FG Pays N289m Compensation To 74 #EndSARS Victims

Human Rights & FreedomNewsFG Pays N289m Compensation To 74 #EndSARS Victims

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 14, 2022

…apologises for violation of victims’ human rights The federal government has paid a total sum of N289,384,09 million as compensation to 74 victims of police brutality. The symbolic presentation of cheques to the various beneficiaries and victims was done at the Headquarters of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, the chairperson of the governing board of the commission, Dr Salamatu Suleiman, said a total of N431,88,094 million...

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About 500 Consultants In Various Medical Fields Left For Greener Pastures

NewsAbout 500 Consultants In Various Medical Fields Left For Greener Pastures

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 12, 2022

By Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)   In the last two years, about 500 consultants in various medical fields have gone abroad in search of greener pastures, the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) said. The association’s President, Dr. Victor Makanjuola on Sunday at MDCAN’s Annual General Meeting in Benin, Edo State capital blamed the problems in the nation’s health sector on unresolved issues by the government. He stated that the government refused to...

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OPINION: At the Peter Obi Event in New York

ColumnsNigeria ElectionsOpinionOPINION: At the Peter Obi Event in New York

PilotnewsSeptember 11, 2022

By Sonala Olumhense 11th September 2022 As a Nigerian with considerable interest in public affairs, the Grand Ballroom of New York City’s Hilton Midtown Hotel, the venue of “Afro-Economics & Government Policy: A Conversation with Governor Peter Obi,” was my destination last Sunday. The engagement followed others in the United States, some of which had been mismanaged by local organisers who chose to charge a gate fee. Not New York, which was free to every...

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2 Million Match in Enugu in Support of Peter Obi

NewsNigeria Elections2 Million Match in Enugu in Support of Peter Obi

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 10, 2022

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)   ENUGU — No presidential candidate in Nigeria ever garnered massive support from the masses as the man Peter Obi who though relegated by a top political party is now a song on the lips of millions of Nigerians; his name reverberates in every nooks and cranny of the 774 Local Government Areas and 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Political parties’ campaigns are common but...

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Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96 After 70 Years on the Throne

ObituaryWorld NewsQueen Elizabeth II Dies at 96 After 70 Years on the Throne

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, and the nation’s figurehead has died. The Queen died peacefully at the Balmoral Castle, United Kingdom, on Thursday, 8 September 2022 aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Queen Elizabeth’s passing comes more than a year after her husband, Philip died aged 99 in April 2021. Since his death, her own health faltered, and she was forced to miss an increasing number of events mainly due to ‘mobility problems’...

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OPINION: Mikhail Gorbachev on the Streets of Accra

ColumnsForeign PolicyOpinionOPINION: Mikhail Gorbachev on the Streets of Accra

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2022

The aftershock of the collapse of the Soviet empire reverberated from Cape Town to Cairo.   Mikhail Gorbachev, the late Soviet leader who passed on last week aged 91, is rightly remembered for his role in terminating the East-West Cold War, redrawing the map of Europe, and effectively shortening the calendar of the twentieth century. While historians may continue to nitpick whether Gorbachev singularly set the Soviet Union on the path to dismemberment or merely recognized the...

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Kenya’s Supreme Court Upholds William Ruto’s Presidential Victory

AfricaNewsKenya’s Supreme Court Upholds William Ruto’s Presidential Victory

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 5, 2022

The Kenya Supreme Court has upheld the presidential election result that deputy president William Ruto won as the President-elect. Recall that Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) headed by Wafula Chebukati had declared Ruto the winner of the 9 April 2022 election. Official results showed that Ruto gained 50.36 per cent of the votes with 7,152,655 votes, narrowly defeating his rival, Raila Odinga, a former prime minister, who polled 48.85 per cent of the votes cast,...

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Boko Haram Regroup To Set Bases In Hong, Maiha LGAs-Fintiri

Boko HaramNewsBoko Haram Regroup To Set Bases In Hong, Maiha LGAs-Fintiri

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2022

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on Wednesday raised the alarm that the Boko Haram terrorist group is regrouping to form a base for operations in Hong and Maiha local government areas of the state. Recall that Hong, Maiha, Mubi North, Mubi South, Gombi, Michika, and Madagali local governments of the state were controlled by Boko Haram for some months before they were liberated between late 2014 and early 2015. Fintiri asserted in the Government...

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ColumnsEducationNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Nigerian Higher Education at a Crossroads

PilotnewsAugust 30, 2022

The Nigerian government and university professors stare each other down as the fate of the country’s tertiary education hangs in the balance. With the most recent negotiations between representatives of the Nigerian Federal Government and representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) having ended in a stalemate, all bets are off as to the likely outcome of a strike action by the academics that has been in force since February. This is the...

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2023: Peter Obi Departs for US for a Five-Day ‘Good Governance’ Tour

News2023: Peter Obi Departs for US for a Five-Day ‘Good Governance’ Tour

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2022

The presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, is set to commence a tour of selected cities in the United States ahead of the 2023 general elections. The tour themed ‘Good Governance: The Role of Nigeria’s Diaspora’, will hold between 28 August and 4 September 2022. The cities the presidential candidate will be visiting include Toronto, Canada; Los Angeles, California; Houston, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Washington DC; Atlanta Georgia; and New York...

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