EFCC Boss Appears Before Presidential Panel, Quizzes for Six Hours

Crime & SecurityNewsEFCC Boss Appears Before Presidential Panel, Quizzes for Six Hours

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 7, 2020

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) boss, Ibrahim Magu, on Monday, appears before the Presidential Panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari. The financial crime boss was quizzed by the panel for six hours. The interrogation took place at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Magu was whisked to the venue by the armed operatives of the Department of State Services. The panel, which was inaugurated about six weeks ago, was...

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WACOL Vows to Get Justice for Brutalized 10 Year-old Girl as Court Remands Her Guardians

LifestyleNewsNigeriaWACOL Vows to Get Justice for Brutalized 10 Year-old Girl as Court Remands Her Guardians

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2020

Residents of Enugu and the nation awoke last week to the news of inhumane treatment of 10 years old Nneoma Nnadi by her relative and guardian who inflicts severe pains on the girl at the slightest provocation. Individuals and groups have continued to condemn Mrs. Ifeoma Ozougwu and husband Jude the perpetrators of the dastardly acts. The Women’s Aid Collective, WACOL, an independent, Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to helping women and young people in need on...

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How I Work: Harrison Obiefule, Digital Communications Strategist, Amplify Digital

BusinessLifestyleNewsHow I Work: Harrison Obiefule, Digital Communications Strategist, Amplify Digital

PilotnewsJuly 7, 2020

In 2018, Harrison Obiefule decided to switch careers from broadcasting to digital marketing, following his friend’s advice. That move turned out to be one of his best decisions. Less than two years in, Harrison has scaled up considerably in the industry and has begun to make a name for himself. He talks about his career transition, life as a digital communications strategist, working from home during a pandemic, and more on this week’s How I...

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Chike-Obi Emerges Fidelity Bank Chairman as Ebi Retires

BusinessNewsChike-Obi Emerges Fidelity Bank Chairman as Ebi Retires

PilotnewsJuly 7, 2020

Fidelity Bank Plc. on Sunday announced the appointment of Mr Mustafa Chike-Obi as the Chairman of the bank. Chike-Obi, who is currently Executive Vice Chairman at Alpha African Advisory, has over 40 years of experience in investment banking and the financial services sector. In a statement in Lagos, Fidelity Bank said that Chike-Obi’s appointment followed the retirement of Mr. Ernest Ebi as its Chairman, Board of Directors. It noted that Ebi and Mr. Seni Adetu, who had...

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Buhari Condemns Boko Haram’s Attack on UN Helicopter in Bornu

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsBuhari Condemns Boko Haram’s Attack on UN Helicopter in Bornu

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja condemned what he called “the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in the Northeast on Saturday by the Boko Haram terrorists”. In a reaction to the reports of the incident, Malam Garba Shehu, one of the president’s spokesmen, quoted Buhari to have said: “This latest cowardly attack on the UN humanitarian helicopter is yet another desperate rearguard action by the Boko Haram terrorists who have been under intense...

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S. Africa Announces Further Reopening of Schools Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

AfricaCoronavirusEducationS. Africa Announces Further Reopening of Schools Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

South Africa will further reopen its schools in line with its phased-in reopening strategy amid an upsurge in confirmed COVID-19 cases, the government announced on Sunday. Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, who made this known in a statement, said that from July 6, schools would reopen for Grades R, 6 and 11 learners. Motshekga added that provinces that were not ready to receive Grade R on July 6 must provide strategic and realisable plans...

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Dalai Lama Marks 85th Birthday With Album of Mantras

NewsReligionDalai Lama Marks 85th Birthday With Album of Mantras

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

The Dalai Lama made a bid for music chart stardom on Monday, his 85th birthday, with the release of an album of mantras and teachings. “Inner World” kicks off with the track “One Of My Favourite Prayers” and continues with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader reciting meditations and sayings with accompanying music. The record came about when musician Junelle Kunin, a student of the Dalai Lama from New Zealand, contacted him in 2015 with the...

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Nigerian singer Don Jazzy Urges Strict Compliance to Hygiene in Barbing Salon

EntertainmentLifestyleNigerian singer Don Jazzy Urges Strict Compliance to Hygiene in Barbing Salon

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

Nigerian Music star, Micheal Ajereh a.k.a Don Jazzy, has urged Nigerians to adhere strictly to safety measures approved by health authorities to avoid contracting the virus as they visit barbing shops for haircuts. The singer made the call on his Instagram page @donjazzy, as he shared a video clip where he was in a salon, reminding them of the danger ahead if they failed to comply strictly to hygiene in the salon. “It feels like...

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Military hits terrorists’ Leaders’ Locations, Eliminate Several Fighters in Sambisa Forest

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsMilitary hits terrorists’ Leaders’ Locations, Eliminate Several Fighters in Sambisa Forest

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

The military has destroyed Boko Haram terrorists leaders’ locations in separate airstrikes at Parisu and Bula Bello in Sambisa forest area of Borno. Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, said in a statement on Monday that the locations were destroyed in air interdictions conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole on July 3. Enenche said that several terrorists were eliminated during the attacks. He said the air interdiction missions were...

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Nigeria records 544 New Cases of COVID-19, As Total Infections Reach 28,711

CoronavirusNewsNigeria records 544 New Cases of COVID-19, As Total Infections Reach 28,711

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 544 new COVID-19 cases, a development which has taken the country’s total infection tally to 28,711. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on its official twitter handle on Sunday. NCDC said that as of July, 5. 2020, 544  new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in the country. The health agency added that  no new state has reported a case in the past 24 hours. According to it,...

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