EDO Poll: Can Anyone Stops Oshiomhole in his Bid for Godfatherism in the State Now?

NigeriaPoliticsSpecial ReportEDO Poll: Can Anyone Stops Oshiomhole in his Bid for Godfatherism in the State Now?

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 8, 2020

The political tussle between the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has turned the state to a battlefield between two elephants. It is more like what turn out in Rivers State where two giants have tested their strength and many innocents paid the prize with their lives. Many analysts have attributed the fight to the conflict always created by the theory of godfatherism....

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UNO State Controversy: Boni, Adamawa Border Communities Asks FG To Clear Air

National SecurityNigeriaSpecial ReportUNO State Controversy: Boni, Adamawa Border Communities Asks FG To Clear Air

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)June 8, 2020

Disturbed by the recent controversial reports by some dailies and other online media that Nigeria may lose 24 local government areas to the new purported ‘’UNO state’’ Adamawa border communities have asked the Nigerian government to react and clear the air, describing the reports as ‘’ fake news.’’ The Guardian earlier reports that by July 10 this year, Nigeria may lose 24 local councils, by way of ceding, to a new country to be known...

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How Police Extort Money at COVID-19 Checkpoints In Adamawa and Taraba

CoronavirusNigeriaSpecial ReportHow Police Extort Money at COVID-19 Checkpoints In Adamawa and Taraba

PilotnewsJune 6, 2020

Travellers pay security operatives for passage We’re not aware, say police Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz (Regional Correspondent)  For now, the police and other security operatives in uniform and plainclothes has been accused of profiteering from the lockdown put to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Some residents in Yola,Zing, Numan, Jalingo,Wukari  and other major towns said  that rather than enforce the restriction, the operatives, including military and immigration personnel, were helping themselves to pecuniary gains. The border...

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COVID-19, Malaria/Typhoid Outbreak or “Onitsha Flu”?

NigeriaSpecial ReportWellnessCOVID-19, Malaria/Typhoid Outbreak or “Onitsha Flu”?

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 3, 2020

ONITSHA — Within the last three to four weeks, hundreds of people in Onitsha has been on self-medication for malaria and typhoid. Although before now, most Nigerians do not go to the hospital for a proper diagnosis before treatment, and this is a very common practice among most Nigerians. Instead, they often treat malaria and typhoid, and usually, that settles it for them. However, the situation in Onitsha in Anambra state, the commercial nerve centre...

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Igbos and Folly of Biafra–a Documentary by By HR Udunna Ukegbu

NigeriaSpecial ReportIgbos and Folly of Biafra–a Documentary by By HR Udunna Ukegbu

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

WAP brings under one domain, a four-part documentary of the very hostile Nigeria’s Civil War by Hector-Roosevelt Udunna Ukegbu, PhD. Ukegbu, is a graduate of the University of Lagos, where he was a student leader; he also graduated from the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; St. Gregory’s College, Ikoyi, Lagos, and the Owerri Grammar School, Imerienwe. He is also a columnist with the WAP.   Igbos and Folly of Biafra (Part I)  Pilotnews May...

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Post-COVID-19: Tough Times Await a Troubled Nigeria’s Educational System

EducationNigeriaSpecial ReportPost-COVID-19: Tough Times Await a Troubled Nigeria’s Educational System

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

How Nigeria’s Years of Mistakes Present a Tough Future for the Education Sector Post-Covid-19 No one envisaged that five years after world leaders agreed to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities by 2030 — as part of the Sustainable Development Goals — governments will be forced to shut schools over fear of COVID-19 spreading. Data are not looking good for global education. As of March, schools in 168 countries have...

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North Gradually Prepares For Restructuring while South Blows Hot Air

ColumnsNewsOpinionSpecial ReportNorth Gradually Prepares For Restructuring while South Blows Hot Air

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

While Rome Burns, Emperor Nero Fiddles The Roman Emperor Nero is considered by many religious scholars to be the Antichrist, the beast code marked 666, who ordered the execution of his own mother, persecuted and brutally executed many early Christians (including the apostles Peter and Paul), a group he falsely blamed for the fire that consumed most of Rome in 64 AD. Legend has it that as Nero watched the six-day conflagration, he somberly played...

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INTERVIEW: Social Distancing Brings More of Stigmatization and Emotional Trauma to Persons with Disabilities” – Rasak Adekoya

HealthNigeriaPeopleSpecial ReportINTERVIEW: Social Distancing Brings More of Stigmatization and Emotional Trauma to Persons with Disabilities” – Rasak Adekoya

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2020

Rasak Adekoya is a young visually impaired Nigeria. He is a Public Speaker, Brand Strategist, Assistive Technology Expert, and an Inclusive Leadership Coach. He is an astute writer who has authored four books, also an Ashoka Change Maker Scholar and the founder of two social enterprises – African Volunteering Week and Brand your Waithood. In this exclusive interview with The West African Pilot News reporter, Bada Yusuf, he discussed the stigmatisation and emotional trauma people living...

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The Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

CoronavirusNigeriaSpecial ReportThe Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

After five weeks of Covid-19 induced lockdown imposed by the Federal government, on May 4, people will gradually return to normal lives in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, although there are restrictions in place aimed at curtailing the spread of the infection. For many, the post-lockdown measures in Lagos and what life was pre-COVID-19 in the state mean that hard times are approaching, Adeola Oladipupo reports. With over 20 million people, Lagos was a bee-hive of...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Bar Owners Suffer Losses As Coronavirus Abates Nightlife

BusinessCoronavirusNewsNigeriaSpecial ReportSPECIAL REPORT: Bar Owners Suffer Losses As Coronavirus Abates Nightlife

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 19, 2020

It is past 5, Wednesday evening, and Club 7 — a club and outdoor bar is still as empty as Jacob’s kettle. From a distance, one would think the club was closed for the day considering that the curfew was night time.  The rooms looked pale, the tiles were bare. R&B songs were playing,  underlyingly into the atmosphere as though it’s high tunes can attract the deadly virus. The outbreak of Covid-19 had turned a...

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