Like Odi and Zaki Biam, Like Oyigbo, Rivers State

Law & JusticeNigeriaSpecial ReportLike Odi and Zaki Biam, Like Oyigbo, Rivers State

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 2, 2020

Special Report by Ebuka Onyekwelu In the past few days, Oyigbo in Rivers State has been in the news on a daily, for among others things, military occupation and summary execution of residents by members of the Nigerian Army. In so many places, what is happening in Oyigbo has been given ethnic colouration as Igbo people are said to have been the target of the massacre. Basically, the information circulating about the Oyigbo situation is...

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Police Arrest Opposition Leaders For Illegal Protest Plans in Tanzania

AfricaNewsPoliticsPolice Arrest Opposition Leaders For Illegal Protest Plans in Tanzania

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2020

The police in Tanzanian, on Monday arrested several opposition politicians for allegedly planning illegal demonstrations after accusing the ruling party of rigging the general election. Special police zone commander, Lazaro Mambosasa, told journalists in the commercial capital, that among those arrested are Chadema party national chairman Freeman Mbowe and several other leading Chadema members. “We were tipped [off] that they were organizing illegal demonstrations and persuading youths to go into the streets today. “We did...

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Minister Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleMinister Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2020

The Minister of Youth and Sport Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has appealed to the youth to embrace dialogue in order to move the country forward. Dare said this on Sunday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the National Youth Day celebration with the theme ” Invest in the Youth, Secure Our Future”. He said that with the protests the country had witnessed in the past three weeks, there could be no better time than...

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UPDATES: NCDC Records 111 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Now 62,964

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATES: NCDC Records 111 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Now 62,964

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 111 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total now infections now 62,964. The NCDC made this known via its verified Website on Sunday. The centre also reported two deaths, bringing the total to 1,146 recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency said Lagos reported 49 new infections, 30 in the FCT, 11 in Rivers and 10 in Plateau. Others are Ogun-four, Kaduna and Oyo-three...

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Power indeed does corrupt —The shame of Desmond Elliot’s hate speech

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPower indeed does corrupt —The shame of Desmond Elliot’s hate speech

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2020

Not too long ago at Lagos State University, people like me were giving you transport money to catch a ride back home. You’ve forgotten where you come from… omashey oo. —Georgina Chigozie Onuoha I’ve received a lot of calls and text messages regarding Desmond Elliot’s posts, which  I made and rightfully so. It would have been morally wrong and reprehensible not to call him out because of the “Na we-we” or “he is one of...

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Abuja Road Users Beg Traffic Officers to Return to Work

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaAbuja Road Users Beg Traffic Officers to Return to Work

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2020

Following renewed traffic gridlocks on Abuja roads, road users have appealed to all officers handling traffic management in the territory to return to the roads to ensure seamless movement. The President, Road Users Development Network of Nigeria, Dr John Uket, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of one-day national dialogue on traffic management held in Abuja. He observed that the renewed bad traffic situations in...

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UPDATES: COVID-19: NCDC Announces 162 Infections, As Total Jump to 62,853

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATES: COVID-19: NCDC Announces 162 Infections, As Total Jump to 62,853

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2020

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 162 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the 162 reported national figure is, however, lower than the 170 cases recorded on Friday. The public health Agency said the latest figure takes the total confirmed COVID-19  cases in the country to 62,853. The agency said...

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Stakeholders Decry Effect of EndSARS Protest On Education

EducationLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaStakeholders Decry Effect of EndSARS Protest On Education

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2020

Stakeholders in the education sector say they are worried about the effect of the #EndSARS protest on the sector, coming a few weeks after schools started resuming following months of inactivity. Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, expressed worry that the children were back home shortly after resumption from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) era. They said that the incessant closure of schools was hindering progress in...

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Couple Married For 72 Years Die Same Day In Ogun

NewsNigeriaWellnessCouple Married For 72 Years Die Same Day In Ogun

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2020

In what seemed a myth but a reality occurred at Abeokuta, Ogun, as Pa Israel Akojede and his wife, Mama Esther both died a few hours apart having lived together in marriage for 72 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that their demise which occurred at Gbonagun Obantoko area of Abeokuta, had Pa Akojede reported dead around 3 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, while his beloved wife died a few hours later having...

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Why Cobalt Mining in the DRC Needs Urgent Attention

BusinessColumnsLabourOpinionWhy Cobalt Mining in the DRC Needs Urgent Attention

PilotnewsOctober 31, 20201

Cobalt is an essential mineral used for batteries in electric cars, computers, and cell phones. Demand for cobalt is increasing as more electric cars are sold, particularly in Europe, where governments are encouraging the sales with generous environmental bonuses. According to recent projections by the World Economic Forum’s Global Battery Alliance, the demand for cobalt for use in batteries will grow fourfold in 2030 as a result of this electric vehicle boom. More than 70...

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