OPINION: Why Buhari Lost And It May Never Be Regained By Anymore

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Why Buhari Lost And It May Never Be Regained By Anymore

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2022

By Rudolf Okonkwo — Guest Columnist This week, I went back to watch an April 12, 2015, interview that I had with the then-President-elect Muhammadu Buhari. After watching the interview, I arrived at a clear conclusion: It was all Olusegun Obasanjo’s fault. Nigeria’s final chance to revive itself, to be a fair, decent, and just nation, came in 1999. Posterity called on Olusegun Obasanjo, who came out of prison with a new lease on life, to...

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ANALYSIS: Soludo’s Transition Team Speaks to His Political Agenda

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionANALYSIS: Soludo’s Transition Team Speaks to His Political Agenda

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2022

Obviously, the appointment of members of opposition political parties is not an oversight or an error. It is a deliberate effort that makes a bold statement to the effect of giving a hint of the incoming governor’s ambitious political roadmap. AWKA — A careful consideration of the just-released Transition Team of Anambra State Governor-Elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo reveals, among other things, his scope of interest in state, regional and national politics. Soludo who rode on...

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Two LGAs Under Boko Haram Terrorists Control In Borno

Boko HaramCrime & SecurityTwo LGAs Under Boko Haram Terrorists Control In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 14, 2022

MAIDUGURI — The Speaker Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan had told Journalists recently that 99% of communities of Guzamala Council area where he hails from are under the control of Boko Haram. Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum also affirmed the statement and revealed that Abadam and Guzamala Local Government Areas are still under the control of Boko Haram terrorists. Zulum made the disclosure when Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ali...

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POETRY: A Difference In Pain

Fiction & PoetryPOETRY: A Difference In Pain

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)January 13, 2022

For some, it’s not a question of passion; it’s the quest for survival. For some, it’s not a matter of vision; it’s the necessity to live. For some, it’s not a pursuit for greatness, it’s the strive to not be grain-less. For some, it’s not a matter of purpose; it’s the push to preserve breath. For some, it’s not a matter of luxury; it’s the need for shelter from the weather. For some, it’s not...

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Australian Researchers Break Ground On Quantum Computers

Research & DevelopmentScience & TechnologyAustralian Researchers Break Ground On Quantum Computers

PilotnewsJanuary 13, 2022

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have contributed to an international breakthrough that would allow for the cheap production of next-generation super-powerful quantum computers. The publication in the journal of Advanced Materials on Thursday showed a new method of embedding single atoms into silicon wafers to create extremely precise arrays of subatomic particles or “qubits” used in quantum computing. The current process of making quantum chips relied...

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Former SSG, 17 Cabinet Members, 34 SA, SSA Drags Adamawa State Govt To Court

Law & JusticePoliticsFormer SSG, 17 Cabinet Members, 34 SA, SSA Drags Adamawa State Govt To Court

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 13, 2022

YOLA — The former Secretary to Adamawa State Government, cabinet members, Senior Special Advisers and Special Advisers who served between 2015-2019 has dragged the Adamawa state government to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria over non-payment of their severance allowances. The suit was initially filed sometime in 2019 in Abuja by the former secretary to the state government Dr. Umar Buba Bindir and former Chief Press Secretary Mr. Mathias Yohanna on behalf of complainants, but...

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OPINION: Why Prof. Soludo Must Not Take-off With a Lot of Baggage

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsOPINION: Why Prof. Soludo Must Not Take-off With a Lot of Baggage

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2022

Prof. Soludo has to sanitize his government from the get-go, and never populate his new government with appointees who should not be associated with the new government, especially when there are no political repercussions. Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra’s Governor-Elect will be sworn-in in about two months’ time. So far, many people have become desperate and doing all they could to lobby for one position or another. Most of those lobbying for positions are in Obiano’s...

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Ethiopia Conflict Dynamics Shift as New U.S. Envoy Takes Over

AfricaColumnsOpinionEthiopia Conflict Dynamics Shift as New U.S. Envoy Takes Over

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2022

Recent signs out of Ethiopia are encouraging, but major issues standing in the way of a sustainable peace remain unresolved. By Michelle Gavin, Guest columnist and blogger News coming out of Addis Ababa suggests that the conflict in Ethiopia is entering a new phase. For over a year, momentum seemed to be forever driving toward worsening violence between the federal government, its allies, and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), as well as a deepening...

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Chief Judge Task Hong LGA Elites On Community Projects

NewsNigeriaChief Judge Task Hong LGA Elites On Community Projects

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 29, 2021

The Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Justice Nathan Musa has charged elites in Hong local government area to contribute their quota towards the development of various communities across the local government area. Justice Musa gave the charge Monday, while unveiling a ten-bed Maternity Clinic at Anguwan Hausawa Hong and three classroom blocks at Kwabaktina Primary School Hong personally built by the former member representing Hong constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Hassan Mamman...

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2023 General Elections: Shift The Power To South -Governor Masari

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 General Elections: Shift The Power To South -Governor Masari

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 29, 2021

Ahead of 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Katsina state governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has reiterated his position on power shift to the southern part of the country. Masari stated this on Tuesday while responding to questions from Journalists during a media parley held at his residence said it would help consolidate the nation’s confederation system. “Let me make my position very clear. This constitution is made for us, not us made for the constitution. Yes,...

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