Military Deploys Special Operations to Southern Kaduna

National SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Deploys Special Operations to Southern Kaduna

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

The Defence Headquarters says in its determinant efforts to curb the recent attacks and isolated killings in Southern Kaduna, has deployed Special Operations Forces to the various flashpoints in the area. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, at the updates briefing on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. “In a bid to curb the recent attacks and isolated killings in Southern Kaduna, troops of Operation “SAFE HAVEN” have continued to...

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Buhari Inaugurates 17-Storey NCDMB Building, Pledges More Infrastructure

BusinessNewsNigeriaBuhari Inaugurates 17-Storey NCDMB Building, Pledges More Infrastructure

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja pledged to spend more on infrastructure across the country, focusing on finishing projects delivered by local contractors and technology that create jobs for thousands of Nigerians. The president made the pledge at the virtual inauguration of the new headquarters building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. According to him, the iconic 17-storey building, known as the Nigerian Content Tower, with the full...

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UAE Inaugurates Mosque, Classrooms, Others in Oyo

NewsNigeriaUAE Inaugurates Mosque, Classrooms, Others in Oyo

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday inaugurated a mosque, classroom and borehole in Kishi, Oyo State. The Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Fahad Al-Taffaq, said that the UAE recognises the challenges of accessing potable water, especially in rural communities in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ambassador was represented by Mr Khalifa Al-Mehrizi, the Charge D’Affairs of the UAE’s embassy in Abuja, at the inauguration via virtual streaming. The projects...

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Edo Governorship Election: INEC to Deploy 20,000 Ad-hoc Staff

NewsNigeriaEdo Governorship Election: INEC to Deploy 20,000 Ad-hoc Staff

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it would deploy no fewer than 20,000 ad-hoc staff for the conduct of the forthcoming Edo governorship election scheduled for Sept. 19. Prof. Bolade Eyinla, the Technical Advisor to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this during a virtual meeting with journalists in Edo organised by the International Press Council (IPC) on the role of journalists in the Edo election. Eyinla said the recruitment of the...

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Nigeria Receives N3.2trn From Entertainment Industries

BusinessEntertainmentNewsNollywoodNigeria Receives N3.2trn From Entertainment Industries

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

The fashion industry, hospitality and tourism contributed over N3.2 trillion to the national economy, a report by the Federal Government’s Post Covid-19 Initiative Committee on the Creative Industry has revealed. The minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday, gave an insight into the report recently submitted to the government by the committee led by ace comedian, Ali Baba. Mohammed, who was a guest on NAN Forum in Abuja, said that the recommendations...

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NBC Fines Nigeria Info ₦5m Over Malafia’s Comment on Northern Governor as Boko Haram Commander

NewsNigeriaPress * MediaNBC Fines Nigeria Info ₦5m Over Malafia’s Comment on Northern Governor as Boko Haram Commander

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 13, 2020

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined a radio station, Nigeria Info, ₦5m over a recent comment made by the Presidential Candidate of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Obadiah Mailaifa. The fine was contained in a statement signed by the NBC management on Thursday titled, ‘The National Broadcasting Commission Fines Nigeria Info 99.3 For Unprofessional Broadcast’. The commission recently disclosed its Reviewed Broadcasting Code in Lagos and raised the fine for hate speech from...

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UNILAG Announces New Acting Vice Chancellor

EducationNewsUNILAG Announces New Acting Vice Chancellor

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 13, 20201

The Governing Council of the University of Lagos has named Professor Theophilus Soyomno as acting Vice-Chancellor following the removal of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe on Wednesday, over a series of allegations including abuse of office and financial misconduct. In a statement, the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Oladejo Azeez, announced Prof Soyombo’s appointment and stressed that the former Vice-Chancellor was lawfully removed. “My attention has been drawn to a document circulating under the hand and...

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Demystification of Dr. Stella Immanuel’s Covid-19 Treatment Method

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionDemystification of Dr. Stella Immanuel’s Covid-19 Treatment Method

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

“Evidence-based medicine should not be rejected or disregarded, especially if it produces potent results after treating COVID-19 patients successfully, as Dr. Immanuel did, regardless of whether the knowledge comes from the Northern or the Southern hemisphere,” —Dr. I. D. Onwudiwe For this article, I am inspired to write about Dr. Stella Immanuel’s much-touted video on her treatment of COVID-19 patients in her medical clinic in Houston, Texas. Absent of any extensive background in the science...

