Gov Fintiri Present First Class Staff of Office to Bachama Paramount Ruler Daniel Shaga

Culture & TraditionLifestyleNewsNigeriaGov Fintiri Present First Class Staff of Office to Bachama Paramount Ruler Daniel Shaga

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 23, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Thursday presented first-class staff of office to his royal majesty, Hama Bachama, Dr. Daniel Shaga Ismaila, (Kpawo Nemwe, Gilongo Diya). The new monarch who is the 29th Hama Bachama was appointed on July 27, 2020 a week after the death of the immediate past Hama Bachama, Honest Irmiya Stephen, (Kwire Mana Kpafrato II). Presenting the staff of office, Fintiri commended the kingmakers for ensuring a...

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Trump Rejects $900bn COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed by Congress

CoronavirusEconomyNewsUnited StatesTrump Rejects $900bn COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed by Congress

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill passed by Congress, describing it as a disgrace. In a video message posted on Twitter, Trump alleged that the bill contained “wasteful and unnecessary items”, adding that there was almost nothing about COVID-19 in it. According to him, the bill contains $85.5 million (N33 billion) for assistance to Cambodia and $134 million (N51,9 billion) to Burma. The president stated...

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COVID-19: NCDC Announces 999 New Infections, 4 Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Announces 999 New Infections, 4 Deaths

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 999 new infections of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The health agency said that since February, over 903,800 samples were tested, out of which, 79,789 were positive. It noted that with 27,091 infections, Lagos remained Nigeria’s epicenter, followed by Federal Capital Territory with 10,122 cases, and Kaduna with 4,628 cases, accounting for 70 per...

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Messi Surpasses Pele’s Record, Leads FC Barcelona to Victory at Valladolid

EntertainmentNewsPeopleSportsMessi Surpasses Pele’s Record, Leads FC Barcelona to Victory at Valladolid

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

FC Barcelona turned on the style to thrash Real Valladolid 3-0 away in La Liga on Tuesday as Lionel Messi scored his 644th goal to surpass Pele as the all-time record scorer for a single club. Messi finally got his first assist of the season when he picked out defender Clement Lenglet with a splendid cross and the Frenchman rose to head FC Barcelona in front after 21 minutes. The Argentine also had a hand...

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ASUU Suspends 9-month Old Strike

EducationLabourNewsNigeriaASUU Suspends 9-month Old Strike

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has suspended its nine months old strike conditionally. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said this during a news conference at the end of its emergence National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUU had embarked on strike since March 23 to press home its demands which include funding for the Revitalization of Public Universities, payment of...

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Coronation: Police Deploys 471 Personnel To Numan

Culture & TraditionNewsNigeriaPeopleCoronation: Police Deploys 471 Personnel To Numan

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 22, 2020

Adamawa State Police command has deployed 471 Police Personal to provide security at the coronation of 29th Hama Bachama, Dr. Daniel Ismaila Shaga. A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje said the Commissioner of Police Olugbenga Adeyanju has charged the Officers to display professionalism, protect life and property. The statement read, “Commissioner of police Olugbenga Adeyanju has ordered for immediate deployment of police to secure the venue, protect lives and...

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COVID-19: PTF Says Lagos, Kaduna, FCT Account for 70% of Infections

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: PTF Says Lagos, Kaduna, FCT Account for 70% of Infections

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19, has said that Lagos, Kaduna, and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), account for 70 per cent of Coronavirus infections in the country. Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha made this known during a national briefing on Monday, in Abuja. Mustapha said that two major indicators highlight the current increase in cases and transmission across the country. “Over the past four briefings,...

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FG Extends NIN Registration by 6 Weeks, Cancels Verification Charges, Says Taskforce

BusinessNewsNigeriaTelecommunicationFG Extends NIN Registration by 6 Weeks, Cancels Verification Charges, Says Taskforce

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the country. The National Task Force on the NIN and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration made the announcement on Tuesday, in Abuja, in a statement jointly signed by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)...

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Release of Nigerian School Boys: Questions and Hypotheses

ColumnsCrime & SecurityNigeriaOpinionRelease of Nigerian School Boys: Questions and Hypotheses

PilotnewsDecember 21, 2020

By John Campbell ____ The freeing of perhaps 344 boys kidnapped from a boarding school at Kankara in Katsina state is unalloyed good news. However, the foiled attempt to kidnap another eighty school children, at Dandume in the same state a few days later on December 19, highlights the iniquitousness of criminal gang activity. As for the now-freed Kankara victims, many questions remain. Just how many were kidnapped, how many escaped, how many were released, and how many (if any)...

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Eastern Security Network and the Southeast Question

NewsNigeriaOpinionEastern Security Network and the Southeast Question

PilotnewsDecember 21, 2020

The undisputed fact, however, remains that the Southeast needs an urgent regional internal security outfit. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu There has been continued debate on the newly formed and unveiled Eastern Security Network –ESN- outfit for the old Eastern Region’s security, by the Indigenous People of Biafra- IPOB. The propriety of the establishment has been put into question by many Nigerians. While as many justify the formation of the group yet, the setup as a non-state actor...

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