SAD: Boko Haram Kills 40 Rice Farmers in Borno

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaSAD: Boko Haram Kills 40 Rice Farmers in Borno

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 28, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent At least 44 rice farmers were reportedly  killed by suspected members of the Boko Haram while harvesting their crops, a lawmaker and sources have said. An unspecified number were also taken away. Sources in Zabarmari, a Borno community known for rice farming, informed say that  the farmers were attacked as they were working on a rice field at Garin Kwashebe. The farmers were attacked on Saturday as residents of the...

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‘Igbos for Trump’ ― A Callous Betrayal of ‘Biafra-Haiti Ancestral Covenant’

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNigeriaOpinion‘Igbos for Trump’ ― A Callous Betrayal of ‘Biafra-Haiti Ancestral Covenant’

PilotnewsNovember 27, 20202

Igbos forgot that it was Haiti, not Israel that stood by them, took them in, fed them throughout the three years of a failed war to sustain the Biafran nationhood.  ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo I recall in 2010 when the then Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, led a Nigerian delegation, comprising the Red Cross, the private sector, the entertainment industry representatives to evaluate the level of damage by the 7.2 earthquakes that devastated Haiti....

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We Deliberately Shut Down Refineries — NNPC GMD

NewsNigeriaOil & GasWe Deliberately Shut Down Refineries — NNPC GMD

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari, says the corporation deliberately shut down the nation’s refineries because they no longer make sense to be operated. The GMD disclosed this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Upstream on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the NNPC was unable to supply crude oil to the refineries adding that it was only excravos pipeline which the NNPC...

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I’ll Leave White House if Electoral College Votes For Biden – Trump

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesI’ll Leave White House if Electoral College Votes For Biden – Trump

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would leave the White House if the Electoral College declared Joe Biden the election winner. He said he was not prepared to concede defeat and repeated false claims that he won. The president said that he would “certainly” leave the White House if the Electoral College voted for Biden, telling reporters on a press call “you know that.” But he also repeated claims of “massive fraud” in the election,...

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Economists Applaud CBN’s 11% Lending Rate to Banks

EconomyMoneyNewsNigeriaEconomists Applaud CBN’s 11% Lending Rate to Banks

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

Economists said on Friday in Lagos that the decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the CBN to retain Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent alongside other parameters was expected. MPR is the interest rate at which CBN lends to commercial banks. It is the benchmark against which other lending rates in the economy are pegged. It is usually used as an instrument to moderate inflation in the economy. The experts told...

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UPDATES: NCDC Records 169 New Infections, Total Now 66,974

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATES: NCDC Records 169 New Infections, Total Now 66,974

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 169 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday. The agency said that the latest infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 66,974. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria had tested 756,237 persons since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced on Feb. 27. The public...

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Security Tops Agenda As Northeast Governors Meet in Yola

National SecurityNewsNigeriaSecurity Tops Agenda As Northeast Governors Meet in Yola

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 26, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Governors of Borno , Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states are meeting in Yola,  the Adamawa  State capital with security topping the agenda of their discussion. The meeting was a follow up to the one first held in Maiduguri, which was hosted by Governor Babagana Zulum. This is the third meeting, and is being hosted by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Speaking, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno  was emphatic ...

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Lutheran Church of Christ In Nigeria, LCCN To Establish University In Adamawa State

EducationNewsNigeriaLutheran Church of Christ In Nigeria, LCCN To Establish University In Adamawa State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 26, 2020

The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN is set to establish a university in Adamawa state with the acquiring of one hundred and sixty (160) hectares of land has been procured near the church convention ground in Demsa for the project. The Archbishop, Most Reverend Panti Filibus of the Church, made this known while declaring open a General Church Council meeting held at the LCCN Headquarters in Numan, added that other conditions for the proposed...

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Presidency Opposes Ecological Fund Bill

EnvironmentNewsNigeriaPresidency Opposes Ecological Fund Bill

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 26, 2020

The Presidency has registered its opposition to a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to regulate the Ecological Fund. the opposition to the bill was expressed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, adding that the law would either clash with or duplicate the existing ones. Mustapha warned that the bill, if passed into law, would cripple the power of the president has over the Ecological Fund Office and the...

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Nigeria Economy Doing Well Compared to South Africa, Russia – Lai Muhammed Claims

EconomyNewsNigeriaNigeria Economy Doing Well Compared to South Africa, Russia – Lai Muhammed Claims

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 26, 2020

The Nigeria Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Nigerian economy is doing well compared to the economy of South Africa, Russia and other countries in recession. The minister said the recession is inevitable as a result of the global collapse in oil prices occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. The minister disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking on NTA “Good Morning Nigeria Show.” It has been reported that the country’s rising...

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