‘I looked for death but I couldn’t find it,’ a Nigerian town relives the brutal civil war, 50 years after it ended

Nigeria‘I looked for death but I couldn’t find it,’ a Nigerian town relives the brutal civil war, 50 years after it ended

PilotnewsJanuary 15, 2020

Evelyn Okororie had just returned home from the market in Nigeria’s Midwest region, when neighbors informed her that an airstrike had killed her mother, brother and three of her children. The year was 1969, and it was two months before the end of the brutal two-year Nigeria-Biafra war, which killed an estimated one to three million people, mostly from the Igbo tribe in the eastern part of the country. It was said to be the...

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House delivers impeachment articles to Senate, setting stage for historic trial

NewsPoliticsHouse delivers impeachment articles to Senate, setting stage for historic trial

PilotnewsJanuary 15, 2020

The House of Representatives formally delivered two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for a trial to determine whether a president should be removed from office for just the third time in U.S. history. In a ceremony that capped a whirlwind day on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed both articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In the morning, Pelosi introduced the...

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Nigerian Government reaffirms deep economic relations with Turkey

NewsNigeriaNigerian Government reaffirms deep economic relations with Turkey

PilotnewsJanuary 15, 2020

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen economic relations with the Turkish government to boost trade and investment. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the Nigeria-Turkey Business Forum organised by Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), a leading business organisation in Turkey. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the business forum was organised to pave way for both countries’ private sector...

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What government must do to lift Nigeria out of poverty

ColumnsNigeriaWhat government must do to lift Nigeria out of poverty

PilotnewsJanuary 15, 2020

We know Nigeria is not working for the vast majority of Nigerians. We have too many of our youths unemployed and unemployable; too many of our children out of schools and roaming the streets, too many of our elderly eking out a living in the rural areas.  All the indices of human development are pointing South. Yet, our population growth rate outpaces our GDP growth rate earning us the unenviable crown of poverty capital of...

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What is Wrong with Church Account of Rev. Fr. Edmund Nwagbala’s Death?

EditorialsOpinionWhat is Wrong with Church Account of Rev. Fr. Edmund Nwagbala’s Death?

PilotnewsJanuary 15, 2020

A full and timely investigation into the death of the Nnewi Catholic priest must be conducted. On November 16, 2019, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Edmund Amobi Nwagbala, the parish priest of St. Peter’s Claver Catholic Church, Nnewichi, Nnewi, Anambra State, died. Today, almost two month later, we don’t know the exact cause of his death or any real details of that fateful morning and the controversies surrounding his mysterious death and the Nnewi Catholic Diocese’s...

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Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: The Other Side

HealthNigeriaMaternal Mortality in Nigeria: The Other Side

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2020

Death of women of reproductive age remains a huge concern globally. In 2017, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia accounted for approximately 86% (254,000) of the estimated global maternal deaths. Between 2000-2017, Southern Asia achieved the greatest overall percentage reduction of 59% while Sub-Saharan Africa achieved a substantial reduction of 39 percent of maternal mortality.  Despite these reductions, according to UNICEF in 2019, the ratio is still unacceptably high. Despite interventions on maternal health by Government...

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Nigeria has dropped the most in the ranking of powerful passports over the last decade

NewsNigeriaNigeria has dropped the most in the ranking of powerful passports over the last decade

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2020

Nigeria might be Africa’s largest economy but it is increasingly home to one of the continent’s weakest passports. Over the past decade, the Nigerian passport has suffered the worst decline in rankings on the annual Henley Passport Index with a 19-place drop. The decline in passport power now sees Africa’s most populous country rank 95th—firmly etched in the bottom quarter of the rankings. The drop in rankings also means Nigerian passport holders can visit two...

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Literary icon, Chinua Achebe honored with memorial portrait burst sculpture

Arts & CultureLiterary icon, Chinua Achebe honored with memorial portrait burst sculpture

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2020

Six years after the death of the novelist Prof. Chinua Achebe, the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) unveiled a gigantic portrait bust sculpture in his honor,  just at the front of the Faculty building at the arts theatre complex. This is not just a mere sculptural piece but a monument celebrating his contributions to humanities. The author of “Things Fall Apart”, one of most popular literary piece in history used his works to highlight the...

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Iran’s Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh defects to Europe

SportsIran’s Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh defects to Europe

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2020

Iran’s sole female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh announced that she has permanently left her country for Europe. “Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences,” the 21-year–old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting. “I am one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran who they have been playing with for years.” Alizadeh became the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal after claiming taekwondo bronze in the...

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Suspended Texas Southern University president mulls legal action

NewsSuspended Texas Southern University president mulls legal action

Anthony O. OgboJanuary 11, 2020

Dr. Austin Lane, the Texas Southern University President who was put on indefinite administrative leave yesterday by the Board of Regents, may be considering a legal action.   Dr. Lane, who in the first year of a three-year contract told Channel 2 News that his lawyer is working to determine if the board’s decision violated his contract. The TSU Board of Regents had in a surprise release named Kenneth Huewitt as acting president of the school...

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