DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 490 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 24,567

CoronavirusNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 490 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 24,567

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 490 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 24,567. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle. The NCDC said that the 490 new cases were reported in 20 states. The centre also reported seven deaths. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The centre said Lagos recorded 118...

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Evacuation: 317 Stranded Nigerians Depart London

CoronavirusNewsEvacuation: 317 Stranded Nigerians Depart London

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama,  says 317 stranded Nigerians, who departed London on Sunday are expected to arrive in Nigeria following a successful evacuation. Onyeama made this known via his official twitter handle @GeoffreyOnyeama on Sunday while giving an update on the evacuation of stranded Nigerians abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. “@flyairpeace evacuation flight APK 7801 from Heathrow Airport, London, just departed with 317 passengers including 9 infants, after several hours of delay...

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President Buhari Has a Duty to All Nigerians

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPresident Buhari Has a Duty to All Nigerians

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

Indeed, I believed and hoped that our current president—with so much energy and the many years spent persistently lobbying for another opportunity to govern Nigeria—would embark upon a titanic legacy of progress, reconciliation, and harmony in Nigeria as President Jonathan did in 2015, and as Lincoln did with the abolishment of slavery more than a century and a half ago in the United States. —Dr. I. D. Onwudiwe, The distribution of a $22.7 billion loan...

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Death of Expectations

Chris Chinwe UlasiColumnsFiction & PoetryDeath of Expectations

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

How many times must I fall from my toe against your feet Before I count my teeth with my tongue, Mr. Despot? My expectations such as are your countrymen’s respite, How many declining expectations on account of fiat? We winged our dreams in great heights to herald our hopes, We must now jettison all aspirations to accommodate fear, Where freedom has lost all responsibility to bear, Whose aspiration inspires such thuggery, succumb to your dopes?...

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Rolling Stones Threaten to Sue Trump Over Using their Songs

EntertainmentMusicRolling Stones Threaten to Sue Trump Over Using their Songs

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

LONDON  — The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives. The Stones said in a statement Sunday that their legal team is working with music rights organization BMI to stop use of their material in Trump’s reelection campaign. “The BMI have notified the Trump campaign on behalf of the Stones that the unauthorized use of their songs will constitute a breach of...

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LifestyleNewsHushpuppi’s arrest may unleash shocking revelations ―Nigerian elites are in panic mode

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

■  “Phone lines have been busy and a few big shots in your country are in the panic mode now because here in UAE, we don’t play when it comes to shit like this” His arrest was a surprise and made global news. So intense that news sites, blogs, social media threads and gossip tabloids went agog with photos and story-versions of his extravagant lifestyle. Yet, somehow, it was expected because the world knew what...

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DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 779 New Cases of Coronavirus, Total Hits 24,077

CoronavirusNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 779 New Cases of Coronavirus, Total Hits 24,077

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

Nigeria In Saturday recorded  779 new cases of COVID-19 as its total infections hit 24,077. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 684 new confirmed cases were reported in 22 states, with four deaths. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. Also, Bangladesh COVID-19 cases reach nearly 134,000, deaths near 1,700. The NCDC said that Lagos reported the highest number of cases with...

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Coalition Urges FG to Transform Nigeria Into World Class Tourist Hub

NewsTourismCoalition Urges FG to Transform Nigeria Into World Class Tourist Hub

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN), has urged the Federal Government to strengthen policies that would transform the country into a world-class tourist hub. Sen. Eze Ajoku, President of the coalition made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on Sunday in Abuja, in reaction to the increasing emigration of Nigerians to Dubai for tourism. Ajoku said that tourism was a very important economic component capable of...

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BREAKING: Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests to Begin on Monday – Sources

BusinessTravelBREAKING: Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests to Begin on Monday – Sources

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

Pilots and test crew members from the United States Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co (BA.N) are slated to begin a three-day certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The test is a pivotal moment in Boeing’s worst-ever corporate crisis, long since compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic that has slashed air travel and jet demand. Also, FAAN holds dry run airport simulation exercise at Lagos, Abuja airports. The grounding of the fast-selling 737 MAX in...

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Order FG, CBN to Name Beneficiaries of Cash Payments, Donations, SERAP Implore Court

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaOrder FG, CBN to Name Beneficiaries of Cash Payments, Donations, SERAP Implore Court

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 28, 2020

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to instruct the Federal Government as well as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to identify the beneficiaries of the palliatives and Covid-19 funds provided in FCT, Ogun and Lagos state during the lockdown. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/657/2020 filed last week, SERAP called on the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development,  Ms. Sadia Umar-Faroukan...

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