APC Caretaker Chairman, Buni, Takes Over, Begs Members to Withdraw Suits

NigeriaPoliticsAPC Caretaker Chairman, Buni, Takes Over, Begs Members to Withdraw Suits

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 30, 2020

On Monday, the Head of the All Progressives Party (APC) Legal Department, Dare Oketade, administered oaths of office and allegiance to members of the Caretaker Committee and Extraordinary National Convention Committee at the party’s national secretariat Abuja. The APC Caretaker Chairman, Mai Bala Buni, in his inaugural address after the inauguration, assured the party members that the committee would work on repositioning the party in both short- and long-term plans. Buni, who is also the...

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DAILY UPDATES: NCDC Announces 566 New Cases of COVID-19, Number of Infections Jumps to 25,133

CoronavirusNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: NCDC Announces 566 New Cases of COVID-19, Number of Infections Jumps to 25,133

PilotnewsJune 30, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, announced 566 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 25,133. The centre announced this via its official Twitter handle. It said that the 566 new confirmed cases were from 20 states, with eight deaths as of June 29. The health agency added that no new state reported a case in the past 24 hours. The NCDC said that...

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Buhari’s Hellish Anti-Igbo Bloodsucking Economic Policies ―Vlad Dracula Would Be Jealous

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionBuhari’s Hellish Anti-Igbo Bloodsucking Economic Policies ―Vlad Dracula Would Be Jealous

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

In that same shallowness, The sewer dweller in Aso Rock believes he has the knife and the roasted yam tuber to feed her people. This impoverished, morally bankrupt monarch of the savannah is ready to slice away: Therefore, one can only eat when one receives a slice of yam from him. ― Don Okolo IF YOU HAVE TEARS, PREPARE TO SHED THEM NOW. (Shakespeare) This is a lamentation…a requiem of sorts regarding the most painful,...

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Alleged Kidnap: Wadume’s Trial Begins as Witness Testifies Before Court

Crime & SecurityNewsAlleged Kidnap: Wadume’s Trial Begins as Witness Testifies Before Court

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

The trial of Taraba kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu, also known as Wadume, on Monday, began at the Federal High Court, Abuja, before Justice Binta Nyako. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Wadume, alongside six other defenants, was, on June 8, arraigned on 13 counts bordering on terrorism. The other defendants are: Insp. Aliyu Dadje, Auwalu Bala, Uba Bala, Bashir Waziri, Zubairu Abdullahi and Rayyanu Abdul. NAN recalls that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)...

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COVID-19: FG Lifts Ban on Inter-state Movements July 1

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: FG Lifts Ban on Inter-state Movements July 1

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

The Federal Government on Monday lifted the ban on inter-state movements across the country as students from Junior and Senior Secondary Schools would now be allowed to resume school. Dr Sani Aliyu, Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 disclosed this at its news conference in Abuja. Aliyu said that though the current nationwide curfew would still remain, but added that movements across state boundaries could now take effect. According to him, there...

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“Southeast for President 2023” Movement: An Incomprehensible Political Expedition!

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNewsNigeriaOpinion“Southeast for President 2023” Movement: An Incomprehensible Political Expedition!

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

Nigeria owes the Igbos. The issues of the Civil War genocide have not been properly addressed. The system since the war has been so predatory to the Igbos in every sphere of social, political, and economic development. Yet, Igbos as a group do not need a ‘gift’ of any elected position as ‘reparation’ for decades of dehumanizing constitutional policies. ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo Various Igbo activist groups have emerged in recent times advocating, demanding,...

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Nigeria’s Arduous Campaign to End Wild Polio Virus and the New Battle to Stay Polio-Free

HealthSpecial ReportNigeria’s Arduous Campaign to End Wild Polio Virus and the New Battle to Stay Polio-Free

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 29, 2020

It took Nigeria longer than other African countries to have its documents accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Committee — a step towards wild polio-free certification for the entire African region. But it is not a total victory, yet, as the battle against polio has only taken a new dimension which would require doing more to maintain a wild polio-free status. Adeola Oladipupo, The West African Pilot News Assistant Editor, writes from Lagos. LAGOS –—...

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CBN Alerts Public on Fake Twitter Handle of its Director

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCBN Alerts Public on Fake Twitter Handle of its Director

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as fraudulent the operations of a fake twitter handle, @YusufPhilipYila, purported to belong to its Director, Development Finance Department, Mr Philip Yila Yusuf. The apex bank’s Director of Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, raised this alert in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Okorafor said fake messages relating to the bank’s N50 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) have been posted on the twitter handle with the intent...

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Whistleblower: FG Pays for Funds Recovered Not Mere Exposure – Malami

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaWhistleblower: FG Pays for Funds Recovered Not Mere Exposure – Malami

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice only pays whistleblowers after successful recovery not for mere tracing or exposure of suspected illegitimate funds. Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Media and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The Minister was reacting to a letter allegedly by one Aliyu Lemu, Esq. purportedly written on June 22 on issues...

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Black Lives Celebrated, Mourned At Emotional BET Awards

EntertainmentLaw & JusticeSportsBlack Lives Celebrated, Mourned At Emotional BET Awards

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

Black power, suffering and the fight for justice took centre stage at the BET awards on Sunday, the first Black celebrity event in the U.S. since nationwide mass protests broke out this month over systemic racism. The show, which celebrates Black excellence in music, film, sports and philanthropy, was filled with speeches, songs, images of protests and the names of dozens of Black men and women who have died at the hands of police in...

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