UPDATE: Nigeria Records 31 COVID-19 Deaths, Record High Daily Fatality – NCDC

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 31 COVID-19 related deaths, the highest number of fatalities since the pandemic broke out on Feb 27, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The centre also confirmed 490 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17,148. The NCDC announced this on its official Twitter handle. It said that, as at June 16, 2020, the new cases were recorded in 16 states...

Acknowledging ‘Racial Stereotype,’ PepsiCo to Drop Aunt Jemima Name, Brand

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.O) will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, it said on Wednesday, dropping a mascot criticized for a racist history. The logo of the more than 130-year-old brand features an African American woman named after a character from 19th century minstrel shows. The offensive caricature is rooted in a stereotype of a friendly black woman working as a servant or a nanny for a white...

TV Viewers Seek Out ’13th’ And Other Stories About Race Amid Protests

Television series, movies and documentaries about the experience of black people in the United States have seen a surge in viewership. This followed public demonstrations that have focused new attention on racial discrimination, according to industry data. The audience for filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary “13th,” about mass incarceration that disproportionately affects black people, jumped more than 47 times higher over the past three weeks streaming service Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Tuesday. Millions of people watched, the company said, though it...

Ajimobi Assumes Office As Acting APC National Chairman

Former Governor of Oyo State and acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abiola Ajimobi, has urged stakeholders to maintain peace as he assumed office at the National Headquarters of the party. This was contained in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr. Bolaji Tunji on Wednesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ajimobi until his new appointment was the APC Deputy National Chairman (South)His appointment was the aftermath of an order of the Court of Appeal, on Tuesday, affirming...

COVID-19 UPDATE: Beijing’s New Outbreak Raises Fears for Rest of the World

BEIJING (AP) — China raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital — a sharp pullback for the nation that declared victory over the virus in March and a warning for the rest of the world about how tenacious this virus really is. New infections spiked in India, Iran and U.S. states including Florida,...

We Rob Our Children to Pay For Our Greed— Atiku Speaks On Foreign Loan

Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has accused the federal Government of expropriating the future of young Nigerian in the country by it’s “indiscriminately lending” In a series of tweet, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in 2019 Presidential Election called on the government to reduce it’s expenditures as the country faces economic backdrop. “No one should be deceived. This is a crisis! Debt servicing does not equate to debt repayment. The reality is that Nigeria...

Pilot News Doles Out N3.5 Million of Data to Celebrate Readers for a Six-Month Stride

Just six months ago, on January 1, 2020, the West African Pilot News (WAP) was conceived to resurrect the ideology of a similar newspaper published 82 years ago by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.  The first phase was to establish an independent news media dedicated to serving the masses with no interference. Today, the paper has surpassed its projected mission and timeline, spreading through an estimated 5 million readership daily through her strategic content networks.   Pilot...

APC Appoint Acting Chairman as Court Sustains Oshiomole’s Suspension

The All Progressives Congress has appointed an interim leader as the Court of Appeal sustained the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole. The party appointed the former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, as the acting national chairman. In a statement, the spokesperson, Lanre Issa-Onilu said; “Guided by advice from the Party’s legal department in line with the provisions of Section 14.2. (iii) of the Party’s constitution, the Deputy National Chairman (South), Sen. Abiola Ajimobi will serve...

Struggling for the Soul of the All Progressive Congress

I challenge Comrade Oshiomhole to publish APC’s membership register for every state of the country. No one should push us into debate about modes of internal party elections without producing the register of voters ── Salihu Moh Lukman It is very difficult and challenging to come to terms with unfolding development in the All Progressive Congress (APC). The disconcerting reality of becoming clobbered into another undemocratic political platform, which is intolerant to basic tenets of...

Debt: ‘We have Squandered the Opportunities of Our Future Generation’ – Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President and former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2019 General Elections, Atiku Abubakar, said Nigeria had squandered its opportunities and that of the future generation by borrowing more than it earned. Mr. Abubakar stated this in response to Nigeria’s first Quarter 2020 financial reports in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning reports that the Federal Government...

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