“Tyranny Will Expire in Our State”, PDP Reacts as Wike Seals Off Campaign Office in Rivers

NewsNigeriaPolitics“Tyranny Will Expire in Our State”, PDP Reacts as Wike Seals Off Campaign Office in Rivers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 24, 2022

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the Nyesom Wike government as a tyranny over the sealing of the party’s presidential campaign office in Rivers State by the state government. The party in a statement accused the Nyesom Wike-led government of frustrating its presidential campaign activities in the state. Governor Nyesom Wike sealed off the campaign secretariat of the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar located at No. 32 Onne Road, New GRA in Port Harcourt...

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Christmas: Be hopeful, God has not forsaken Nigeria – CAN President

LifestyleNewsNigeriaReligionChristmas: Be hopeful, God has not forsaken Nigeria – CAN President

PilotnewsDecember 24, 2022

Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Nigerians not to lose hope due to  challenges,  stating that God has not forsaken the nation. The CAN president noted that  the story of Christmas depicted  God’s intervention in hapless situations that afflicted mankind, therefore, as a people,  we should not lose hope. In a Christmas message on Saturday in  Lagos, Okoh said the mystery of the birth of Jesus Christ as a Messiah...

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Christmas: Nigerians are Suffering From Insecurity, Hunger, Kidnapping – Archbishop Ibezim

NewsNigeriaChristmas: Nigerians are Suffering From Insecurity, Hunger, Kidnapping – Archbishop Ibezim

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2022

The Archbishop, Province of the Niger, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim has called on the leadership of the state and nation to have a rethink on the broken national unity, apparent injustice and inequality, massive bloodshed, loss of lives and poverty of Nigerian citizens. Archbishop Ibezim who is also the Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese made the call while delivering his Christmas message in Awka. The Archbishop maintained that Nigerians are suffering today because of unprecedented...

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Peter Obi Versus Bola Tinubu: A Comparison of a Legacy of Political Leadership

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsPeter Obi Versus Bola Tinubu: A Comparison of a Legacy of Political Leadership

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 23, 20222

“As I write this, I am hoping that I will be challenged by a more accurate fact. But unfortunately, there is non”— Ebuka Onyekwelu With the 2023 Presidential Election now counting in days, it might be necessary to observe that whoever wins, will win for political reasons. Those who will lose, will also lose for political reasons. No matter how admirable social change may be, whatever direction it goes within political context, is determined by...

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CBN Reviews Controversial Weekly Cash Withdrawal Policy

BusinessMoneyNewsNigeriaCBN Reviews Controversial Weekly Cash Withdrawal Policy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2022

Fifteen days after pegging weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate organisations at N100,000 and N500, 000, respectively, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reviewed the controversial policy. In a memo issued on Wednesday and signed by Haruna Mustafa, the director of banking supervision, the CBN announced a new maximum cash withdrawal limit of N500,000 and N5,000,000 per week for individuals and corporate entities, respectively. The processing fee for withdrawals above the above-mentioned...

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2023 Elections: Peter Obi Consolidates Dominance as Preferred Presidential Candidate in New Poll

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 Elections: Peter Obi Consolidates Dominance as Preferred Presidential Candidate in New Poll

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2022

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has again been touted as the winner of the 25 February 2023 presidential poll. According to the results of a new pre-election opinion poll conducted earlier this month, Obi is ahead of three other frontline candidates: Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The poll, which was commissioned...

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OPINION: The Promise and Peril of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections

BlogColumnsNigeria ElectionsOpinionOPINION: The Promise and Peril of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2022

All eyes are on Nigeria as it prepares for its general election in early 2023. Has the government convinced Nigerians that their votes, and lives, will be secure? Nigeria’s 2023 general election is just weeks away. With incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari term-limited, the country will be choosing a new leader. That new president will immediately confront an exhausting array of challenges, from multiple, complex security crises to a disastrously mismanaged economy. In a recent Afrobarometer survey, nearly 89...

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Christmas: Anambra CP Bans Sale, Use Of Fireworks, Knockouts, Firecrackers, Others 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsChristmas: Anambra CP Bans Sale, Use Of Fireworks, Knockouts, Firecrackers, Others 

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2022

As part of a proactive measure by the Anambra State Police Command to sustain public safety and peace in the state, the Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng has banned the sale and use of fireworks, knockouts, and firecrackers in the state. In a release signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, “This plan shall enhance adequately already policing strategy put in place that is potently and dynamic to respond...

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Why delivery of Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project by May 2023 is no longer  feasible — FG

NewsNigeriaTransportationWhy delivery of Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project by May 2023 is no longer  feasible — FG

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 23, 2022

The failure to secure loans in the international debt market to finance the reconstruction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Line. The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo, disclosed this in Abuja  on Wednesday. This dashes the expectation that a key national infrastructure will be ready in time before the end of the Buhari administration. President Muhammadu Buhari had last March performed the groundbreaking ceremony to commence the reconstruction of the rail line, which was originally built...

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100 IDP Households Gets modern Mud-Brick In Borno

NewsNigeria100 IDP Households Gets modern Mud-Brick In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2022

As part of efforts to decongest camps in Borno State, Nigeria, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has relocated 100 households displaced by conflicts to modern mud-brick shelters built in Gofta Community in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area. Many of those relocated from the state capital chose to move and settle in local government areas that are close to their pre-displacement locations, the burden on existing infrastructure in camps continues to increase, with humanitarian agencies...

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