Anambra Election, a Call For INEC to Do More, Says CSO Coalition

Anambra ElectionsAnambra Election, a Call For INEC to Do More, Says CSO Coalition

PilotnewsNovember 12, 2021

ABUJA — Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of over 70 organisations said the just concluded Anambra governorship election showed that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) needed to do more in election management. Convener of the Situation Room, Ene Obi said this while reading the document co-signed by her, co-conveners Asmaú Joda and James Ugochukwu at a news conference in Abuja. Obi said that Situation Room sent observers to monitor the Anambra election and...

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Over 8,000 Appeals Waiting To Be Heard At The Supreme Court

Law & JusticeOver 8,000 Appeals Waiting To Be Heard At The Supreme Court

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 12, 2021

ABUJA — Senior lawyers in the country have expressed concern at the number of appeals pending at the Supreme Court with over 8,000 appeals waiting to be heard. Apart from political cases that need urgent attention, any appeal to the court now is given a 2028 date for hearing, adding that only time-bound appeals that cannot wait will be given urgent attention at the court. Some senior lawyers who spoke on the issue said the...

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Bianca Ojukwu Thanks Anambra People for Keeping Faith With APGA, Congratulates Soludo

Anambra ElectionsSoutheastBianca Ojukwu Thanks Anambra People for Keeping Faith With APGA, Congratulates Soludo

PilotnewsNovember 10, 2021

AWKA — Wife of late Biafra leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu has thanked Anambra people for keeping faith with her husband’s legacy by giving the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA) a landmark victory in the state. Mrs. Ojukwu, who had on the eve of the governorship election invoked the spirit of her husband to lead APGA into the electoral battlefield, expressed satisfaction not only with the conduct of the elections but with the fact that...

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Uthoko Na Eze Achalla VI, Igwe Ositadinma Sunny Nwokedi congratulates Chukwuma Soludo, lauds INEC

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaUthoko Na Eze Achalla VI, Igwe Ositadinma Sunny Nwokedi congratulates Chukwuma Soludo, lauds INEC

PilotnewsNovember 10, 2021

“I congratulate you on your electoral victory and pray for the success of your aspiration for the goodness of Anambra State and Ndi Igbo” His Majesty, Igwe Ositadinma Sunny Nwokedi, Eze Oranyelu, Uthoko VI of Achalla, Anambra State, has congratulated the Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, for his landslide victory of the Anambra governorship election.   The Independent National Electoral...

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WAAD’s Global Conference echoes on Threats of Contagious Diseases to Global Economies and Racial Inequality

EducationNewsWorldWAAD’s Global Conference echoes on Threats of Contagious Diseases to Global Economies and Racial Inequality

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2021

Intellectuals worldwide converge in New Orleans for the 5th Global Conference of the World Association for Academic Doctors Dr. Anna C. J. Long, Program Director of School Psychology, Louisiana State University took the podium as keynote speaker, to open the 5th Global Conference of the World Association for Academic Doctors (WAAD) held Wednesday, October 27,2021-Sunday 31, 2021 New Orleans, LA, USA. This event was jointly hosted by WAAD and the Dillard University Center for Racial...

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OPINION: Managing Post Anambra Governorship Election Fallout

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionOPINION: Managing Post Anambra Governorship Election Fallout

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2021

No one likes to lose, much less a political contest in which all contenders boast that they would win. So the shock of losing an election, the trauma of the month-long stress of electioneering campaign, the huge sums of money spent in pursuit of the project, betrayal from trusted allies and supporters, all these make it even worse. At the end of every election, there is a winner and there are losers. In reality, both...

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Marketers Halt Importation of Cooking Gas as Price Jumps by 240%

BusinessOil & GasMarketers Halt Importation of Cooking Gas as Price Jumps by 240%

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 9, 2021

LAGOS — Importers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, have stopped importing the commodity. Investigations also show that the cost of the product increased by 240 per cent for 12.5kg, jumping from N3,000 to N10,200 between January and October. About 65 per cent of LPG is imported into Nigeria, while domestic production accounts for 35 per cent, hence the halt in imports could further shoot up cooking gas price if the situation is...

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Insurgents Kill 3,795 Teachers, Burnt 1,500 Schools In Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States

Crime & SecurityInsurgents Kill 3,795 Teachers, Burnt 1,500 Schools In Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 8, 2021

YOLA — The 12 years of insurgency that ravaged Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states has led to the killing of 3,795 teachers and razing of 1,500 schools. Managing Director, North East Development Commission, Mohammed Alkali revealed this while flagging off the five-day training of 300 teachers at the Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Maiduguri, and Borno State. Alkali, noted that education is critical to the post-insurgency recovery programmes in the region, explained that the training...

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INEC Declares Anambra Election Inconclusive, SPO Absconds With 41 Result Sheets

Anambra ElectionsINEC Declares Anambra Election Inconclusive, SPO Absconds With 41 Result Sheets

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 7, 2021

AWKA — A Supervisory Presiding Officer in the gubernatorial election in Anambra State has absconded with 41 result sheets. Dr. Gabriel Odor, Collation Officer of Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra, announced this at the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Awka, the state capital, during the collation of results on Sunday. Odor, who is a lecturer at the University of Calabar, said because of the development, elections could not...

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NNPC Weekly Review: Nigeria’s LNG Cargo Arrives Global Market After 22 Years

BusinessOil & GasNNPC Weekly Review: Nigeria’s LNG Cargo Arrives Global Market After 22 Years

PilotnewsNovember 7, 2021

ABUJA —  The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, started its new week on a cheerful note as the country on Monday stepped into the global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market for the first time in 22 years. It was a step expected to strengthen Nigeria’s footprint in the global LNG market after the lifting that occurred from Bonny Island, Rivers State. The maiden LNG export from NNPC LNG Ltd, an arm of the NNPC...

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