Kenya’s Supreme Court Upholds William Ruto’s Presidential Victory

AfricaNewsKenya’s Supreme Court Upholds William Ruto’s Presidential Victory

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 5, 2022

The Kenya Supreme Court has upheld the presidential election result that deputy president William Ruto won as the President-elect. Recall that Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) headed by Wafula Chebukati had declared Ruto the winner of the 9 April 2022 election. Official results showed that Ruto gained 50.36 per cent of the votes with 7,152,655 votes, narrowly defeating his rival, Raila Odinga, a former prime minister, who polled 48.85 per cent of the votes cast,...

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Boko Haram Regroup To Set Bases In Hong, Maiha LGAs-Fintiri

Boko HaramNewsBoko Haram Regroup To Set Bases In Hong, Maiha LGAs-Fintiri

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2022

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on Wednesday raised the alarm that the Boko Haram terrorist group is regrouping to form a base for operations in Hong and Maiha local government areas of the state. Recall that Hong, Maiha, Mubi North, Mubi South, Gombi, Michika, and Madagali local governments of the state were controlled by Boko Haram for some months before they were liberated between late 2014 and early 2015. Fintiri asserted in the Government...

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ColumnsEducationNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Nigerian Higher Education at a Crossroads

PilotnewsAugust 30, 2022

The Nigerian government and university professors stare each other down as the fate of the country’s tertiary education hangs in the balance. With the most recent negotiations between representatives of the Nigerian Federal Government and representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) having ended in a stalemate, all bets are off as to the likely outcome of a strike action by the academics that has been in force since February. This is the...

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2023: Peter Obi Departs for US for a Five-Day ‘Good Governance’ Tour

News2023: Peter Obi Departs for US for a Five-Day ‘Good Governance’ Tour

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2022

The presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, is set to commence a tour of selected cities in the United States ahead of the 2023 general elections. The tour themed ‘Good Governance: The Role of Nigeria’s Diaspora’, will hold between 28 August and 4 September 2022. The cities the presidential candidate will be visiting include Toronto, Canada; Los Angeles, California; Houston, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Washington DC; Atlanta Georgia; and New York...

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NBA Conference: Chimamanda Adichie Decries Leadership Deficit as Obi, Atiku, Others Unveil 2023 Agenda

NewsNBA Conference: Chimamanda Adichie Decries Leadership Deficit as Obi, Atiku, Others Unveil 2023 Agenda

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 24, 2022

The annual general meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association kicked off on Monday. The 62nd in the series, the conference themed, ‘Bold Transitions’ is expected to hold between August 19 and 26. The opening ceremony, which was held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, was well-attended by big personalities including some contenders for the presidential seat in the forthcoming general elections. Some notable personalities at the conference, include former vice-president and the...

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41,235,148 Nigerians Receive First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaVaccination41,235,148 Nigerians Receive First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 24, 2022

The Nigerian Government said 41,235,148 of its eligible population have successfully been vaccinated with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of 23rd August 2022. The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) yesterday disclosed that it represented 36.9 percent of the country’s eligible population. Speaking at the maiden Quarterly review meeting of the Southwest Traditional Leaders Committee on primary health care delivery (SWTLC) held in Abuja, the Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib said: “As...

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Young Women Committed Suicide More Than Men In Nigeria-Prof Aishatu Armiya’u

HealthNewsWellnessYoung Women Committed Suicide More Than Men In Nigeria-Prof Aishatu Armiya’u

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 20, 2022

With the upsurge of suicide in Nigeria, Prof Aishatu Yusha’u Armiya’u of the Psychiatry department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi said young women were on the high side of those who committed suicide in Nigeria. Prof Aishatu Armiya’u who stated this in an interview said recent studies in Nigeria said 80 percent of suicide reports were by men. However when age was used younger women committed suicide more than men....

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This Man Is Dangerous: Go Get Him, Boys

ColumnsDon OkoloNigeriaOpinionThis Man Is Dangerous: Go Get Him, Boys

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2022

“You can gallivant all you want with junk premises, and all of them will lead you back to the money bags in this man’s head.” Peter Cheyney, the British maestro, the one before this other British maestro, James Hadley Chase, was in the game as Britain’s most shrewd detective novelist, the second his first, the most daring book, ‘This Man Is Dangerous; Go Get Him, Boys’ hit the shelves. If I am lying, I am...

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Federal Government Borrow N2.45 trn From CBN In Six Months

Banking & FinanceEconomyFederal Government Borrow N2.45 trn From CBN In Six Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 12, 2022

The Federal Government has borrowed N19.91trn from the Central Bank of Nigeria through its Ways and Means Advances. Ways and Means Advances is a loan facility the Central bank uses to finance budget deficits. As of December 2021 total Ways and Means Advances to the Federal Government was N17.46 trn.  From January to June 2022, the Government borrowed N2.45 trn. Ways and Means Advances is backed by Section 38 of the CBN Act, 2007, the...

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Biyi Bandele, Director of ‘Half of A Yellow Sun’, is Dead

NewsObituaryBiyi Bandele, Director of ‘Half of A Yellow Sun’, is Dead

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 9, 2022

British-based Nigerian playwright and filmmaker, Biyi Bandele has passed on. His death was announced via a statement signed by his daughter, Temi Bandele. According to the statement, he died on Sunday, 7 August 2022 at the age of 54. “I am heartbroken to share the sudden and unexpected death on Sunday 7th of August in Lagos of my father Biyi Bandele,” his daughter, Temi, wrote. “Biyi was a prodigiously talented writer and filmmaker, as well...

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