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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Lockdown:One Dead as Soldiers Assault Members of COVID-19 Committee in Borno

CoronavirusCrime & SecurityNewsNigeriaLockdown:One Dead as Soldiers Assault Members of COVID-19 Committee in Borno

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)June 14, 2020

At least one person has been confirmed dead and four others injured as a fracas broke out on Saturday at the Auno checkpoint in Borno, when some soldiers attached to the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, allegedly assaulted members of Borno State COVID-19 Committee enforcing the interstate lockdown order. Reports say that the state Attorney General, Malam Kakashehu Lawal, and Commissioner for Health, Dr Salisu Kwaya-Bura were among the committee members when the incident...

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UI Faults APC, Insists Issuing One Certificate to Obaseki

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUI Faults APC, Insists Issuing One Certificate to Obaseki

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 14, 2020

The University of Ibadan has faulted the claim of the All Progressives Congress that the university awarded two certificates to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. APC claims the certificates carry two separate dates. The APC had claimed inconsistencies in the date on the UI Certificates of Obaseki, saying it is one of the reasons the party disqualified the governor from participating in the party’s primary scheduled for June 22, in the forthcoming governorship election...

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43 African countries Under Border Closure as COVID-19 Cases Top 225,000 Continent-wide

AfricaCoronavirusNews43 African countries Under Border Closure as COVID-19 Cases Top 225,000 Continent-wide

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

As COVID-19 caseload surpassed 225,105 on Saturday across the African continent, 43 African countries are now under full border closure due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The death toll from the pandemic has reached 6,040, while some 102,846 people have recovered, according to the latest data from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Africa CDC said that the northern African region is the most affected area across the continent both in terms of...

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Floyd’s Death Hastens Shift in Police Pop Culture Portrayals

Arts & CultureLaw & JusticeUnited StatesFloyd’s Death Hastens Shift in Police Pop Culture Portrayals

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

NEW YORK  — Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed a world nothing like the one he lived in. “I watched them all, ‘Dragnet,’ ‘Adam 12,’ ‘The Wild, Wild West,’ ‘Mannix,’ ‘Cannon,’ ‘Peter Gunn’ reruns and on and on. Now these were white guys and they were tough but fair and even-handed,” he told The Associated Press in a recent email, referring to popular programs mostly...

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ANALYSES: Reasons Obaseki Should Not Leave APC Now

NewsNigeriaPoliticsANALYSES: Reasons Obaseki Should Not Leave APC Now

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 13, 2020

The narrative of the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reached its climax with his party, All Progressive Congress (APC), disqualifying him from contesting in the party’s primary scheduled for June 22, 2020. This story of political intrigue has gotten a lot of people talking against the ruling APC but the reality remains that if Obaseki had succeeded in outsmarting Oshiomhole, many party members, especially the governors, would make many attempts to do things...

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Many Countries Ask Nigeria for Foods During Lockdown – Fashola

CoronavirusFoodNewsWest AfricaMany Countries Ask Nigeria for Foods During Lockdown – Fashola

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 13, 2020

The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that many neighboring countries asked Nigeria for food during the lockdown that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The minister reveals this in an Instagram Live Chat with City People Magazine on Saturday. Fashola speaks on the COVID-19 Economic Sustainability Plan recently submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. He said that the plan contains diverse measures to strengthen the Nigerian economy against the economic...

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‘Living in Bondage – Breaking Free’ Now On Airtel TV Platform

Arts & CultureEntertainmentFilm & TV‘Living in Bondage – Breaking Free’ Now On Airtel TV Platform

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

Airtel Nigeria, in partnership with Trace Content Distribution, has announced the availability of the classic drama thriller, ‘Living in Bondage – Breaking Free’, on the Airtel TV platform. Airtel made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. It said the movie was directed by veteran actor, Ramsey Nouah and that the drama thriller was a sequel to the 1990’s blockbuster ‘Living in Bondage’ with a riveting plot and an ensemble cast, including Kanayo...

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Memo To The Senate President And House Speaker

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionMemo To The Senate President And House Speaker

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

Like we all know, one of the functions of the National Assembly include the making of laws, the controlling of the finances of the State, and also a critical role to check the actions of government. However, as it stands, history will judge you leaders and members for not being proactive in directing our economy towards enhancing its innate capacity of attaining self-sufficiency, the ultimate safety valve for debt dependence. So, Mr. Senate  President and...

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