Haiti Earthquake: Death Toll Now Over 1,400, Parishioners Killed As Historic Church Damaged

EarthquakeWorld NewsHaiti Earthquake: Death Toll Now Over 1,400, Parishioners Killed As Historic Church Damaged

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 18, 2021

The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Haiti has jump to over 1,400, as crews continued to dig through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation. The earthquake has also damaged the historic Immaculee Conception Church which was built in 1907. The church’s bell tower and yellow walls were a sharp contrast with the Haiti’s blue tropical sky. The church was also the pride of Les Anglais, before it was destroyed on Saturday...

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36 States Sue Malami for Failure to Remit Recovered Funds

Law & JusticePolitics36 States Sue Malami for Failure to Remit Recovered Funds

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 18, 2021

The 36 states in Nigeria have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court on the status of the recovered funds and failure to remit to the federation account. The Attorneys General of the 36 states were listed as plaintiffs in the suit. The state instituted the action against the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. In the suit, the plaintiffs are seeking a declaration by the provisions of 162 (1)...

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Governor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 woes: Karma is not a bitch, it’s a fair judge

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsPoliticsUnited StatesGovernor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 woes: Karma is not a bitch, it’s a fair judge

PilotnewsAugust 18, 2021

Texas Governor―an inglorious conservative extremist who banned mask and vaccine mandates tests positive for COVID, and we should not be worried So, the latest victim of karma is Texas Governor Gregg Abbott, who recently led a school of anti-science numbskulls to ban mask and vaccine mandates in the state of Texas. The news is the power-intoxicated Governor tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, just a day after attending a super-spreader indoor campaign event at the...

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Nnewi standstill for IPOB despite the suspension of sit-at- home

NewsNigeriaNnewi standstill for IPOB despite the suspension of sit-at- home

Ononuju Egwuonye (Staff Reporter)August 16, 2021

History repeated itself today, Monday, the 16th of August, 2021 in the ancient town of Nnewi, Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria as residents of Nnewi maintained the second phase of the Monday weekly sit-at-home in solidarity with the quest for a quickest and fairest trial for the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),Mazi Nnamdi Kanu despite the earlier suspension of the directive. Nnewi recorded huge compliance as all the major markets in...

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Anthony Obi OgboEducationNational DevelopmentReflections on Leadership and the Change Process —Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo

PilotnewsAugust 16, 20211

The application of leadership must galvanize a culture of transformation, inspire the masses. A leader must be able to speak the language of transformation with an accent pertinent to innovation and the change structure. Therefore, it might not be leadership if the process does not speak this language and also, does not recognize the values of innovation. ____________ Phrases and paragraphs of my book, Maxims of Political Leadership, are riddled with tropes of structural leadership...

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Defence For Simone Biles: You Should Look in the Mirror

ColumnsOpinionWellnessDefence For Simone Biles: You Should Look in the Mirror

PilotnewsAugust 14, 20211

A couple of weeks ago, an American conservative activist and radio talk show host, Charlie Kirk, was tongue-lashed on The Young Turks’ YouTube channel for his demeaning remarks at Simone Biles. The 24-year-old superstar gymnast had, in the heat of performance, pulled out from the Tokyo Games last month, to focus on her mental health. It was a decision that did not augur well for America in the opinion of some people. Charlie Kirk who...

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IPOB Suspend Weekly Sit-At-Home Order

Human Rights & FreedomNewsPoliticsIPOB Suspend Weekly Sit-At-Home Order

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 14, 2021

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the suspension of the weekly sit-at-home exercise it commenced this week I the South East. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, on Saturday. IPOB had declared a weekly sit-at-home exercise to protest the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government. The exercise, which commenced on Monday, August 9, was trailed by loss...

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STORIES WITH LESSONS: Expressing Anger the Right Way

ColumnsPeopleWellnessSTORIES WITH LESSONS: Expressing Anger the Right Way

PilotnewsAugust 12, 2021

“Anyone can become angry- that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way- that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.”—-Aristotle   Bella and her siblings were seated in the sitting room. They were eager to listen to their mum share a familiar story about Bella’s behaviour as a toddler. It...

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OPINION: Governor Obiano’s Achievements that the Incoming Government Must Build On

ColumnsNewsOpinionOPINION: Governor Obiano’s Achievements that the Incoming Government Must Build On

PilotnewsAugust 12, 2021

Governor Obiano in the near eight years on the saddle as governor of Anambra state has made some marks that the incoming government ought to leverage, to move the state forward. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Governor Obiano in the near eight years on the saddle as governor of Anambra state has made some marks that the incoming government ought to leverage on, to move the state forward. Although the expectations were a lot higher than the actual...

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Biafran Separatist Group Issues a Stay-at-Home Order

BlogOpinionBiafran Separatist Group Issues a Stay-at-Home Order

PilotnewsAugust 11, 2021

Widespread compliance with a stay-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra could indicate either strong support for the separatist group or fear of going against it.   By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has ordered residents of Nigeria’s South East region—largely Igbo-dominated areas of former Biafra, the breakaway territory that tried and failed to establish an independent state during the 1967-70 civil war—to stay at home every Monday until...

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