Nigeria Army Reacts to Viral Video, Promises to Counsel Officers Who Released the Video

MilitaryNewsNigeriaNigeria Army Reacts to Viral Video, Promises to Counsel Officers Who Released the Video

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 21, 2020

The Nigerian Army had reacted to the viral video on social media, where soldiers fighting the Boko Haram terrorists were seen cursing out the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai as MRAP burned in the background. According to the Army, the patrol troop encountered the terrorists ambush eight kilometers ahead of Buni-Gari in Yobe State. The Operation Lafiya Dole Troops on Patrol encountered multiple improvised explosive devices. The statement which was released on Wednesday...

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Igbos and Folly of Biafra (Part 3)

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionIgbos and Folly of Biafra (Part 3)

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

Gowon welcomed people who had expert advice; Ojukwu shunned them Prior to the unsuccessful Enugu peace meeting between Ojukwu and Awolowo, Col. Gowon had been showering honors on Awolowo. For instance, when Awolowo first arrived at the Lagos Airport from Enugu, upon his release from the Calabar Prison in early August 1966, Gowon welcomed him with an honor guard. In the days following the May 1967 meeting in Enugu, after it became clear that Ojukwu...

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Adamawa Violence: IDPs Throngs Kupte – Lafiya Camp Amid Health, Security Challenges

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaAdamawa Violence: IDPs Throngs Kupte – Lafiya Camp Amid Health, Security Challenges

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 21, 2020

Following the last Friday’s ethnic violence in Tingno town, Lamurde local government area of Adamawa state, numbers of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at designated Kupte IDP camp, in  Lafiya-  Lamorde continued to rise amid security and health challenges. The majority of the displaced persons that thronged the camp situated in unsecured opened space of Kupte primary school are women and children looking distraught and staggered. At least 34 persons were confirmed killed, 48 injured during...

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Makinde Appoints AK Togun Chairman Oyo ‘Amotekun’

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMakinde Appoints AK Togun Chairman Oyo ‘Amotekun’

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed retired Gen. Ajibola Kunle Togun as the Chairman of the Oyo State Security Network, code-named Amotekun. A statement signed by Moses Alao, Special Assistant to Makinde on Print Media, also indicated that Col. Olayanju Bisiriyu Olayinka (Rtd) was appointed as the Commandant of the security outfit. According to the statement, the two retired military officers will oversee the state security network which was put in place to...

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Buhari’s Reticence And Femi Adesina’s Insult of Nigerians

EssayNigeriaOpinionBuhari’s Reticence And Femi Adesina’s Insult of Nigerians

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

“A president who avoids the media; who does not speak directly to the people on a weekly briefing particularly during a national emergency has something to hide. That is fact one. Buhari seems to be hiding something about himself and his ability to govern as a result of his health from Nigerians.” The health of the president of any country is a National Security priority. Elaborate structures are put in place to secure the capacity...

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Aso Rock Blessed with Another Professor of Repute

NewsNigeriaOpinionAso Rock Blessed with Another Professor of Repute

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

Recently, Professor Ibrahim Gambari was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to manage the affairs of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria.  Prof. Gambari’s appointment comes with many years of service in government and bedrock in academic responsibilities, including a plethora of accolades.  The President has made a far-sighted decision and must be exalted.  Occupying the Office of the Chief of Staff means that Prof. Gambari is responsible for the management of the Presidential Villa and...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 284 New Cases, Total Infections Hit 6677

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Nigeria Records 284 New Cases, Total Infections Hit 6677

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6677. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that eight new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 200. The health agency explained that most of the fatalities recorded from COVID-19 were cases...

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Brazilian Football May Restart in June, CBF Says

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsBrazilian Football May Restart in June, CBF Says

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

Brazilian football could restart at the end of June, the secretary-general of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Walter Feldman, said on Tuesday. This is coming in spite of the fact that the number of coronavirus cases is still rising in South America’s hardest-hit nation. Feldman said the return to action in the German Bundesliga, where nine first division games were played last weekend after a two-month hiatus, was a positive example for world football. “It...

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Lesotho Swears in New PM, Majoro After Thabane Resignation

AfricaCulture & TraditionNewsNigeriaLesotho Swears in New PM, Majoro After Thabane Resignation

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

Lesotho’s former finance minister Moeketsi Majoro has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister one day after Thomas Thabane resigned as leader. Thabane resigned amid a scandal over the death of his estranged wife. Thabane, who is a suspect in the 2017 murder of his wife, announced his resignation during an address to the nation on Tuesday.The coalition headed by the former prime minister collapsed on May 11, and Thabane subsequently announced that...

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NSCDC Turns Back 15 Enugu-Bound Vehicles at Boundary

CoronavirusCrime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNSCDC Turns Back 15 Enugu-Bound Vehicles at Boundary

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

Mr Everestus Obiyo, Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, has turned back 15 Enugu-bound vehicles, mostly commercial buses, at the Enugu-Abia boundary. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Denny Iwuchukwu, said in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu that the vehicles and their occupants were turned back on Tuesday. Iwuchukwu said the commandant took the action while conducting an on-the-spot check on boundaries between Enugu and neighbouring states. He said...

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