NEMA Receives 457 Nigerian Returnees from Niger Republic and India

NewsNigeriaNEMA Receives 457 Nigerian Returnees from Niger Republic and India

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 18, 2022

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) received 457 stranded Nigerians in Niger Republic and India on Friday. 266 returnees from Niger Republic were received at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, while 191 returnees from India were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Their repatriation came barely a few days after the agency NEMA received 105 stranded Nigerians from Chad. Receiving the Niger returnees, the Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed...

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Cleric Seeks The Release Of Remaining Abducted Students

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCleric Seeks The Release Of Remaining Abducted Students

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 18, 2022

The federal and state governments have been urged to secure the release of the remaining 11 students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri from the bandits. Chief Imam of Halliru Bello Juma’at Mosque in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Malam Tukur Kola, made the plea on Friday during his sermon said it had been over a year since bandits invaded the FGC in Birnin Yauri and abducted the students. Recall that bandits abducted 96 students...

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Asake is Audiomack’s ‘Artiste of the Year’

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaAsake is Audiomack’s ‘Artiste of the Year’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 17, 2022

Audiomack has announced Ahmed Ololade, the Nigerian singer better known as Asake, as its ‘Artiste of the Year.’ In a statement, the youth-driven, artist-first music streaming platform, said the music star earned the title because he “redefined what it means to be a breakout artist.” Commenting further on the YBNL signee, Audiomack noted: “Amidst an explosion of amapiano, and West African music’s continued global rise, Asake has conquered cross-cultural fusion like no one else, to...

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2023: Northern Nigerian Youth Group Endorses Sowore for President

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: Northern Nigerian Youth Group Endorses Sowore for President

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 17, 2022

Arewa Youth Advocacy for Good Governance has endorsed and declared support for Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the 2023 general election. According to Sahara Reporters, the group, which comprises youths from 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, announced its preferred presidential candidate in a Facebook post on Friday. The group said Sowore deserves to be Nigeria’s next president because he “is not a fake promiser, not...

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2023: 15-year-old Schoolgirl Launches Support Group to Rally Support for Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: 15-year-old Schoolgirl Launches Support Group to Rally Support for Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 17, 2022

…says she’s looking forward to meeting Tinubu before or after the 2023 presidential election Mercy Williams, a 15-year-old student of an undisclosed Lagos secondary school, recently launched a political support group, City Boy Progressive Group (CBPG), to canvass support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. In an interview with The PUNCH, Williams said Tinubu’s achievements as Lagos State governor between 1999 and 2007 motivated her to create the group...

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Attack on our offices might affect election — INEC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAttack on our offices might affect election — INEC

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 17, 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the  continued attack on its offices across the country might affect the 2023 elections. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, disclosed this on Friday when he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the commission. According to him, the commission has made efforts to replace election materials destroyed in its offices, but said if such attacks continue, it may affect the...

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Secessionists, failed politicians working to disrupt 2023 polls — IGP

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsSecessionists, failed politicians working to disrupt 2023 polls — IGP

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 17, 2022

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba has said separatist groups in the country are working to disrupt the 2023 elections. Baba said this on Friday when he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The police chief who was represented by Dandaura Mustapha, deputy inspector-general in charge of operations, said the attacks on the offices of the electoral body increased...

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New Book: A Shred of Fear—A Memoir

BooksLifestyleNewsNew Book: A Shred of Fear—A Memoir

PilotnewsDecember 17, 2022

A Shred of Fear is Uche Nwokedi’s memoir of childhood capturing the experiences of a child living through the Biafran War. “It is written in a fluid and wonderfully evocative prose and reads as though one were literally listening to the narration from an eight-year old boy, accompanied by his much older self. This gives the story a certain sincerity that allows it to transcend time and remain relevant.” Book Title: A Shred of Fear...

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Big Brother Titans Debuts on 15 Jan. with $100,000 Grand Prize

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaBig Brother Titans Debuts on 15 Jan. with $100,000 Grand Prize

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2022

Big Brother Titans, the maiden edition of Big Brother Africa that will feature housemates from Nigeria and South Africa, will begin on 15 January 2023. The organisers, MultiChoice Nigeria, announced this in a press briefing on Thursday. “The ‘Big Brother Titans’ is a special edition of the widely loved Big Brother show,” the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe said. “This special edition is a fusion of two TV phenomena—BBNaija and BB Mzansi....

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Ugwuanyi Presents N166.603 Billion Budget Estimate for 2023, 10.73% lower than the 2022 budget

NewsNigeriaPoliticsStateUgwuanyi Presents N166.603 Billion Budget Estimate for 2023, 10.73% lower than the 2022 budget

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2022

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Thursday presented the year 2023 budget estimate to the State House of Assembly. The 2023 budget size estimated at One Hundred and Sixty-Six Billion, Six Hundred and Two Million, Four Hundred and Sixteen Thousand, Seven hundred and Seventy Naira (NGN166,602,416,770.00) is tagged ‘Budget of Consolidation and Transition’. “We intend to conclude all ongoing projects as much as possible, consolidate our achievements in the past seven and half years,...

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