BREAKING: Salami’s Panel Recommends The Sacking of Magu, The Suspended EFCC Boss Kicks

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Salami’s Panel Recommends The Sacking of Magu, The Suspended EFCC Boss Kicks

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 22, 2020

The Justice Ayo Salami’s Judicial Commission of Inquiry (retd) set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magi, had submitted an interim report to the President. The report was said to have recommended the sacking of the suspended EFCC Chairman. According to TheCable, the report also recommended that the President should appoint a new chairman for the anti-graft agency. ThePunch also revealed...

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APC Boasts That Bigwigs Who Have Left the Party Will Soon Return to the Party

NewsPoliticsAPC Boasts That Bigwigs Who Have Left the Party Will Soon Return to the Party

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 22, 2020

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday has boasted that its political bigwigs who have left the party would soon return, stating that its ongoing reconciliation efforts were heeding success. This was disclosed by Chairman of the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee, and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, while inaugurating a reconciliation committee for Ogun and Imo states. Recall that the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara had...

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Ex-Super Falcons Star Mmadu Laments Effect of COVID-19 on Female Football

NewsNigeriaSportsEx-Super Falcons Star Mmadu Laments Effect of COVID-19 on Female Football

PilotnewsAugust 22, 2020

Former Super Falcons midfielder Maureen Mmadu says the negative toll of the coronavirus pandemic on football activities has greatly affected female football. Mmadu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that a number of professional players have stayed back in Nigeria because of the lull in football abroad. The former Super Falcons’ Assistant Coach said it was painful that those who were in the country had continued to train without any form of...

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COVID-19: Cinema Industry Has Lost N6bn — Association

BusinessEntertainmentFilmNewsCOVID-19: Cinema Industry Has Lost N6bn — Association

PilotnewsAugust 22, 2020

The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Friday said it had lost over N6billion in the course of the lockdown caused by the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Patrick Lee, the Chairman of the Association, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that since the lockdown in March, the industry kept losing N1billion on a monthly basis rendering most of the staff jobless. “We are appealing...

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106 Persons Escape From Boko Haram’s Captivity

Crime & SecurityNews106 Persons Escape From Boko Haram’s Captivity

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 21, 2020

At least, 106 captivists who were  reportedly escaped from Boko Haram dens  have found their way into the hands of the troops of the Multinational Joint Taskforce. Reports say that 94 of the escapees, who are Nigerians, were released to representatives of the Borno State Government, led by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kaka Shehu Lawan. A  statement shared on the verified social media handles of Borno State Government said the MNJTF  received 106...

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COVID-19: NCDC Launches Digital Platform for Speedy Delivery of Test Results

CoronavirusNewsCOVID-19: NCDC Launches Digital Platform for Speedy Delivery of Test Results

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched a digital platform to ensure speedy delivery of COVID-19 results in the Federal Capital Territory. Mrs Elsie Ilori, Head of Department, Surveillance and Epidemiology Department, NCDC, said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Ilori said that the platform, called Surveillance Outbreak Response Management Analysis System (SORMAS), would be used to communicate directly to individuals through SMS alert. She noted that...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Working With WHO, Others on Vaccines, Treatment

CoronavirusNewsCOVID-19: Nigeria Working With WHO, Others on Vaccines, Treatment

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

The Federal Government says the nation is working with the World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI, and others on therapeutics and vaccines against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 59th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Ehanire said that Nigeria had as of August, 19, 2020, crossed the 50,000 landmark and recorded 50,488 COVID-19 cases, this was out...

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Coca-Cola Drives Partnerships Towards Plastic Waste Reduction

HealthNewsNigeriaCoca-Cola Drives Partnerships Towards Plastic Waste Reduction

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

Creates Green Recycling Hubs Across Abuja and Lagos Coca-Cola, through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) has recently provided a grant to the Initiative For The Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), a non-governmental organisation, to promote waste as a valuable currency for social good and economic inclusion through the establishment of green recycling hubs across Abuja. The NGO whose mission is to increase awareness of WASTE challenges and solutions specially targeted...

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Buhari Approves N13bn for Community Policing–NEC

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Approves N13bn for Community Policing–NEC

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

The National Economic Council (NEC) says President Muhmmadu Buhari has approved N13 billion for the implementation of Community Policing in the country. The approval was disclosed at the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Abuja.  The virtual meeting was anchored from the Presidential Villa on Thursday in Abuja. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said the president’s gesture was borne out of his resolve to rejig the security architecture...

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Flavour and Phyno are Coming Your Way: Team Up on a New Theme Song For Life Lager

EntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaFlavour and Phyno are Coming Your Way: Team Up on a New Theme Song For Life Lager

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

Phyno and Flavour have once again collaborated on a new song. After months of teasing, both stars  have now released their brand new track titled “Chop Life”. The two music stars are frequent collaborators with songs like “Vibe”, “Authe” and “Culture”,  which also starred the Obiligbo Brothers. Over the years, Phyno and Flavour have risen to prominence thanks to their impressive blend of highlife and contemporary music, and this new song is  a perfect exhibition...

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