National Honours: Chimamanda Adichie Rejected the Award — Media Aide

Award & RecognitionNational Honours: Chimamanda Adichie Rejected the Award — Media Aide

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 14, 2022

Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie, has joined the likes of late Prof. Chinua Achebe and late Chief Gani Fawehinmi who declined a national honour. It was gathered that the award-winning author rejected a national honour to be conferred on her by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja conferred national honours on deserving Nigerians and foreigners as part of the activities for the celebration of Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary. Among the women who made the honours...

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OPINION: Peace Talks for Tigray Delayed

AfricaColumnsOpinionPeaceOPINION: Peace Talks for Tigray Delayed

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2022

An absence of political will may prove a far harder problem than complicated logistics Nearly two years after war broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the fighting is intensifying, and the interstate dimension to the conflict is as undeniable as ever. Reports indicate that some one hundred thousand Eritrean troops are assaulting Tigray, apparently in coordination with the Ethiopian military. The region has been under siege since June of 2021, with only piecemeal exceptions during the lull...

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Issue of Insecurity Priority in Nigeria — Peter Obi

NewsNigeria ElectionsIssue of Insecurity Priority in Nigeria — Peter Obi

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 13, 2022

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has said addressing insecurity will tackle inflation in the country. He indicated this during a BBC interview aired on Tuesday. Obi said Nigeria’s top priority today is security, adding that it’s an issue that requires urgent attention. He said the country has been hit by high food inflation, which can be tackled by improving security. In its consumer price index (CPI) report for August 2022,...

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OPINION: Is Igbo Separatism Dead?

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsOPINION: Is Igbo Separatism Dead?

PilotnewsOctober 12, 2022

Peter Obi’s ascendance appears to have ripped up the Igbo self-determination playbook. Until recently, one overarching question dominated Nigerian political discourse: will the February 2023 general elections hold as scheduled? Underpinning this question was a legitimate concern over security—the insurgency in the northeast, sporadic banditry in the northwest, rampant abductions across the entire southern belt, and recurrent violence linked to the activities of the self-determination group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the southeast. Of...

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UNILAG Gets First Female Vice Chancellor

EducationNewsUNILAG Gets First Female Vice Chancellor

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 8, 2022

LAGOS — The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has produced its first-ever female vice-chancellor (VC), Professor Folashade Ogunshola. Prof. Ogunsola’s announcement as UNILAG’s 13th VC was made by Mrs. Adejoke Alaga, Principal Assistant Registrar, Communication Unit of the institution on Friday. The professor of microbiology was among the seven shortlisted candidates for the position. Other shortlisted candidates were: Prof. Abayomi Akinyeye of the faculty of arts; Prof. Mathew Ilori and Prof. Adeyinka Adekunle both of the...

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Nigerian Government To Spend Over 20 Trillion Naira In 2023

EconomyNigerian Government To Spend Over 20 Trillion Naira In 2023

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 8, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari Friday presented a budget proposal of N20.51 trillion naira to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, which he referred to the 2023 Appropriation as a “budget of fiscal sustainability and transition before he leaves office in May next year. Addressing the session, the President described the oil subsidy regime as grossly unsustainable in the current reality of low revenues occasioned by oil theft and insecurity. President Buhari,...

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French Author Annie Ernaux Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Arts & CultureAward & RecognitionFrench Author Annie Ernaux Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 7, 2022

One of France’s most-garlanded authors and a prominent feminist voice, Annie Ernaux, has been awarded the Nobel prize in literature. The announcement was made by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The Academy said Ernaux was recognised because she “consistently and from different angles examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language, and class”. In his remarks after the award announcement, Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel literature committee, said the 82-year-old...

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2023 Election: After The Million Matches Across The Nation, The Next Step

NewsNigeria Elections2023 Election: After The Million Matches Across The Nation, The Next Step

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 4, 2022

Youths obey the clarion call Let us lift our nation high Under the sun or in the rain With dedication and selflessness Nigeria is ours, Nigeria we serve.       (1st stanza NYSC Anthem) More than three and a half decades ago, Dr. Oluwole Adetiran of Ibafo, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State Nigeria, graduate of Music from the University of Nigeria Nsukka during his days as a corps member composed the National...

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Chioma is Now the Poster Child of This Seminal Campaign and Process of National Rebirth – Peter Obi

NewsNigeria ElectionsChioma is Now the Poster Child of This Seminal Campaign and Process of National Rebirth – Peter Obi

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   LAGOS — The baby girl who has become the sensation of the Peter Obi campaign courtesy of her enthusiastic exhibition during Saturday’s mass rallies of the Obidient Movement is now the “poster child” of the campaign. Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, on Sunday, commended the little girl identified as Chioma Success who went viral for her vibrant display during the mega rally in Lagos on October 1. Obi,...

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Nigeria Needs Independence from Unproductivity, Peter Obi Says in Independence Day Address (Full Text)

NewsNigeria IndependenceNigeria Needs Independence from Unproductivity, Peter Obi Says in Independence Day Address (Full Text)

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 1, 2022

Nigeria Needs Independence from Unproductivity, Peter Obi Says in Independence Day Address (Full Text) Fellow Nigerians, as our dear country marks her 62nd Independence anniversary, I bring you fraternal greetings. Even as we remain thankful, prayerful and hopeful for a brighter future; we are mindful that many Nigerians are resigned, frustrated and tired of the many years of leadership failure. Many of our compatriots remain in captivity held by bandits; millions are living in IDP...

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