New York Times Fills Front Page With Names of Virus Dead

CoronavirusPress * MediaUnited StatesNew York Times Fills Front Page With Names of Virus Dead

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

The New York Times has filled the front page of its Sunday edition with the names of those who have died from the novel coronavirus. All of the usual articles, photographs and graphics were replaced by the list of names and excerpts from their obituaries to memorialise the dead as the U.S. approaches the “grim milestone” of 100,000 coronavirus fatalities, the news outlet wrote. The assistant editor of the paper’s graphics desk Simone Landon said...

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DAILY UPDATE: NCDC Confirms 265 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Now 7,526

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: NCDC Confirms 265 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Now 7,526

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday recorded 265 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 7,526. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NCDC, through its official tweeter handle, announced that 133 of the new cases were found in Lagos, 34 in Oyo, 28 in Edo, 22 in the FCT, six in Plateau, five in Kaduna, three each in Borno...

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Journalist Charged for Insulting Lai Mohammed After 17 Days in Custody

Law & JusticeNigeriaPress * MediaJournalist Charged for Insulting Lai Mohammed After 17 Days in Custody

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 24, 2020

After being kept in police detention for 17 days, Rotimi Jolayemi, aka Oba Akewi, an Osun-based journalist has been charged for actions deemed to cause annoyance and insulting towards the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Five days ago, Segun Adeyemi, Mr Mohammed’s spokesman had denied that the Minister caused Mr Jolayemi’s arrest, according to Punch newspaper. The journalist was arrested for reading a poem during a radio programme which the Minister considered...

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Bond Investors Rushing to Nigeria – Analysts

InvestingNewsNigeriaBond Investors Rushing to Nigeria – Analysts

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

The early action by Nigeria to tap cheap loans has increased the risk perception among foreign investors. This led to a fall in the borrowing cost of the country. According to Bloomberg, “Yields on Nigeria’s dollar bonds maturing in 2047 fell from an all-time high of 13.2% on March 19 to 9.1% on Wednesday. This is as the West African nation presented a revised $27 billion budget to the cabinet that kept spending intact, with...

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Eid El-Fitr: Shiekh Dahiru Bauchi, Imams Defy Sultan of Sokoto, Others

NewsNigeriaReligionEid El-Fitr: Shiekh Dahiru Bauchi, Imams Defy Sultan of Sokoto, Others

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

Many Muslims in most parts of Nigeria have today Saturday observed the Eid el- Fitr prayer marking the end of Ramadan, in defiance of the announcement made by Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar that the Sallah be observed tomorrow Sunday. In Bauchi, Yobe, Sokoto and other states just as in the neighboring Niger Republic, a section of the Dariqa and Izala’s sects, were reported to have ended their fast on Friday and observed Sallah today Saturday. Defending...

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The Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

CoronavirusNigeriaSpecial ReportThe Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

After five weeks of Covid-19 induced lockdown imposed by the Federal government, on May 4, people will gradually return to normal lives in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, although there are restrictions in place aimed at curtailing the spread of the infection. For many, the post-lockdown measures in Lagos and what life was pre-COVID-19 in the state mean that hard times are approaching, Adeola Oladipupo reports. With over 20 million people, Lagos was a bee-hive of...

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Will Nigeria’s Battle with COVID-19 Become Too Expensive to Sustain?

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaWill Nigeria’s Battle with COVID-19 Become Too Expensive to Sustain?

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

For every COVID-19 test carried out on suspected persons, Lagos, Nigeria’s epicenter of the viral infection with a population of over 20 million, spends between N40,000 and N50,000 ($102.56 – $128.21), Professor Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health disclosed. The revelation by Prof. Abayomi highlights the magnitude of the burden of the disease and raises question about the sustainability of the fight against COVID-19. With estimated population of 200 million and a virus that...

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Eid-el-Fitr: Gov Fintiri Suspends Traditional Sallah Homage, As Police Assures Public Of Adequate Security

NewsNigeriaReligionEid-el-Fitr: Gov Fintiri Suspends Traditional Sallah Homage, As Police Assures Public Of Adequate Security

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has announced the suspension of the traditional homage during the upcoming Eid-el-fitr sallah celebration over the COVID-19 threat in the state. A statement signed by the chief of staff to governor Fintiri, Prof. Maxwell Gidado said the suspension became imperative as a way of curbing the spread of the novel COVID-19 disease in the state. The statement entitled: ” Notification of suspension of Sallah homage on the governor...

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Committee to Investigate Dehumanization Of Cleric In Ebonyi State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCommittee to Investigate Dehumanization Of Cleric In Ebonyi State

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 23, 2020

The Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi has instructed that a 5-man committee be set up to investigate the torture of a cleric and social critic, Okochi Obeni in Amasiri, Afikpo North Local Government Area. Days back, a video of the cleric being tortured went viral on social media. Obeni had received strokes of the cane from the Isi-Oru age grade for a post on his Facebook account about some leaders of the community which considered...

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Military Kills 135 Bandits in Air Raids in Katsina, Zamfara

National SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Kills 135 Bandits in Air Raids in Katsina, Zamfara

PilotnewsMay 23, 2020

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji, has decimated several camps and killed 135 armed bandits in massive air raids at several locations in Katsina and Zamfara States between May 20 and May 22. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday, said the air raid was part of the renewed offensive to rid the North-West of armed bandits and other criminal elements. Enenche explained that...

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