GOATs have no place in the kingdom of God – Mike Bamiloye

NewsNigeriaReligionGOATs have no place in the kingdom of God – Mike Bamiloye

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 22, 2023

Evangelist Michael Abayomi Bamiloye, the founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, has given his two cents about the GOAT title. GOAT, an internet slang that stands for the ‘Greatest Of All Time’, is used to compliment exceptional athletes, musicians, or other celebrities. In a lengthy post on social media, however, Bamiloye questioned why people choose to identify as GOATS rather than sheep as contained in the scripture. He said GOAT has a hidden meaning other...

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“It came as a rude shock”, Chimaroke Nnamani reacts to suspension by PDP

NewsNigeriaPolitics“It came as a rude shock”, Chimaroke Nnamani reacts to suspension by PDP

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 22, 2023

Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, the lawmaker representing Enugu East Senatorial district, says he is shocked over his suspension by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP suspended Nnamani and some other party members over allegations of anti-party activities. The party’s national publicity secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Friday, explained that the party took the decision after an extensive review of the party’s affairs in the country. Part...

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Gunmen Kidnap Six Primary School Pupils in Nasarawa State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kidnap Six Primary School Pupils in Nasarawa State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2023

No fewer than six pupils at the LGEA Primary School, Alwaza, in Doma, the headquarters of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have been kidnapped, security agencies said. Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma Barracks, Major Joseph Adekule Afolashade, confirmed the abduction of six children from the school by gunmen. Afolashade said the command had intensified efforts to ensure that the victims are rescued unhurt. However, Police Public Relations Officer...

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CBN Accuse Commercial Banks Of Hoarding N4.5 billion Redesigned Naira Notes

MoneyNewsNigeriaCBN Accuse Commercial Banks Of Hoarding N4.5 billion Redesigned Naira Notes

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2023

Some commercial banks in Port Harcourt, Rivers State have been accused of refusing to dispense the sum of N4.5 billion redesigned notes distributed to them by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). CBN branch Controller in Rivers State, Maxwell Okafor, who led an enforcement team on the newly redesigned notes to some commercial banks and markets in Port Harcourt, said that between Thursday and Friday, the apex bank had disbursed about N4.5b new notes to...

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New Naira: CBN To Clampdown On Commercial Banks Over Process Deadline

MoneyNewsNigeriaNew Naira: CBN To Clampdown On Commercial Banks Over Process Deadline

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2023

With less than two weeks to January 31st, the deadline for the stoppage of the use of old N200, N500, and N1000 notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that it will sanction any commercial banks that fail to adhere to laid down procedures of the new redesigned currency policy in attending to customers before the deadline. The CBN branch controller in Adamawa, Mr. Sanusi Sah Nyasih gave the warning at a parley...

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Federal Government Constructed 260 Dams, Impounds 34 billion Centimetres Of Water

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government Constructed 260 Dams, Impounds 34 billion Centimetres Of Water

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2023

The federal government has constructed 260 Dams across the country and impounded 34 billion centimetres of bulk water in dam reservoirs for multi-purpose use including water supply, sanitation, irrigation and power generation. The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu disclosed this while addressing participants at the 29th meeting of the National Council on Water Resources (NCWR) in Kasarawa, Sokoto State with the theme: “Actualising Sustainable Development Goal 6: Prospects and Challenges.” Adamu added that...

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CBN Tasks Anambra Traders To Deposit Old Naira Notes Before 31st January 

BusinessNewsNigeriaCBN Tasks Anambra Traders To Deposit Old Naira Notes Before 31st January 

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria has enjoined residents and traders in Anambra state to ensure they deposit all old notes of the redesigned currency in banks before the 31st of January. The Director Other Institutions Department, CBN, Awka, Mrs Nkiru Asiegbu, made the call when the Awka Branch of the apex bank went on sensitization tour to tools and Allied Material Market, Bridge Head Onitsha. Mrs Asiegbu announced that the CBN will not extend the...

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Over 17 Injured, Many Raped As Robbers Raid Students Hostels In Awka 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 17 Injured, Many Raped As Robbers Raid Students Hostels In Awka 

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2023

At least seventeen students sustained various degrees of injury and about nine female students were rapped at the early hours of Friday when a gang of suspected armed robbers raided many off campus hostels of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Many of the students got injured while trying to escape, and many whose hostels were not attacked out of fear got injured while running for their lives. The robbers who were estimated to be about twenty...

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Special Report: Secondary School Teaching in Anambra Unsustainable, Driven by Corps Members

EducationNewsNigeriaSpecial ReportSpecial Report: Secondary School Teaching in Anambra Unsustainable, Driven by Corps Members

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 21, 2023

Findings in schools across the three senatorial zones of Anambra State have revealed that students rely nearly exclusively on corps members for teaching and learning. From the research, it is apparent that the problem dates back to a few years ago. In a filed work conducted by The West African Pilot News, between December 2022 and January 2023 across Anambra State, responses show that corps members have taken over about 70% of teaching in secondary...

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Obi Cubana gifts Tunde Ednut 6 cows, N5 million for his birthday

LifestyleNewsNigeriaObi Cubana gifts Tunde Ednut 6 cows, N5 million for his birthday

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 21, 2023

Obinna Iyiegbu, the socialite popularly known as Obi Cubana, has donated six cows for Tunde Ednut’s birthday party in Abuja. The social media influencer, born Tunde Olaoluwa Adekunle, is celebrating his 37th birthday party today, 20 January. Prominent figures and celebrities in the country have continued to celebrate him and shower him with goodwill messages. Obi Cubana, however, took the celebration to the next level as he gifted the Instagram influencer six cows and N5...

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