“Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned…” May I Just Take This Shot in the Dark?

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinion“Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned…” May I Just Take This Shot in the Dark?

PilotnewsMay 2, 2020

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa: Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Catholics! Catholics…they never cease to amaze me. You should know, I am a dyed-in-the-wool Catholic and wouldn’t trade this faith for another. Glad we have that out of the way. Somewhere at the beginning of Mass, those lines appear in a faith recital to absolve everyone in attendance of sins they might have committed. As a result,...

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The Edge of Darkness: A Personal Perspective on the Coronavirus Pandemic

ColumnsNewsOpinionThe Edge of Darkness: A Personal Perspective on the Coronavirus Pandemic

PilotnewsMay 2, 2020

Despite the ominous signs that were coming out of China late in 2019 the entire world now seems taken unawares by the novel virus (Coronavirus) that is currently ravaging the entire planet as we know it. There is no cure as we have been told, there is no remedy and all that the medical science could offer is for everyone to retreat into their respective holes and stay quarantined in place until this pandemic subsides....

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OPINION: COVID-19: Lessons on Nigeria’s Quest for Restructuring

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionOPINION: COVID-19: Lessons on Nigeria’s Quest for Restructuring

PilotnewsMay 1, 2020

Once again, the argument for a restructured Nigeria appears plausible as states frantically search for their best response in managing COVID-19 in line with each state’s standing with the deadly virus. Nigeria so far has recorded over one thousand, three hundred confirmed cases, with about forty deaths. Looking at the demographics in states, one sees that the virus did not adopt Nigeria’s federal character in its spread. Instead, it is spreading according to how predisposed...

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Reflections on God’s New Creation Gambit

ColumnsLifestyleReflections on God’s New Creation Gambit

PilotnewsApril 28, 2020

And what if you get a  golden chance to pick a country you would rather be born into… This could arguably be the most eagerly awaited question most would have had no problem answering, if God had asked them to pick any one of the countries in the cold temperate regions, or one in the tropics they would rather be born into. He would allow you to see the properties…as in the color schemes, boots,...

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Uche Kalu’s Video: A Belief in Igbo Optimism

NewsUche Kalu’s Video: A Belief in Igbo Optimism

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

Indeed, young people are demanding an even playing field on which they can play in the social world. Therefore, it becomes essential to afford everyone access to an equal or level sphere to participate and prosper in the economy of Nigeria. Yesterday, I watched, in utter amazement, a video broadcast, which was posted on the modern media of a protest in Ohafia, Imo State of Nigeria. As the rally was taking place at the army...

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COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: When Life Gives You Lemon, Make Lemonade

ColumnsCoronavirusOpinionCOVID-19 LOCKDOWN: When Life Gives You Lemon, Make Lemonade

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

Isolation from COVID-19 pandemic calls for resourcefulness: engagement and ways to encourage exercising the mind and body. _____ Many nations, including Nigeria, are on lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus. This brings to mind that we had been enjoying the privilege of liberty all along without even knowing it! The powerful is shaken, and the vulnerable weakened even the more. States closed their borders to forestall movement of persons. Except for the medical sector...

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