NewsNigeriaSpecial ReportPulse of the People on Government’s Demolition of Emejulu’s Residence: Justice of Retaliation?

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 29, 2020

The demolition of private residences within Enugu metropolis is not a new phenomenon. From past administrations to the present, homes have been pulled down if such buildings are used for nefarious activities or if it alters the original master plan of the city or vendetta. Sometimes for the good of all, such hard decisions could be taken but preceded with dialogue, consent, and compensation. The demolition of Architect J Emejulu’s residence of No.23 Eziokwe street,...

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Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaNBA President Kicks as Northern Lawyers Form Parallel NBA

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 29, 2020

The newly sworn-in President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has kicked against the move by Nigerian northern lawyers to form a parallel association. Some Nigerian lawyers of Northern extraction on Friday, had formed the ‘New NBA’, following the recent controversial withdrawal of the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, as a guest speaker at the association’s conference. The new group in a statement by two lawyers, Nuhu Ibrahim (Convener 1)...

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NewsNigeriaMan Names Debtors, Begs Wife in Suicide Note After Killing Himself

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 29, 2020

An auto part dealer and father of four, Chinedu Ogwa, has been reported to have committed suicide in Port Harcourt, as a result of the failure in his business. Ogwa, a 45-year-old, an indigene of Ebonyi state, was found dead in his residence, Diobu, Port Harcourt on Thursday night after taking poison to kill himself. His wife, Chidinma Ogwu, narrated that the husband had informed her about how he resisted the urge to kill himself...

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NewsBoko Haram: We Will Not Be Deterred By Attack On Hospital – Governor Zulum

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 29, 2020

Governor Babagana Zulum Governor of Borno State has condemned the attack on Magumeri General Hospital by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, stressing that the action would not hinder his administration’s reconstruction and the resettlement efforts. The governor spoke when he paid a sympathy visit to Magumeri, the headquarters of Magumeri Local Government Area. He directed the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Mr Mustapha Gubio, to immediately start rebuilding the hospital as health care delivery remained...

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Lagos Helicopter Crash: ‘We Are Grateful Nobody in the Building Was Injured’ – Helicopter Owner Say

NewsNigeriaTravelLagos Helicopter Crash: ‘We Are Grateful Nobody in the Building Was Injured’ – Helicopter Owner Say

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 29, 2020

Quorum Aviation Limited, owners of the bell 206 helicopter that crashed in Lagos on Friday afternoon has confirmed that the fatalities involved were its crew and that no one on the ground was affected. The firm said in a press release that two people died while another sustained injuries and was being treated at the hospital. “Preliminary reports indicate that of the three souls on board – all crew, two of the crew members lost...

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NCDC Confirms 296 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 296 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

PilotnewsAugust 28, 2020

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 296 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday, added that only one death was recorded in the country. It said till date, 53,317 cases had been confirmed, 40,726 cases discharged while 1,011 deaths had been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The health agency disclosed that the 296 new cases...

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NewsNigeriaBreaking News: Helicopter Crashes into Building in Lagos, Two Dead, One Injured

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 28, 2020

Emergency officials are responding to the scene of a helicopter crash that occurred at Opebi in Lagos on Friday afternoon. The Bell 206 helicopter with registration number 5N BQW reportedly belongs to Quorom Aviation. It flew from Port Harcourt with two crew members and a passenger but crashed into a building at a densely populated area in Lagos. Officials said that the crash resulted in the injury of one person who has been taken to...

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Soyinka Warns as National Assembly Plans to Bring Back Rejected Water Bill Through Back Door

NewsNigeriaSoyinka Warns as National Assembly Plans to Bring Back Rejected Water Bill Through Back Door

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 28, 2020

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has warned the Federal Government with the connivance of the National Assembly with the intention of returning the National Water Resources Bill rejected in 2018 by the Nigerian public. Media report has it that the House of Representatives on July 23, 2020, referred to the National Water Resource Bill 2020to a “committee of whole,” for third reading and passage. In a statement titled, ‘MLK’s Mighty Stream of Consciousness’ on Thursday,...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPresence of Terrorists in the Country Not New, Machinery in Place to Handle Threats – Defence HQ Responds

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 28, 2020

The Nigerian military has said that claims by the Aare Ona Kakanfo-in-council that the Southwest of the country had been infiltrated by terrorists were not new as it gets such stories daily and that it had machinery in place to handle the threat. The Aare Ona Kakanfo-in-council is an extraordinary meeting on the Yoruba nation and sundry matters affecting the Nigerian state. It was held on Tuesday and presided over by the Aare Ona Kakanfo...

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Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsBoko Haram Slaughtered 75 Borno Elders in One Night – Senator Ndume

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 28, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has revealed how Boko Haram insurgents killed 75 members of his community in Gwoza local government in one night. Mr Ndume dropped the hint during a stakeholders’ meeting organized by Senate Committee on Special Duties and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Maiduguri. The former Senate leader, who is also a member of the committee, informed the gathering that the challenges faced...

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