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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Rescuing the futility of APGA’s peace-reconciliation committee ―Prof. Soludo’s options

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionRescuing the futility of APGA’s peace-reconciliation committee ―Prof. Soludo’s options

PilotnewsJuly 13, 2021

The APGA peace-reconciliation committee does not look like a peace committee. It looks like a campaign committee ―Ebuka Onyekwelu A look at the newly constituted committee to reconcile differences in APGA and square the warring factions reveal very clearly that it is an afterthought, perhaps, a mere committee set up solely for the purpose of just having it on record. So many things are not right with the committee, ranging from the timing to membership...

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Sound Sultan: Celebrate Me While I am Alive

Arts & CultureColumnsObituarySound Sultan: Celebrate Me While I am Alive

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2021

The news of the death of the veteran singer and rapper, Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi, a.k.a Sound Sultan, on the 11th of July, 2021, struck many with unexplainable sorrow. For some, it was their first time encountering his name, while it came to the knowledge of some that he suffered a rare type of cancer called Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma. Hearty comments about how wonderful the late singer was, flooded the internet. Pleasant nostalgic memories from friends...

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There is “An Urgent Need to Confront the Legacies of Enslavement” – UN

AfricaHuman Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeThere is “An Urgent Need to Confront the Legacies of Enslavement” – UN

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 12, 2021

The United Nations Rights Chief, Michelle Bachelet, has on Monday called for countries to dismantle systemic racism and to acknowledge and provide “reparatory justice” for past wrongs like slavery and colonialism. Bachelet who spoke before the UN Human Rights Council, described how deeply embedded racism against Africans and the people of African descent continue to affect all aspect of their lives. In the presentation of a report which followed the murder of George Floyd by...

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Nnamdi Azikwe University Students Protest, Block Enugu Onitsha High-Way As Tuition Fee Hikes to N500,000

EducationNnamdi Azikwe University Students Protest, Block Enugu Onitsha High-Way As Tuition Fee Hikes to N500,000

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 12, 2021

AWKA — Student of Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State protested against the hike in the institution tuition fee to N500,000 by the university authorities. The students on Monday marched around the university premises with placards and later blocked the Enugu Onitsha expressway for hours to register their grievances. The students alleged that they were asked to pay about N500,000 as school fees for the session. The acting Head of Information and Public Relations of...

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For Or Against: Bad Governance Is A Blessing In Disguise

ColumnsFiction & PoetryPoliticsFor Or Against: Bad Governance Is A Blessing In Disguise

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2021

It was another headache-exuding gathering of some casual political analysts. My sighing and yawning meant nothing. My dad was invested in the ongoing conversation with his friends. The other day, they were in our house. Two neighbours came knocking because they thought there was a fight. “No, they are just discussing,” I smiled at their curiosity. This time, my dad and I were coming back from his monthly checkup at the hospital. He received a...

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Nigerian President Buhari Clashes With Twitter Chief Executive Dorsey

ColumnsOpinionNigerian President Buhari Clashes With Twitter Chief Executive Dorsey

PilotnewsJuly 8, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   The Buhari administration’s June ban on Twitter in Nigeria, combined with proposals within Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) to allow the federal government to establish a “code of conduct” for Nigeria’s media to counter, among other things, “fake news,” rightly sets off alarm bells within the human rights community. Nigeria is challenged on multiple fronts: a jihadi insurrection in the North East and increasingly in the North West; quarrels over water and...

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NYSC Should Give Full Military Training to Nigerian Youths, Let Them Carry Guns – Taraba Governor

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNYSC Should Give Full Military Training to Nigerian Youths, Let Them Carry Guns – Taraba Governor

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 8, 2021

LAGOS– As part of measures to curb insecurity in the country, the Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has suggested that members of the National Youth Service Corps should be allowed to undergo full military training to know how to handle guns for self-defense. Ishaku also suggested that the duration of the youth scheme should be extended to two years from one year, to allow sufficient military training for graduates. The Taraba Governor stated this...

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Gunmen Assassinate Haiti President, Jovenel Moise

World NewsGunmen Assassinate Haiti President, Jovenel Moise

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 7, 2021

Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home early Wednesday morning by a group of armed individuals, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced. Joseph said he was now in charge of the country. Moise’s injured wife was in the hospital, according to Joseph, who urged the public to remain calm, and insisted the police and army would ensure the population’s safety. “The president was assassinated at his home by foreigners who spoke English and...

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