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Falana, Rights Activist, Slams Obasanjo Over Comment on Kashamu’s Death

CorruptionNewsNigeriaPoliticsFalana, Rights Activist, Slams Obasanjo Over Comment on Kashamu’s Death

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 12, 2020

Human Rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the former President Olusegun Obasanjo did not abuse African tradition by criticizing the late former Senator, Buruji Kashamu. However, Falana was quick to note that Obasanjo’s message was veiled with hypocrisy, saying “it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his lifetime, only to turn round to attack him in his grave.” He then urged Obasanjo to “stop insulting the...

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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said there was nothing wrong with former President Obasanjo speaking ill of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu. Falana wrote in an article titled: ‘Matters arising from Chief Obasanjo’s Condolence Letter’, that the hypocrisy of the former President’s message that should be criticised. “Some people have said that it is against the African culture to speak ill of the dead. That is far from the truth. In the past, Africans spoke ill of the dead and exposed the dead and exposed the dead and exposed the dead if they were found to have engaged in abominable activities that brought shame to a community. “In fact, the bodies of dead men and women who were found to have brought pestilence to a community were buried in the bush,” Falana wrote. “Therefore, Chief Obasanjo has not abused the African culture by attacking the late Senator Buruji Kashamu for allegedly manipulating the law to escape justice at home and abroad. “However, it is the hypocrisy of his message that should be criticised because it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his lifetime only to turn round to attack him in his grave.” Falana said that the evidence given by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) under President Obasanjo in 2003, in favour of Kashamu at an extradition case in the United Kingdom, enabled the late Senator to be cleared of drug charges and the extradition request by the United States was dismissed. “Thereafter, Kashamu returned to the country as a free man and was admitted to the PDP as full-fledged member. He funded the party and became a political leader. “The national leadership of the party acknowledged Kashamu’s immense financial contributions to the PDP. In 2014, as a result of political disagreements in the Ogun State chapter of the PDP to stop extolling Kashamu as a political leader because he was ‘a habitual criminal wanted abroad to face criminal charges levelled against him…’” “But following the resolution of the intra party feud, Chief Obasanjo mounted the rostrum in Ogun State, extolled Kashamu as a political leader and prayed to the Almighty God to reward him for his generosity,” Falana stated.

EducationNewsNigeriaHuman rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said there was nothing wrong with former President Obasanjo speaking ill of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu. Falana wrote in an article titled: ‘Matters arising from Chief Obasanjo’s Condolence Letter’, that the hypocrisy of the former President’s message that should be criticised. “Some people have said that it is against the African culture to speak ill of the dead. That is far from the truth. In the past, Africans spoke ill of the dead and exposed the dead and exposed the dead and exposed the dead if they were found to have engaged in abominable activities that brought shame to a community. “In fact, the bodies of dead men and women who were found to have brought pestilence to a community were buried in the bush,” Falana wrote. “Therefore, Chief Obasanjo has not abused the African culture by attacking the late Senator Buruji Kashamu for allegedly manipulating the law to escape justice at home and abroad. “However, it is the hypocrisy of his message that should be criticised because it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his lifetime only to turn round to attack him in his grave.” Falana said that the evidence given by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) under President Obasanjo in 2003, in favour of Kashamu at an extradition case in the United Kingdom, enabled the late Senator to be cleared of drug charges and the extradition request by the United States was dismissed. “Thereafter, Kashamu returned to the country as a free man and was admitted to the PDP as full-fledged member. He funded the party and became a political leader. “The national leadership of the party acknowledged Kashamu’s immense financial contributions to the PDP. In 2014, as a result of political disagreements in the Ogun State chapter of the PDP to stop extolling Kashamu as a political leader because he was ‘a habitual criminal wanted abroad to face criminal charges levelled against him…’” “But following the resolution of the intra party feud, Chief Obasanjo mounted the rostrum in Ogun State, extolled Kashamu as a political leader and prayed to the Almighty God to reward him for his generosity,” Falana stated.

PilotnewsAugust 12, 2020

The Governing Council of the University of Lagos has confirmed the sack of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice-Chancellor. The Registrar and Secretary of the Council, Mr. Oladejo Azeez, confirmed the removal of Prof Ogundipe in a statement on Wednesday. Ogundipe was removed for gross misconduct, financial recklessness and other offences, the Nation reported. “The general public is hereby notified that at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday 2 August 2020 and in accordance with...

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