“Dear God, They Are Coming Again For Our Lives” –Urgent Letter to My Maker

ColumnsDon OkoloNigeriaOpinion“Dear God, They Are Coming Again For Our Lives” –Urgent Letter to My Maker

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

As I write, the wild beasts are in the house, our house, your House; according to their kinsman, to ‘do business’. How could a race of people known for their resolute prowess of Africa’s wildest outposts, people who beg for a living, have the wherewithal to do business? Dear God: I hope you will find the time to read this. I have been wanting to write you over these years, but the story about your...

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North Gradually Prepares For Restructuring while South Blows Hot Air

ColumnsNewsOpinionSpecial ReportNorth Gradually Prepares For Restructuring while South Blows Hot Air

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

While Rome Burns, Emperor Nero Fiddles The Roman Emperor Nero is considered by many religious scholars to be the Antichrist, the beast code marked 666, who ordered the execution of his own mother, persecuted and brutally executed many early Christians (including the apostles Peter and Paul), a group he falsely blamed for the fire that consumed most of Rome in 64 AD. Legend has it that as Nero watched the six-day conflagration, he somberly played...

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Nigeria: Time to Summon the Courage and Face Down its Demons

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionNigeria: Time to Summon the Courage and Face Down its Demons

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

What the federal government owes these badly governed states is tough love. It should make it very clear that henceforth, it will no longer bailout any state that receives the FAAC allocation. This because some governors have become addicts, hooked on Abuja manna. It is, therefore, appropriate for the federal government to enforce constraints on them… Many analysts argue ad nauseam, that before the 1966 coup in Nigeria, the true practice of federalism was responsible for the great...

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Education In the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus On Enugu State

ColumnsEducationOpinionEducation In the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus On Enugu State

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

The current spate of the pandemic ravaging the global community has kept world leaders and organizations on edge to find a possible cure. Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, schools, religious places of worship, markets and other places of gathering were shut down so as to curb the transmission and spread of the virus. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, records, 191 countries implemented countrywide closure of educational institutions and over...

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On the Rise of the Phoenix, “Dear lockdown folks…”

Chris Chinwe UlasiColumnsFiction & PoetryOn the Rise of the Phoenix, “Dear lockdown folks…”

PilotnewsMay 24, 20201

Dear lockdown folks, this is the Phoenix. Yes, that enigmatic bird of legends, the one that goes by what it can do not what muted dreams conjure up. Phoenix is my name! ”Lockdown folks, why are you so depressed?” Have you been watching the press briefings –yes, the ones created by DT. The ones that buck at reason; the ones that proclaim darkness even if the sky is bright and sunny? The daily news updates...

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Igbos and Folly of Biafra (Part 3)

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionIgbos and Folly of Biafra (Part 3)

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

Gowon welcomed people who had expert advice; Ojukwu shunned them Prior to the unsuccessful Enugu peace meeting between Ojukwu and Awolowo, Col. Gowon had been showering honors on Awolowo. For instance, when Awolowo first arrived at the Lagos Airport from Enugu, upon his release from the Calabar Prison in early August 1966, Gowon welcomed him with an honor guard. In the days following the May 1967 meeting in Enugu, after it became clear that Ojukwu...

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Buhari’s Reticence And Femi Adesina’s Insult of Nigerians

EssayNigeriaOpinionBuhari’s Reticence And Femi Adesina’s Insult of Nigerians

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

“A president who avoids the media; who does not speak directly to the people on a weekly briefing particularly during a national emergency has something to hide. That is fact one. Buhari seems to be hiding something about himself and his ability to govern as a result of his health from Nigerians.” The health of the president of any country is a National Security priority. Elaborate structures are put in place to secure the capacity...

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Aso Rock Blessed with Another Professor of Repute

NewsNigeriaOpinionAso Rock Blessed with Another Professor of Repute

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

Recently, Professor Ibrahim Gambari was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to manage the affairs of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria.  Prof. Gambari’s appointment comes with many years of service in government and bedrock in academic responsibilities, including a plethora of accolades.  The President has made a far-sighted decision and must be exalted.  Occupying the Office of the Chief of Staff means that Prof. Gambari is responsible for the management of the Presidential Villa and...

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Nigeria Wallows in the Chinese Debt Trap

NewsNigeriaOpinionNigeria Wallows in the Chinese Debt Trap

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

There are important issues of accountability and probity, all linked to transparency. The absence of transparency can be disastrous to good governance and economic growth in Nigeria. Whether they are loans from China or from anywhere else, opaque loan contracts and under-stated loans (hidden by the lack of transparency) are not good for Nigeria. Could COVID-19 liberate Nigerians from the Chinese Debt Empire? That is the question on the minds of some members of Nigeria’s...

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Nigerian: Amalgamation of Misery and A Strange Tale of Multiple Cultures

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionNigerian: Amalgamation of Misery and A Strange Tale of Multiple Cultures

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

This will be the absolute last time I will be drawn to the travails of the Nigerian polity. Oh well, that is not exactly true: I am talking as a father to a wayward daughter whose exertions on life are deplorable. He would swear he was done and would come back for the GA-zillionth time to render one more treatise on the virtue of ethics and morality. (I may have to revisit this issue sooner...

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