PDP Chieftain Says Tinubu’s Initiative Aims to Divert Attention From Challenges

Dr. Pearse Adetokunbo Pearse, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and member board of Governors of Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) has said that President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy is a political statement designed to divert attention from the challenges in the country. It will be recalled that the President has approved the Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy that mandates all federal ministries, departments and agencies to give absolute priority to Nigerian goods, services in respect to spending...

Presidency Faults Adesina’s Claims On Nigeria’s GDP

The presidency has faulted the claim by the AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 1960 was better than that of today, and that Nigerians today are worse off. The presidency in a press statement on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, noted that GDP per capita is not the only criterion used to determine whether people live better lives now than in the...

Troops Thwart Activities Of Bandits In Taraba

Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have thwarted the activities of suspected bandits operating in Adamawa and Taraba States. The acting spokesperson of the Brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, announced the breakthrough in a statement made available to journalists in Jalingo, said the mission was carried out in Bali. The statement said: “Troops acted swiftly on intelligence reports about the movement of suspected bandits from Toungo and Garin...

ISWAP Militants Rain Explosives on Nigerian Army Outpost

An overnight assault by Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists, a splinter of Boko Haram linked with ISIS, hit a Nigerian military base in the early hours of Saturday, leaving at least four soldiers dead and several pieces of military equipment destroyed. The attack targeted the 27 Task Force Brigade in Buni Gari, a town in Gujba local government area, Yobe State. Explosions rang out around 2:00 a.m., a soldier who survived the ambush...

INTERVIEW: Solomon Okedara on ECOWAS Court landmark judgment over Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws

In a landmark judgment that has reverberated across Nigeria and the international human rights community, the ECOWAS Court recently ruled that the blasphemy laws of Kano State—and by extension, similar laws across Nigeria—violate the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Leading this bold legal victory is Solomon Okedara, a human and digital rights lawyer. In this exclusive interview with The West African Pilot News, Okedara breaks down the case, the judgment, and Nigeria’s international human...

Police Insist Gun Licence Ban Still in Place Despite Calls for Self-Defence

As insecurity continues to trouble many parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force has made it clear that the ban on issuing firearms licences has not been lifted despite growing calls for citizens to be allowed to protect themselves. Many Nigerians, frustrated by rising cases of kidnapping, banditry, and violent attacks, have asked the government to consider allowing responsible citizens to bear arms for self-defence. One of the strongest voices in this debate is that...

Joining APC Won’t Save You — EFCC Boss to Corrupt Politicians

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has firmly dismissed allegations that the anti-graft agency is being used as a political tool to target opposition figures, asserting that the EFCC remains committed to impartiality in its fight against corruption. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Olukoyede addressed concerns over the agency’s perceived political bias, especially in light of recent defections of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor,...

Rivers Workers Shun May Day Celebration, Demand Return of Fubara, Elected Officials

There was no usual fanfare at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt on 1st May, Workers’ Day. For the first time in recent memory, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State boycotted the annual celebration. Instead, workers gathered at the NLC Secretariat in D-Line, Port Harcourt, holding placards and chanting messages that called for the immediate reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Dr Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House...

Boat Mishap: Navy Rescues 99 Passengers On Board 

A local market vessel en route from Port Harcourt to Akuku-Toru LGA had collided with a barge in the middle of Bukuma River in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. But 99 passengers on board were rescued by Officers of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday.  Lieutenant Commander Bridget Bebia, Base Information Officer in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, said no lives were lost, and most of the passengers’...

Workers’ Day: Tinubu Tells Workers To Remain Patient

…Says Economic Hardship Is Global; NLC, TUC Want Retirement Age At 65 President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigerian workers to remain patient with his administration concerning the economic hardship they are passing through, saying that the situation is a global phenomenon. He made the remarks on Thursday at Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of 2025 May Day with the theme: “Reclaiming the Civic Space in the Midst of Economic Hardship”. The President, who was represented...

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