdown followed an appeal by the state organs of the various Christian bodies. “Churches with large congregations would be permitted to have 50 persons...

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