Corona Virus: House of Rep Proposes Bill To Provide Two Months Free Electricity Supply For Nigerians

CoronavirusNigeriaPoliticsCorona Virus: House of Rep Proposes Bill To Provide Two Months Free Electricity Supply For Nigerians

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 4, 2020

Olufemi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of Representatives has disclosed that the House is proposing a Second Stimulus Bill to provide access to free electricity supply for Nigerians. In a recent update published on Twitter, the speaker announced that the proposed bill with have Nigerians enjoy electricity for the next two months. Gbajabimila disclosed this on Saturday after a meeting with the Minister of Finance, Ahmed Zainab, stating that the bill will help to mitigate...

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Somali President Pardons 148 Prisoners to Contain Spread of COVID-19

CoronavirusPoliticsWorldSomali President Pardons 148 Prisoners to Contain Spread of COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 2, 2020

Somali President Mohamed Farmajo, on Thursday, pardoned 148 prisoners as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Farmajo said the release of the prisoners with petty crimes follows a report submitted to him by the country’s attorney general on the conditions of the prisoners in the wake of COVID-19. The president also directed prison authorities and the Ministry of Health to take adequate measures to prevent health risks for the...

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COVID-19: Return to God in Prayer, Catholic Priest Urges Nigerians

CoronavirusRegionsCOVID-19: Return to God in Prayer, Catholic Priest Urges Nigerians

PilotnewsApril 2, 2020

Very Rev. Fr. Cletus Gotan, the Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, has urged Nigerians to return to God in prayer to end the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Gotan, a Professor of Education and Provost, College of Education, Gindri, Plateau, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Wednesday. According to him, God decided to allow the pandemic have its way in the...

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APC Will Bounce Back and I Hold No Grudge Against Fintiri–Dr Umar Duhu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Will Bounce Back and I Hold No Grudge Against Fintiri–Dr Umar Duhu

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 2, 2020

Dr Umar Duhu an APC stalwart in Adamawa state needs no introduction in the Nigerian politics; he held many positions and was among the founding fathers of the ruling APC- the party  which he held sway as acting national vice chairman ,north east. In telling truth, Duhu can call a spade a spade no matter whose ox is gored! In this exclusive interview with Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz,  Dr Umar Duhu said it all on APC lingering crisis...

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Indonesia’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 170, Total Cases to 1,790

CoronavirusWorldIndonesia’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 170, Total Cases to 1,790

PilotnewsApril 2, 2020

The Indonesian government said, on Thursday, the death toll from the coronavirus in the country climbed to 170, the highest in Southeast Asia. At a press conference, the government’s spokesperson for the COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto, said that the number of confirmed cases jumped to 1,790 and 112 patients recovered. Capital city Jakarta, home to some 10 million people, suffers the highest number of deaths totaling 90, followed by West Java – 25, Banten – 14,...

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COVID-19: CUPP Advocates Door to Door Testing for all Citizens

CoronavirusPoliticsCOVID-19: CUPP Advocates Door to Door Testing for all Citizens

PilotnewsMarch 31, 2020

Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Tuesday advocated for the three tiers of government to explore the South African option of compulsory door to door Coronavirus testing for all citizens. CUPP’s Spokesperson, Mr. Ikenga Ugochinyere, gave the suggestions in a statement in Abuja. Ugochinyere said the government needed to do more in the fight against Coronavirus. ”The U.S. and other western nations are carrying their citizens out of Nigeria that has 131 confirmed Coronavirus infected...

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COVID-19: Kwara Gov Donates 10 Months’ Salary to Fight Scourge

CoronavirusNigeriaPoliticsCOVID-19: Kwara Gov Donates 10 Months’ Salary to Fight Scourge

PilotnewsMarch 29, 2020

Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has announced the donation of his salary from May 29, 2019, to March 2020, to the fight against the spread of the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The governor made this known in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye, in Ilorin on Sunday. AbdulRazaq also called for the support of the people for the campaign to keep Coronavirus out of the state. “Whereas our state has...

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2019 Election: Supreme Court Dismisses APC’s Request to Review Judgment

Law & JusticePolitics2019 Election: Supreme Court Dismisses APC’s Request to Review Judgment

PilotnewsMarch 27, 2020

The Supreme Court in a four to one split ruling on Friday dismissed a request to review its judgment filed by the Zamfara All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections. The apex court refused to set aside its consequential order that made the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) beneficiary of all elective positions in the 2019 general elections in Zamfara. The judgment delivered by Justice Inyang Okoro reiterated the position of the court that...

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Why Supreme Court Dismissed APC Application, Affirms Matawalle as Zamfara Governor

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWhy Supreme Court Dismissed APC Application, Affirms Matawalle as Zamfara Governor

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 26, 2020

The Supreme court has rejected the application to set aside its judgment that nullified all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won various positions in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections. The five-man panel at the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, in a four-to-one decision said by seeking a review of its final judgment, the APC abused the judicial process. The justices held that going...

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COVID-19: US aircraft carrier grounded as ‘dozens’ sick with virus

CoronavirusWorldCOVID-19: US aircraft carrier grounded as ‘dozens’ sick with virus

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2020

The Navy says an outbreak of COVID-19 infections aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific has forced it to divert to Guam so that all 5,000 aboard will undergo testing. The acting secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly, told reporters the sailors were aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which remains “operationally capable.” Even so, other officials said the number of infected sailors has risen sharply, from three reported initially to “dozens” as of Thursday. Modly...

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