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Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNigeriaOpinionObism—The test of translating a movement into electoral victory votes

PilotnewsAugust 1, 2022

“The duo of Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed remains the most qualified team that could steer this country in a different direction. However, a possible victory hangs on how this movement could strategically circumvent a dysfunctional balloting process and navigate past the finish line of electoral victory.” ―Anthony Obi Ogbo ________________________ During a strategic group meeting of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) held shortly before the 2015 election at a castle on Puerta Vista Lane in...

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NewsNigeria Elections2023: Nigerians In US To Hold Mega Rally in Houston

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 29, 2022

Nigerians in the United States, under the aegis of Rescue Nigeria Movement North American, will be holding a democracy rally for Nigeria in preparation for the 2023 general elections. The group, a sensitization and mobilization movement for meaningful social and progressive change in Nigeria with participants from across the Nigeria Diaspora, announced this in a press release dated July 21, 2022. The rally, tagged Rescue Nigeria Mega Rally, is a one-of-a-kind citizens’ sensitization and political mobilization...

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National SecurityNewsNSCDC Alerts Five States, FCT Of Plan Terrorists Attack

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 27, 2022

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have alerted five states, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as targeted places for the coordinated attacks by the terrorists. The states in the North-West, North Central and South West include Lagos, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna and the Kogi States as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is contained in a leaked memo dated July 25, signed by the Deputy Commandant General, Operations, D.D. Mungadi addressed all commands...

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ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionPoliticsPeter Obi: Audacity of Raw Truth Over Optimism and Unrestrained Emotions

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2022

“I hope that I am wrong. I know that I am not wrong. I am a pragmatist as much as I am a realist.” ―Don Okolo I am the messenger with the bad news. Especially the kind of news so heavy to bear you’d rather hold it close to your vest for as long as you could until the waves from the resultant surge passed. But I am the one that would go the distance...

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ColumnsEconomyNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Will Economic Collapse Precede Political Transition in Nigeria?

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2022

Nigeria is staring down the barrel of financial bankruptcy.   A bizarre situation is playing out in Nigeria. If you fix your attention on the political space, things have never been more stable. The major political parties have picked their candidates for next February’s all-important presidential election, who in turn have selected their running mates. From this angle, as the commentariat picks over the bones of the “Muslim-Muslim ticket,” the most urgent consideration is the...

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ColumnsNigeria ElectionsOpinionPhysical Structures or Human Structures; Which Determine the Outcome of An Election?

PilotnewsJuly 25, 2022

“A politician who detaches himself from the masses and relies on physical structures is only embarking on a fruitless political journey,” ―G. Ugo Ulasi From best practices, refined worldviews, events, and trending developments around the globe, the masses have generally adjudged the owners of the sovereignty and power of their nations. This is sufficiently attested by how easily partisan political structures bow to the people’s resistance whenever a political leader is rejected, and have to...

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ColumnsFavour EbubechukwuFiction & PoetryOpinionThe Mask and The Maker

PilotnewsJuly 24, 2022

If I captured your smile and pry your heart, Would it shine through the hollows of your being Or would it fizzle out into darkness? If I captured your smile and pry your heart, Would it shine through the hollows of your being Or would it fizzle out into darkness? If I unearthed the soil of your laughter and dig further, Would I find fruit of joy and happiness Or would there lie the gory...

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ColumnsCorruptionOpinionPoliticsCompulsive and Obsessive Corruption: The Bane of Nigeria Politicians

PilotnewsJuly 24, 2022

It is important to begin this contribution by recognizing the fact that man is naturally under the attack of many challenges consistently trying to deplete his reserves. (I use “man” here generically not specifically) It could be a legal tender reserve or moral reserve. No human being is impervious to these attacks.  However, integrity demands that a man should fall back to his moral reserves in the event of the depletion of his bank savings....

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ColumnsHealthOpinionMedical Tourism By Nigerian Political and Business Elites Symbolizes System Failure

PilotnewsJuly 23, 2022

There are certain conclusions that do not require established punditry to make. In that case, a critical perusal by a keen watcher can suffice. Unequivocally linking the medical globetrotting by our leaders with the steady descent of our nation into the precipice of failure is one of such conclusions. One can actually make it without the fear of any contradiction because the nation is greeted with a new page of ominous handwriting every passing day...

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LifestyleNewsPeter Obi, Buga, AFCON 2022 Emerge Top Google Searches In Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 22, 2022

Google released its list of the top searches for the first half of 2022 on Thursday. The top searches highlighted personalities, music, musicians, movies, high-profile deaths, actors, moments, sports, as well as sportsmen. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Google West Africa, said in a statement that the first half of 2020 had been eventful with high-profile deaths, politics, and personalities among others. Kola-Ogunlade noted that such trends and searches were as a result...

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