The fact is, COVID-19 apparently has come to stay, and frankly, there may be no such thing as post-COVID-19 except to the extent that we are prepared to create new reality moving on, notwithstanding. The latest events from South Korea leaves indelible lessons on how post-COVID-19 may likely be created. South Korea is one of the leading lights in the fight against COVID-19 and among the first countries to reopen after swift repression of the...
In a bid to prevent community spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic Ganye chiefdom in the southern part of Adamawa state has shut down Nigeria’s popular Ganye International cattle market, and other markets in the border towns with Cameroon. The paramount ruler of the chiefdom Dr. Umaru Adamu Sanda while speaking on the challenges of marking his 20th anniversary on the throne during a coronavirus pandemic, said: “We have engaged all our communities on the...
The Kano State Government has confirmed that some 47 medical workers tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the state. Dr. Tijjani Husaain, the Coordinator, Kano State Taskforce on COVID-19, made the disclosure at a news conference of the Taskforce on COVID-19, on Sunday in Kano. Hussain said that the health workers were confirmed to had infected the virus in the past weeks, noting that no new case of the virus infection was recorded...
The President, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo says its members have started buying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol at N108 ex-depot price as announced by NNPC. Okoronkwo made this known in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, on Sunday. NAN recalls that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had on May 6, announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of PMS from...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has activated three additional laboratories in the country, bringing the total number of laboratories in Nigeria to 23. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it would help to increase the nation’s testing capacity as well as curb the spread of the pandemic. Ihekweazu said that the three additional laboratories were in the. University of Port Harcourt...
Kenya’s Ministry of Health, on Sunday, confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 672. Rashid Aman, Chief Administrative Secretary for Health, told journalists in Nairobi that the latest cases involving 22 Kenyans and a Burundian who were detected from 1,056 samples that were tested in the last 24 hours. He said 32 patients recovered from the deadly respiratory disease, bringing the total number of those who have been discharged from...
(Reuters) – Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87. Richard, a Grammy Award winner and inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame whose electrifying 1950s hits such as “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally” and flamboyant stage presence influenced legions of performers, succumbed to cancer. “Little Richard died in...
On Friday, The West African Pilot News exclusively reported the released of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, who had been convicted and sentenced to prison by the Nigerian apex court Kalu, along with others were convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the fraud of ₦7.1bn on December 5, 2019. However, in a unanimous judgement of a seven-man panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, the Supreme Court nullifies the trial, which includes the conviction...
Queen Sono may be Netflix’s most popular series, but it may not be the right home for the new wave of African film and television. Netflix has landed in Africa! Traveling through Johannesburg’s downtown and suburbs, it’s hard to ignore that indeed, Netflix has arrived. Johannesburg’s cityscapes have been painted with posters, billboards and murals promoting the streaming giant’s first script-to-screen production in Africa, Queen Sono. Netflix partnered with Johannesburg-based production company Diprente, and with creator/executive...
Beware, least you inspire in me not an act But a cobweb on the soul– “How do you say no in an attempt?” No man ever did—an elemental balm. For men the work of God’s creation drives A tradition up against the wall. You must nurture it, watch it, like a newborn— Otherwise, the spark can travel the path of stone. For us the breast undoes itself over and over: Just like the fingernail grows...
