Military Veterans In Nigeria To Receive N134.7bn as Security Debarment Allowance

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaMilitary Veterans In Nigeria To Receive N134.7bn as Security Debarment Allowance

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 17, 2022

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the approval of  N134.7bn for the payment of Security Debarment Allowance, SDA, to all veterans. The President, who made this known at the launch of the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal Fund, also announced the donation of N10m to the Nigerian Legion. The President pledged the Federal Government’s commitment to the welfare of veterans by ensuring prompt payment of their pension and other entitlements, which had...

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Insecurity: Nigerians Reaping Harvest Of Bad Seed Sown In 2015 ― Okowa

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity: Nigerians Reaping Harvest Of Bad Seed Sown In 2015 ― Okowa

PilotnewsNovember 16, 2022

Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  in the 2023 general election has said that insecurity and poverty currently bogging the country is still at a high rate. He said the situation was a result of bad seed the country sowed a few years back. Okowa stated this at the 11th Zik Lecture Series held at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, on Wednesday. The Governor described...

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Tems, Burna Boy Nominated for 2023 Grammy Awards

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaTems, Burna Boy Nominated for 2023 Grammy Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 16, 2022

The nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday and Nigerian artistes Tems and Burna Boy made it to the list of nominees. Both artistes got two nominations each. Tems, whose full name is Temilade Openiyi, was nominated in the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ and ‘Best Rap Song’ categories for her Drake-assisted contributions to Future’s ‘Wait For U’. Damini Ogulu MFR, also known as Burna Boy’s sixth album ‘Love, Damini’ was shortlisted for...

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Arise TV Paid Fine Of N2m For Airing Fake News

NewsNigeriaArise TV Paid Fine Of N2m For Airing Fake News

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 16, 2022

In compliance with the fine slammed on the Arise TV over fake report, the management of the station has paid the fine through a cheque that surfaced online. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had fine the Television station for airing fake news on the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Recall that Arise TV apologized on Sunday, November 13, after reporting that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC was investigating Tinubu over alleged criminal forfeiture...

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Ugwuanyi Inaugurates PDP State Campaign, Charges Them To Embark On Grassroot Mobilization.

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsUgwuanyi Inaugurates PDP State Campaign, Charges Them To Embark On Grassroot Mobilization.

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 16, 2022

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has urged People Democratic Party to focus on grassroots campaign and mobilization. Ugwuanyi stated this during the inauguration of the PDP Campaign Organization on Tuesday; “we must campaign for our party in our political wards and communities as politics is indeed local,” “When we win all the polling units in our ward, our ward is won; when we win all the wards in our Local Government Area, our LGA...

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Activist Seeks Court Order to Disqualify Peter Obi for Using a Toddler at Lagos Rally

NewsNigeriaPoliticsActivist Seeks Court Order to Disqualify Peter Obi for Using a Toddler at Lagos Rally

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 15, 2022

A child rights activist, Wale Ojo-Lanre, has filed a lawsuit to disqualify the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, from the 2023 general elections for supporting the involvement of a toddler during his political rally in Lagos. The West African Pilot News reports that Chioma Success went viral for her vibrant display during the mega rally for the support of Obi in Lagos on 1 October. Reacting to Success’s enthusiastic exhibition, Obi described...

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National Broadcasting Commission fine Arise TV N2m For Airing Fake Reports On Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNational Broadcasting Commission fine Arise TV N2m For Airing Fake Reports On Tinubu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 15, 2022

Despite an apology by Arise Television on Sunday for airing fake reports about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Arise TV N2m, explained that the TV station was sanctioned for breaching the broadcasting code. The Television station reports that the Independent National Broadcasting Commission (INEC) was investigating Tinubu over alleged criminal forfeiture of money on offenses bordering on narcotics and illicit...

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Nigerian Military Declares 19 Terrorists Wanted, Places N95m Reward

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerian Military Declares 19 Terrorists Wanted, Places N95m Reward

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 15, 2022

The Nigerian Military has declared 19 terrorist commanders who have been terrorizing the country wanted and placed N5m naira reward each to any person who has credible information that could lead to their arrest. The Defence Headquarters Abuja in a statement released the names of the terrorists including Sani Dangote from Dumbarum Village, in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State, Bello Turji Gudda, AKAI Village of Zamfara State, Leko, MOZOJ VIllage, Mutazu from Katsina State. Other...

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The US are training journalists, civil society, and INEC officials on elections

EducationNewsNigeriaThe US are training journalists, civil society, and INEC officials on elections

PilotnewsNovember 15, 2022

United States of America, USA, has allocated $50 million dollars to support the training of journalists, INEC officials and civil society organisations for the  credible conduct of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. U.S. Consul-General in Lagos, Mr Will Stevens, made this known at the opening of a two-day workshop on election reporting for political beat reporters, editors, video journalists and videographers on Tuesday in Ibadan. The workshop was organised by West Africa Broadcast and Media Academy...

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History Beckons and I will not be Silent (Part 1) — Professor Chukwuma Soludo

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsHistory Beckons and I will not be Silent (Part 1) — Professor Chukwuma Soludo

PilotnewsNovember 14, 2022

“Someone reminded me that a mob has no head and hence cannot reason” — Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR My attention has been drawn to some of the tirades on social media following my frank response during an interview on Channels TV regarding the “investments” Mr. Peter Obi claimed to have made with Anambra state revenues. Sadly, several of the comments left the issue of the interview to probe or suggest motives, inferred from my response...

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