Nasarawa Governor Urges Buhari to Adopt Other Options to End Insurgency

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNasarawa Governor Urges Buhari to Adopt Other Options to End Insurgency

PilotnewsDecember 7, 2020

The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country to explore other options in the effort to bring the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast to an end. Sule made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri when he led a delegation from the state on a condolence visit to the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, over the recent killing of 43 farmers in Zabarmani....

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COVID-19: Nigeria Hits 68,937 Cases As 310 New Infections Reported

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Nigeria Hits 68,937 Cases As 310 New Infections Reported

PilotnewsDecember 6, 2020

The total confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country jumped to 68,937 on Saturday as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ), reported  310 new Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) cases in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC made this known via its verified website. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the country has conducted about 791,539 tests since the first COVID-19 case was announced in February. According to it, the number of deaths...

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Chigari, Adamawa Rural Communities Decry Deplorable Roads, Lack of Potable Water

NewsNigeriaRural DevelopmentChigari, Adamawa Rural Communities Decry Deplorable Roads, Lack of Potable Water

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 6, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Rural dwellers in Chigari, and Beti farming communities of Fufore Local Government Area, Adamawa state on Sunday decried the deplorable state of their roads and the lack of potable water in their communities, calling on the Fintiri’s led PDP administration to come to their aid. The rural dwellers voiced their concerns on Sunday in Chigari town, while fielding questions from a team of investigative journalists who were in the...

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11-year-old Boko Haram Insurgency Now the Cash Cow of ‘War Entrepreneurs’- Sheikh Albarnawi, Says

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria11-year-old Boko Haram Insurgency Now the Cash Cow of ‘War Entrepreneurs’- Sheikh Albarnawi, Says

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 6, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ______ A  Maiduguri based renown Islamic scholar , Sheikh Muhammad Mustapha Albarnawi, has described the 11-year-old Boko Haram insurgency as a grand conspiracy by war entrepreneurs for worldly gains and accumulation. Sheikh Albarnawi stated  in Maiduguri the Borno State capital. The Scholar  accused some ill-fated security agents and fifth columnists among the civilian population of constituting themselves into a stumbling in the war against insurgency and terrorism. Sheikh Albarnawi equally accused...

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Update -The Untold Story: COVID-19 Hampers Fight Against HIV As 50 Persons Are Infected Weekly in Adamawa

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessUpdate -The Untold Story: COVID-19 Hampers Fight Against HIV As 50 Persons Are Infected Weekly in Adamawa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 5, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ As COVID-19 swept, Farah James, watched with alarm as some of the HIV positive patients she helped in the rural Adamawa stopped showing up for lab tests and doctor’s visits. The state Coordinator of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS, Farah James had to squeeze the little she had to reach the vulnerable targets in the rural and other urban communities outside Yola, the state capital. Amid the pandemic,...

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Speaker Gbajabiamila Calls for Full Protection for Persons with Disability

NewsNigeriaPeopleWellnessSpeaker Gbajabiamila Calls for Full Protection for Persons with Disability

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 5, 2020

The House of Representatives Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for full implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons With Disability (Prohibition) Act, 2019. The Speaker said the full implementation of the law would address issues of discrimination, empowerment and equal opportunity for Persons Living with Disabilities in Nigeria. The Lawmaker made the call on Friday during the celebration of the 2020 World Disability Day organized by the office of the Speaker, according to a statement...

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”Those Killed In Zarbamari By Boko Haram Were Not Farmers” – Community Source Says

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeria”Those Killed In Zarbamari By Boko Haram Were Not Farmers” – Community Source Says

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 5, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ As recent massacre  which was believed by many to be on rice farmers  continued to elicit commentaries and condemnations from all spheres of life fresh facts emerged that ” those killed in Zabarmari by Boko Haram were not farmers.” Daily Post also reports that contrary to the belief that victims of Boko Haram attack last Saturday in Borno were rice farmers; fresh facts have emerged on Friday that they...

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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 343 New Infections

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Confirms 343 New Infections

PilotnewsDecember 4, 2020

Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 343 new infections of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday. The agency also reported two additional COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 1,179. It said that the infections brought the total number of cases  in the country to 68,303. The NCDC stated that a total of 64,291 patients were...

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Ohanaeze Elections: Former Scribe Warns Against Political Interference

NewsPeoplePoliticsOhanaeze Elections: Former Scribe Warns Against Political Interference

PilotnewsDecember 4, 2020

Dr Joe Nworgu, former Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo says Ohaneze might lose its potency as voice for Igbos if politicians are allowed to interfere in the January 2021 elections. Nworgu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Friday in Awka that article 11 of Ohanaeze spelt out methods and persons qualify for president general and secretary general positions. Ohanaeze, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation through Imeobi, the highest policy...

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Lai Muhammed: “Suicide Bombing, Attacks Has Become a Thing of the Past.”

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaLai Muhammed: “Suicide Bombing, Attacks Has Become a Thing of the Past.”

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 4, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent   Nigeria Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said Boko Haram terrorist groups are no longer occupying any part of the country and hence they no longer receive tax from citizens. The Minister stated this on Thursday, December 3 during an interaction with the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigerian, NPAN in Lagos State, . Recounting victories recorded by the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, Mohammed...

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