United Arab Emirates extends suspension of flights from Nigeria

NewsNigeriaTransportationUnited Arab Emirates extends suspension of flights from Nigeria

PilotnewsFebruary 15, 2021

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended the suspension of flights from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) from February 28 to March 10. The UAE aviation authorities made this known in the updated travel protocol posted on the website of the Emirates Airline, the flag carrier of the UAE, on Sunday afternoon. The update read, “In line with government directives, passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai are temporarily suspended until 10 March 2021....

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My Father’s Funeral Inspires My Last Album – Vector

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaMy Father’s Funeral Inspires My Last Album – Vector

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 15, 2021

Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, popularly known as Vector, is one of the respected rappers in Nigeria at the moment. He is known for his punch lines. However, artist stated that he tries not to get used to being called one of the best rappers in the music industry. “I appreciate the views of the people who love my music. I appreciate that they all think I am one of the best in the music industry. It is...

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We Need to Get the Global Economic Going Again – Okonjo-Iweala

NewsNigeriaWe Need to Get the Global Economic Going Again – Okonjo-Iweala

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 15, 2021

The newly appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reacted to her appointment, saying that the organization would get the global economy running again during her tenure as the WTO DG. The financial expert said this on Monday. Her appointment will take effect from March 1, 2021. She also expressed her desire to make the WTO stronger, saying that the organization would adapt to “realities of the day.” “I am...

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Okonjo-Iweala Brought More Joy and Honors to Nigeria – President Buhari

NewsNigeriaOkonjo-Iweala Brought More Joy and Honors to Nigeria – President Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 15, 2021

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, as congratulating Ngozi Okonjo-Iweal on her election as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Shehu quoted the President as saying that the development has brought joy and more honors to Nigeria. The statement titled, “President Buhari congratulates Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on election as DG of WTO,” read in part,  “On behalf of the Federal Government...

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A Raging Anambra Gubernatorial Race Finally Unravels A Quintessential Statesman —The Real McCoy

ColumnsDon OkoloNigeriaOpinionA Raging Anambra Gubernatorial Race Finally Unravels A Quintessential Statesman —The Real McCoy

PilotnewsFebruary 14, 2021

“Sir Damian Chibuzo Okolo possesses the moral and ethical bearings of a monk,” ―Don Okolo Esteemed Bureaucrats, especially the elected ones, are hard to find. If a nation were lucky…as in this case, any State in this haggard nation, she would, every once in a while, haul in the quintessential Statesman, whose pottery was sculpted out of porcelain. In other words, the man or woman, who is on the straight and arrow…the one, who would...

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Zone The 2023 Presidency To South- Gov. Ganduje

NewsNigeriaPoliticsZone The 2023 Presidency To South- Gov. Ganduje

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 14, 2021

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has said the Presidency in 2023 must be zoned to the South. The governor, who stated this during an interview on television, said he was not unmindful of the fact that the Nigerian constitution does not have provision for zoning, but that it was important to adopt it since it was strategic in winning elections. Presidency must go to “the Southern part of the country, but there should be a...

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Mr Macaroni, Others Arrested Over #OccupyLekkiTollGate Protest

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaMr Macaroni, Others Arrested Over #OccupyLekkiTollGate Protest

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 13, 2021

Debo Adebayo, Nigerian comedian better known as Mr. Macaroni along with other youths have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos state police command over the ongoing #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest. On Saturday morning, the comedian took to his Instagram page to stream a live video of his arrest at the Lekki tollgate axis alongside other protesters. “I’m being arrested. I’m being arrested ooo Nigerians you can see,” he said in a video clip. In another clip,...

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University Student, 5 Others To Die By Hanging

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaUniversity Student, 5 Others To Die By Hanging

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2021

A High Court in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, has sentenced six youths to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convicts were found guilty of mounting illegal roadblocks and robbed passengers in 2015 along Lafiya-Numan highway. Those convicted are Munbe Bala, student of the Department of Mathematics and Education of  Modibbo Adama University Yola, Afu Stephen former staff of Nigeria Communications Satellite (NiComSat), Abuja, Peter Eli, Hassan Yusuf, Bobi Mabudi, and Emmanuel Kenneth. Justice...

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272 Community Policing Officers Inaugurated In Enugu State, The CPOs to Complement The Police Says The CP

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeria272 Community Policing Officers Inaugurated In Enugu State, The CPOs to Complement The Police Says The CP

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2021

The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu has charged the Community Police Officers, CPOs, to be professional in information gathering and apprehending of criminals and other law offenders in their various localities. The CP made this call during the inauguration of the 272 Special Constables recruited and trained at Oji River Police College, for Community Policing in the state; 16 persons were recruited from each of the 17 Local Government Area in the...

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AU Voices Concern Over Double Burden on Health Systems in Africa

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAU Voices Concern Over Double Burden on Health Systems in Africa

PilotnewsFebruary 11, 2021

Addis Ababa — The African Union (AU) Commission on Wednesday emphasised a double burden on health systems across Africa due to a new Ebola outbreak and the still-raging Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The AU Commission, through the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has started discussions with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on how to support its response to the 12th Ebola outbreak declared by the DRC on Sunday in Butembo Area of...

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