Buratai Tasks Senior Officers on Halting Insecurity

MilitaryNational SecurityNigeriaBuratai Tasks Senior Officers on Halting Insecurity

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has tasked senior military officers and operational commanders to brace up towards ending the menace of insecurity plaguing the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting between Buratai and the senior officers on Monday in Abuja. Buratai said the meeting was a wake-up call in the efforts to combat Boko Haram insurgency, North...

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Why African Nations Support U.S. Anti-Racism Protesters

ColumnsNewsOpinionWhy African Nations Support U.S. Anti-Racism Protesters

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

The U.S. protests following the police killing of George Floyd have spurred solidarity among many Africans, who have expressed widespread outrage against police brutality. How are African nations reacting to the anti-racism protests in the United States? The main reaction has been one of solidarity. African leaders in government, civil society, and creative communities have condemned the police killing of George Floyd and raised alarm about police brutality and systemic racism in the United States. One of...

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BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian Doctors Suspend Strike Action as Government Meets Their Demands

HealthLabourNigeriaBREAKING NEWS: Nigerian Doctors Suspend Strike Action as Government Meets Their Demands

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 22, 2020

The Nigerian resident doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended the indefinite strike action it started last week. The medical body acknowledges the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in some hospitals while it says sustained supplies are still in need. The doctors also noted that the Medical Residency Training has been included in the revised budget of 2020 through the intervention of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and only...

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Amid COVID-19, Nigeria Collecting Bids for New Marginal Oil Fields

BusinessNigeriaOil & GasAmid COVID-19, Nigeria Collecting Bids for New Marginal Oil Fields

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

The global coronavirus pandemic drastically slowed down and in most cases halted completely business activities. But as signs of re-opening slowing gains traction, Nigeria’s economic mainstay, oil, is in the news. Today marks the deadline for oil companies and investors to submit bids to the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources for the first marginal oil field award round in two decades. The submission deadline, originally slated for June 14, was extended last week. Nigerian oil...

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Buhari Meets Senate President on Insecurity, APC Crisis

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhari Meets Senate President on Insecurity, APC Crisis

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja met with Senate President Ahmad Lawan where they deliberated on the nation’s security situation as well as the crisis in the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed-door meeting, Lawan reiterated the determination of the National Assembly to support and empower the security agencies in addressing security challenges across the country. He also stressed the need to provide more funds to...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Excessive Judicial Interference in Political Affairs is a Loss for Nigeria – Misbau A. Lateef

NewsOpinionSpecial ReportEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Excessive Judicial Interference in Political Affairs is a Loss for Nigeria – Misbau A. Lateef

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 22, 2020

Misbau Alamu LATEEF is a post-doctoral legal researcher and full-time faculty member in the Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. He has been on an invitation to Columbia University, New York, as a short-term Visiting Scholar and participant in the U.S Business Law Academy (UBLA) at the Columbia Law School. He has attended international conferences and symposia at different times at Harvard, Yale, India, Dubai, amongst others....

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APC Crisis Must Not Be Allowed to Degenerate Further – Senate President

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Crisis Must Not Be Allowed to Degenerate Further – Senate President

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 22, 2020

The senate president, Ahmad Lawan has urged president Mohammed Buhari to ensure that the intraparty crisis rocking the All Progressive Congress(APC) does not exacerbate. Lawan disclosed this while addressing state house journalists in Abuja following a meeting with the president. Describing the ruling party as an apparatus of the government, He demanded that all party challenges be solved. ‘’ I believe that we have to deal with these challenges, this is the ruling party of...

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Aso Rock in Disarray ―Is the Buhari’s Regime Safe from Army Rebellion?

NewsNigeriaAso Rock in Disarray ―Is the Buhari’s Regime Safe from Army Rebellion?

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

Was there an attempted coup or pugnacious feud between internal cliques?  Was there an attempted revolt within the Army ranks against Aso Rock, the seat of Nigeria’s government? But the stakeholders of the Buhari regime are already in disarray. They have been in the panic mode over a high level of uncertainty within the military hierarchy. “They are scared to use the word ‘coup’, but in the real sense, this regime might face a military...

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Obaseki Qualifies for PDP Governorship Primary

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObaseki Qualifies for PDP Governorship Primary

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 21, 2020

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has been qualified for the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having passed the screening which he described as ‘fair and professionally done’. Speaking after the screening exercise which was done on Saturday, Obaseki stated that he had presented the same academic certificates which were the basis for his disqualification by the All Progressives Congress (APC). “The screening was fair, it was very professionally done. You...

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Insecurity: We are ready to fight But Need State Governments’ Assistance, Says Renown Adamawa Hunter-Baba Gombi

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: We are ready to fight But Need State Governments’ Assistance, Says Renown Adamawa Hunter-Baba Gombi

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)June 21, 2020

As northern governors tasked hunters and vigilantes on intelligence gathering and rapid response, the National President of Professional Hunters Of  Nigeria, Alh. Muhammad  Abdullahi  aka ‘’Baba Gombi’’ said that they are battle-ready  to assist in the fight against insecurity,” if state governments are ready to provide us with logistics supports.” Reacting on the move by the northern governors, the president of the hunters said with thousands of hunters, armed with charmed amulets and intimate knowledge...

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