Ohanaeze Ndigbo disagrees with southeast governors, advocates for indigenous security outfit

National SecurityNigeriaPoliticsOhanaeze Ndigbo disagrees with southeast governors, advocates for indigenous security outfit

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2020

  ENUGU — During the South East security summit organized yesterday by the Nigerian Police, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo advocates for indigenous security outfit not community policing. Chief Nnia Nwodo, President-General of Ohanaeze said their decision was because of the peoples’ lack of confidence in the police. He also frowned at the posting of heads of security Agencies and advised police authorities to use indigenous mechanism in addressing security challenges in the country. Nwodo further called...

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Enugu State: Bill in progress to establish faith-based schools in healthcare arena

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu State: Bill in progress to establish faith-based schools in healthcare arena

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 10, 2020

ENUGU — The Joint committee on health, education and judiciary has successfully conducted a one-day public hearing on a bill for a law to make provision for the establishment of faith-based organization schools of nursing, midwifery and medical laboratory technicians in Enugu state and other matters connected therewith. The bills which had scaled through first and second reading may most likely be restructured to accommodate salient submissions from stakeholders during the public hearing. The Speaker,...

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Two Special Force soldiers killed, 6 wounded during apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

Foreign PolicyNewsWorldTwo Special Force soldiers killed, 6 wounded during apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2020

Two U.S. troops were killed and six were wounded in an apparent insider attack in Afghanistan according to military officials. The soldiers were involved in a firefight on Feb. 8 in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province. The wounded service members are receiving medical treatment at a U.S. facility. “Upon completing a key-leader engagement at the district center, current reports indicate an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined U.S. and Afghan force with...

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First American dies of coronavirus in China: US Embassy

HealthNewsWorldFirst American dies of coronavirus in China: US Embassy

PilotnewsFebruary 8, 2020

A 60-year-old diagnosed with coronavirus in Wuhan, China, has reportedly become the first U.S. citizen to die of the novel virus. The patient died at Jinyintian Hospital in Wuhan on Thursday, The New York Times reported. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing confirmed the patient’s death Friday night but gave few other details. “We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss,” a spokesman for the embassy said, according to the Times. “Out of respect...

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More African countries are getting coronavirus testing labs but are on edge as the threat looms

AfricaHealthNewsWorldMore African countries are getting coronavirus testing labs but are on edge as the threat looms

PilotnewsFebruary 8, 2020

The total count of confirmed coronavirus cases globally has already surpassed 25,000—yet none of those have been recorded in Africa, Yomi Kazeem reports. In the wake of suspected cases in Ethiopia, Botswana, Namibia, Ghana, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire, several countries have stepped up proactive measures in a bid to ensure the best chance of containing a possible outbreak. While several international airports across the continent have already introduced screening and checks, Mauritius has introduced mandatory...

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Why Nigerian Foreign Policy Fails to Woo Trump

NigeriaPoliticsWhy Nigerian Foreign Policy Fails to Woo Trump

PilotnewsFebruary 8, 2020

This week, a high-powered Nigerian delegation, including the country’s octogenarian ambassador, was in Washington for talks with the U.S. State Department. High on the agenda were undoubtedly the new visa restrictions announced by the Trump administration that prevent Nigerians from applying for visas that represent a pathway to permanent residency, Eromo Egbejule  writes;   After the new visa policy made international headlines, President Muhammadu Buhari’s immediate move was to announce a committee to look at...

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Police parade 2 brothers, 11 others for armed robbery in Kogi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice parade 2 brothers, 11 others for armed robbery in Kogi

Izu Emmanuel (Abuja City Editor)February 6, 2020

The Kogi State police command has paraded two brothers and 11 others for armed robbery, car and motorcycle Parading the suspects in Lokoja Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, Ede Ayuba Ekpeji said the 13 armed robbery suspects have been terrorizing the state and its environs for a long time. He said that the strategies adopted by the command provided the avenue for effective collaboration with other critical stakeholders by giving them...

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Coronavirus kills Chinese doctor, WHO expresses sadness

HealthTravelWorldCoronavirus kills Chinese doctor, WHO expresses sadness

PilotnewsFebruary 6, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO)  on Thursday says the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has killed a Chinese physician, Dr Li Wenliang, expressing sadness over the doctor’s death. WHO, in a tweet posted on its official Twitter page on Thursday said, “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Li Wenliang. We all need to celebrate work that he did on #2019nCoV.” Wenliang, on Feb. 6, died of the novel coronavirus infection at an Intensive...

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JUST IN: Nigerian Senate constitutes 56- member constitution review committee

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJUST IN: Nigerian Senate constitutes 56- member constitution review committee

PilotnewsFebruary 6, 2020

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday at plenary constituted a 56 – member constitution review committee to work on bills seeking for alteration of some provisions of the 1999 Constitution . The committee, as announced by the President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan , consists of eight principal officers who are to serve as steering committee within the larger committee. The committee is also made of one senator from each of the 36 states of the...

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Mitt Romney’s stand for the ages

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsMitt Romney’s stand for the ages

PilotnewsFebruary 5, 2020

Every once in a long while a single act of conscience can repair the nation’s soul. In the dark days of Joe McCarthy’s terror, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine spoke out against her fellow Republican when nobody else would. During Watergate, Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee uttered the immortal words — of a president from his own party — “What did the president know and when did he know it?” Now Sen. Mitt Romney...

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