Struggling for the Soul of the All Progressive Congress

NigeriaOpinionPoliticsStruggling for the Soul of the All Progressive Congress

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

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...

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

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

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 16, 2020

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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APC Crisis: Speak Up Now or Forget 2023, APC Group Tells Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Crisis: Speak Up Now or Forget 2023, APC Group Tells Tinubu

Izu Emmanuel (Abuja City Editor)June 16, 2020

ABUJA – A group of 13 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC that claim to be the founding members of the party has called out the national leader of the party and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in what the group described as “reign of impunity” by Adams Oshiomhole. In an open letter the 13 member group wrote to Asiwaju Tinubu and endorsed by Alhaji Salihu Mustapha...

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Germany Says its Coronavirus Tracking App is Best in World

CoronavirusNewsTechnologyGermany Says its Coronavirus Tracking App is Best in World

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

German top government official, Helge Braun, on Tuesday, said the country’s coronavirus contact tracing app that had been made available for download in Germany was a cut above the rest. Braun, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Chief of Staff, said that the German track-and-trace app, the use of which was voluntary, was not the first of its kind, but the best in terms of privacy and data protection. He called on members of the public to download...

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Anambra: Massive Gully Erosion Ravages Ekwulummili Community in Nnewi

EnvironmentNewsNigeriaAnambra: Massive Gully Erosion Ravages Ekwulummili Community in Nnewi

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

The people of Umudim Village in Ekwulummili town, Nnewi South Council Area have expressed concern over massive gully erosion which have swallowed up vast expanse of farmlands and homesteads. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the endangered area reports that the gully erosion was moving at a high speed towards residential buildings since this year’s rains set in. NAN also reports that gully which is several metres deep and wide had already...

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BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Obaseki Resigns Membership of APC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBREAKING NEWS: Gov. Obaseki Resigns Membership of APC

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has resigned his membership of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he will soon announce his next line of action. Obaseki, who made his position known to State House correspondents after visiting the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday said his resignation from the ruling party followed his disqualification from the June 22 APC primaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obaseki was disqualified by the APC’s screening committee over alleged...

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COVID-19: Resident Doctors in UPTH Pull Out of Nationwide Strike

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Resident Doctors in UPTH Pull Out of Nationwide Strike

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

Resident Doctors at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), on Monday, pulled out from the strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NARD announced its strike on Sunday citing shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and poor remuneration for members as reasons for the strike. Dr Samuel Ameh, the chairman of ARD in UPTH, told newsmen that the branch would not join...

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Congolese Fashion Designer Goes Virtual as Virus Hits Runway Shows

BusinessFashionCongolese Fashion Designer Goes Virtual as Virus Hits Runway Shows

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

U.S.-based Congolese fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba was excited about debuting her fashion line, Hanifa, at this year’s New York Fashion Week. But when her show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mvuemba got creative. The 29-year-old designer held a virtual show on May 22 for her latest collection called ‘Pink Label Congo’. The 3D animated event was watched by tens of thousands of people who streamed it on her Hanifa Instagram Live page. “We...

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Oscars Delayed to April Due to Movie Industry Coronavirus Chaos

Arts & CultureEntertainmentFilm & TVOscars Delayed to April Due to Movie Industry Coronavirus Chaos

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

The 2021 Oscars ceremony was moved to April from February on Monday due to the havoc caused in the movie industry by the coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony for film’s highest honours will take place on April 25, 2021, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement. It had originally been scheduled for Feb. 28. The coronavirus epidemic shut down movie theatres worldwide in mid-March and brought production of films to a...

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OPINION: George Floyd’s Murder Revives Anti-Colonialism in Western Europe

Law & JusticeOpinionOPINION: George Floyd’s Murder Revives Anti-Colonialism in Western Europe

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

The murder of George Floyd by a policeman and the ensuing protests against racism and police brutality in the United States have ignited similar protests in Europe. Large crowds, especially in the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium, are demanding public acknowledgment of the links among slavery, European colonialism, and contemporary racism. European protesters, perhaps in solidarity with Americans, have borrowed anti-police rhetoric. But, with the exception of the French, by and large, European protestors tie racial...

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