Why Anambra Assembly May Become the New Political Battle Ground

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionWhy Anambra Assembly May Become the New Political Battle Ground

PilotnewsJuly 24, 2021

“It is thoroughly doubtful that the governor’s influence will make any difference going forward” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Careful observation of the political situation in Anambra state now can very easily predict that Anambra state House of Assembly will become the new political battleground. While the outgoing government is struggling to perfect its papers, and perhaps, see if the government can get just one more budget passed for it by the Assembly, the incoming government is also...

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North Is Worst Hit By Banditry, Kidnapping-Dambazau

Human Rights & FreedomReligionNorth Is Worst Hit By Banditry, Kidnapping-Dambazau

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 24, 2021

The former Chief of Army Staff, Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), has said the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Dr. Matthew Kukah, got it all wrong when he told the US Congress recently that Nigerian Christians, especially in the North, were being persecuted under the Buhari administration. He said, on the contrary, the majority of the victims of the ongoing terrorism in the North are Muslims. Dambazau, who is the former minister of interior, spoke in...

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Buhari Calls on Historians, Intellectuals to Be Fair in Documenting His Administration

NewsPoliticsBuhari Calls on Historians, Intellectuals to Be Fair in Documenting His Administration

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 23, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on historians and intellectuals in the country to be fair in the documentation of his government. He urged them to reflect on the level of insecurity in the country before he assumed office. The President made the call on Thursday when some governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) paid him a Sallah homage to him in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State. The 78-year-old noted that it would...

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Gas Flaring: Nigeria Lost N53.26bn In Two Months

BusinessOil & GasGas Flaring: Nigeria Lost N53.26bn In Two Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 22, 2021

Nigeria lost an estimated N53.26bn in the first two months of this year as international oil companies and local players flared a total of 33.04 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas. The NNPC, in its latest monthly report, said out of the 206.05 billion scf produced in February, a total of 133.06 billion scf was commercialised, consisting of 40.15 billion scf and 92.91 billion scf for the domestic and export market respectively. The oil...

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The Hidden Lesson of Obi Cubana’s Mum’s Funeral

ColumnsLifestylePeopleThe Hidden Lesson of Obi Cubana’s Mum’s Funeral

PilotnewsJuly 21, 20211

Reactions of disgust about how wasteful and showy the Igbos are, and defensive responses to such reactions, have flooded the internet following the trend of the affluent burial ceremony of Mr. Obinna Iyiegbu’s (“Obi Cubana”) mother. High-class businessmen, politicians, and celebrities such as Mr. Emeka Agbanari, Mr. Emeka Okonkwo popularly known as E money, Jowi Zaza, Hon. Akin Alabi, Abba Kyari, Kanayo O Kanayo, Zubby Michael, Williams Uchemba, D’banj, Patoranking, Davido, Phyno, Kcee, Man like...

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Lawyers Decries Non-Payment Of Judgment By Federal Government Agencies

BusinessLaw & JusticeNigeriaLawyers Decries Non-Payment Of Judgment By Federal Government Agencies

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 21, 2021

ABUJA — Lawyers who have won various litigations against the federal government agencies have cried out over non-payment of judgment debts incurred by the government. In a statement issued by the director of Legal Services, Centre for Civic Education, Barrister Agomuo Chimaobi, on behalf of the lawyers, said the unpaid judgement debts were affecting them economically, having used their personal resources to prosecute some of the cases on behalf of their clients. Parts of the...

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Can We Be People? ―psychological relevance of unity and faith, peace and progress

ColumnsFiction & PoetryLifestyleCan We Be People? ―psychological relevance of unity and faith, peace and progress

PilotnewsJuly 20, 2021

  People whose placement in seats spells out s.e.r.v.i.c.e not subjugation; hose understanding of positions lies in the country’s motto: unity and faith, peace and progress, where unity beats instigation of violence and stir faith in her citizens, resulting in the wholeness that brings progress. People who uproot the weed of greed when saddled with the responsibility of multiplicity and distribution of the nation’s wealth. People who carry on their lips, words of inclusion, fairness...

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Umeoji’s recognition by INEC is a mockery of the APGA Reconciliation Committee

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionUmeoji’s recognition by INEC is a mockery of the APGA Reconciliation Committee

PilotnewsJuly 20, 2021

There is nothing completely off the table in politics. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The decision by INEC based on a certain Jigawa federal court judgment, to recognize the candidacy of Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji and not Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is a sort of climax in the long-standing controversy trailing APGA’s general conduct so far in the 2021 governorship election in Anambra state. For the first time in a very long while, party members and keen observers were caught...

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COVID-19: FCT, Five States On Red Alert

CoronavirusNigeriaCOVID-19: FCT, Five States On Red Alert

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has put six states on red alert as part of the preventive measures against a third wave of the pandemic. The states are Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) A statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation who doubled as Chairman of PSC, Boss Mustapha said this followed the confirmation of the Delta variant of COVID-19...

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CBN Restricts Sugar Importation to Dangote, Flour Mills, BUA

BusinessCBN Restricts Sugar Importation to Dangote, Flour Mills, BUA

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 17, 2021

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the importation of sugar into the country has been limited to three companies. They are Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, BUA Sugar Refinery Limited, and Golden Sugar Company, which is owned by Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the director of trade and exchange department of the CBN, Ozoemena Nnaji on Friday, noting that the three companies “have made reasonable...

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