Shares in Asia Pacific Tumble on Fears of Second Virus Wave

AsiaCoronavirusMarketsNewsShares in Asia Pacific Tumble on Fears of Second Virus Wave

PilotnewsJune 15, 2020

Stocks in the Asia Pacific region on Monday plummeted amid fears of a resurgence of COVID-19, as more countries gradually lifted restrictions. The Japanese yen rise also contributed to a 3.4 per cent plunge in the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average. The Nikkei lost 774.53 points, or 3.47 per cent, to close at 21,530.95, ending below the 22,000 mark for the first time since late May. Earlier, Tokyo Ministry of Health announced 48 new cases...

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UPDATE: Nigeria Records 403 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 16,085

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: Nigeria Records 403 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 16,085

PilotnewsJune 15, 2020

Nigeria recorded 403 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 16085. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its official Twitter handle. The centre said 13 deaths were also recorded. It added that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. The NCDC said that Gombe State recorded 73 cases which was the highest number of infections for the day recorded. The health agency said that...

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APC Governors Set to Meet Buhari Over Obaseki

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Governors Set to Meet Buhari Over Obaseki

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 15, 2020

The governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are preparing to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the party’s governorship primary crisis in Edo State. It is gathered that the governors would seek for Buhari’s intervention in the crisis, which led to the disqualification of the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, from the State APC primary scheduled for June 22. The West African Pilot had earlier reported that Obaseki on Sunday...

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Covid-19: Lagos Govt Begins Inspection of Social Centres in the State

CoronavirusEntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaCovid-19: Lagos Govt Begins Inspection of Social Centres in the State

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 15, 2020

In preparation for the re-opening of social centres in Lagos, the state government has begun verifying and certifying social clubs across Lagos. The move by the government is part of the register-to-open initiative which the government disclosed last month that the registration and verification exercise would ensure adequate space management to guarantee social distancing, hygiene and safety measures at all religious and social centres. The Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola said...

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Why Lagos Needs 260,000 Units of Blood Every Year

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessWhy Lagos Needs 260,000 Units of Blood Every Year

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 15, 2020

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said that the state’s growing population of 26 million, needs 260,000 units of blood every year. The Commissioner disclosed this during a virtual discussion organised by the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS), to commemorate this year’s World Blood Donor Day in Lagos, with the theme: ‘Safe Blood, Saves Lives. He added that the state government plans to recruit and retain voluntary blood donors in...

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UPDATE: Obaseki Promises to be Making Next Move After Meeting with Buhari

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUPDATE: Obaseki Promises to be Making Next Move After Meeting with Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 15, 2020

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has promised his supporters that he would be making his next move after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. He made this known via his Twitter handle on Sunday. The Governor while appreciating the show of solidarity shower on him by the goodwill people of Edo people and Nigerians, and promises to make next move after he complete consultation with supporters and President Buhari. Obaseki tweeted, “I appreciate the sustained...

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From Osun to Kogi, Drivers/Police flunk the COVID-19 orders buying their ways with cash

LifestyleLocalNewsNigeriaFrom Osun to Kogi, Drivers/Police flunk the COVID-19 orders buying their ways with cash

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 14, 2020

“From Akoko Edo to Ibilo, the checkpoints were endless” To curtail the spread of Covid-19 cases in Nigeria, on March 30, 2020, President Mohammed Buhari signed the Covid-19 Quarantine Regulation Act which regulates the conditions, time and form of quarantine compliance as well as the surveillance of individuals concerning health control measures. On April 27, Buhari ordered a nationwide dusk-to-dusk curfew and banned all interstate movement, sparing only essential interstate passengers. However, despite the standing...

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After a Reading of “Darkwater” — Elizabeth Curtis Holman

Arts & CultureFiction & PoetryAfter a Reading of “Darkwater” — Elizabeth Curtis Holman

PilotnewsJune 14, 2020

I did not think… I did not know… What pale excuse is this I make In answer to my brother’s woe, Age-long, for deep injustice sake! Across his mute and patient soul, While I have gone my heedless way, The shadows of a fate might roll That deepened night and darkened day. But I have read a burning page, That glowed with white and soul-wrung fire, And now no more I may engage My conscience...

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Genevieve Nnaji: The Quest to Tell Authentic African Stories to the World

Arts & CultureEntertainmentFilm & TVNigeriaGenevieve Nnaji: The Quest to Tell Authentic African Stories to the World

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 14, 20202

Genevieve Nnaji, has managed to remain a force to reckon with in Nigeria’s film industry – also called Nollywood, in spite of the industry’s low budget-high volume approach to movie making which has birthed many actors in the last twenty years. Born to a middle-class family that wanted her to become a lawyer, Nnaji began her career in acting by featuring in Ripples – a popular soap opera – at the age of 8.  At...

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Nigeria Records 501 New Cases of COVID-19 As Total Hits 15,682

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 501 New Cases of COVID-19 As Total Hits 15,682

PilotnewsJune 14, 2020

Nigeria recorded 501 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total infections to 15,682. The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Saturday on its official Twitter handle. The centre also said that it recorded eight deaths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The health agency said that Lagos State reported the highest number of cases with...

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