Anambra International Airport: Obiano’s Ultimate Seal Of Excellence In Leadership

Aviation-AirportsInfrastructureNewsNigeriaAnambra International Airport: Obiano’s Ultimate Seal Of Excellence In Leadership

PilotnewsMarch 30, 2021

By James Eze Standing on the tenth floor of the Control Tower of the Anambra International Airport, Umueri two days ago, I felt a tremor ripple through me. Six months earlier, the spot where the tower stands was a wrinkled patch of earth. Now upon it stands a towering monument to the resilience of a proud and enterprising people. It suddenly dawned on me that sometimes; the thin line between dream and reality is fear…fear...

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Talent Hunt: D’banj Gifts N6m to Upcoming Artiste, Others

EntertainmentMusicNewsNigeriaTalent Hunt: D’banj Gifts N6m to Upcoming Artiste, Others

PilotnewsMarch 30, 2021

ABUJA — Popular Nigerian artiste, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly called D’banj, has rewarded five young talented Nigerians with one million naira each to develop themselves. The reward came through the CREAM Platform, Nigeria’s premiere creative reward platform founded by D’banj and supported by Heritage Bank. A statement by Chief Damian Okoroafor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CREAM Platform, said that five other fans of D’banj got N200,000.00 each after an electronic random picking of numbers....

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COVID-19: UBTH Vaccinates 2,200 Members of Staff

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationCOVID-19: UBTH Vaccinates 2,200 Members of Staff

PilotnewsMarch 30, 2021

BENIN — The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) says it has vaccinated 2,200 of its staff since it commenced COVID-19 vaccination on Mach 23. Prof. Darlington Obaseki, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin, while receiving the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba, who was on an assessment visit to the institution. Obaseki noted that a total test of 7,369 had been...

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Adamawa State Government Poised to Complete Initiated And Abandoned Projects Across The State

InfrastructureNational DevelopmentNewsAdamawa State Government Poised to Complete Initiated And Abandoned Projects Across The State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 30, 2021

YOLA —  Commissioner Information and Strategy, Adamawa state Comrade Umar Garba Pella has reiterated government resolve to complete all projects initiated by the present administration and those abandoned by the previous regime in the state. Comrade Pella gave the assurance in an interview with The West African Pilot News said the present administration is poised to deliver the mandate of the majority of people who voted it into power through the provision of infrastructures across...

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Nigeria Debt Stock Stood At N32.92 Trillion-NBS

EconomyNewsNigeriaNigeria Debt Stock Stood At N32.92 Trillion-NBS

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 29, 2021

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said on its website that States and Federal debt stock stood at N32.92 trillion as of December 2020. The data captioned “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt (Q4 2020)” said while N12.71 trillion was external, representing 38.60 per cent of the total debt stock, N20.21 trillion, representing 61.40 per cent was domestic. According to NBS “States and Federal Debt Stock data as of 31st December 2020 reflected that the country’s total...

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Corruption at the Nigerian Consulate Atlanta – A Victim’s Nightmarish Experience

NewsNigeriaCorruption at the Nigerian Consulate Atlanta – A Victim’s Nightmarish Experience

PilotnewsMarch 29, 20212

The Nigerian High Commission in Atlanta Georgia  has become a Cesspool of Corruption as some Nigerians who traveled to Atlanta from Houston for their Nigerian international passport-renewal walk out with horrible stories of bribery, extortion, and massive corruption. One victim complained of how applicants were requested to bring a blank Money Order of $130 each by one Hannatu at the Gate before they can be allowed in, and this has become a routine.  Here’s is...

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Hon. Nonso Okafor Declares Intention to Contest Anambra Governorship Election

Anambra ElectionsNewsNigeriaHon. Nonso Okafor Declares Intention to Contest Anambra Governorship Election

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)March 28, 2021

The Member representing Nnewi North Constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Nonso Okafor, who is well known as “Smart,” has declared his interest to contest the November 2021 Anambra state governorship election. Hon. Nonso Okafor was elected to Anambra State House of Assembly in 2019, amid intense rivalry and contentious electioneering that very easily qualify as the most controversial and heated House of Assembly election in Anambra state. Born into a humble background,...

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Maduka Joins Guber Race, Pledges to Make Anambra Healthcare Hub

National DevelopmentPoliticsMaduka Joins Guber Race, Pledges to Make Anambra Healthcare Hub

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2021

ABUJA — The Founder of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Center, US, Dr. Godwin Maduka, has promised to make Anambra an affordable health tourism hub if elected the state governor. Maduka made the promise while speaking with journalists after obtaining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Expression of Interest and nomination forms at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The governorship aspirant, who is also a philanthropist, said one of his 10-point agenda was to...

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EFCC Bemoans Delay In DAAR Communication Founder, Dokpesi’s Trial

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaEFCC Bemoans Delay In DAAR Communication Founder, Dokpesi’s Trial

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 26, 2021

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has expressed concerns over the delay in the trial of the founder of Daar Communication Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi. According to a statement by the anti-graft agency Wednesday, the proceedings which resumed on Tuesday, March 23, were stalled after Chika Odoemene, holding the brief of defense asked for an adjournment on the ground that their supreme witness was currently on admission at the hospital, adding that this made it...

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Amotekun is A Step to Achieving State Police – Afenifere

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaAmotekun is A Step to Achieving State Police – Afenifere

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 26, 2021

The Yoruba Socio-political organization, Afenifere has said that the creation of the South-West Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, is a step toward achieving the state police that the group has been clamoring for. A delegation of the pan-Yoruba group, led by its General-Secretary, Basorun Sehinde Arogbofa, said this during a visit to the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Akure, the State Capital on Tuesday. The group commended the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, for...

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