Peter Obi’s “Holier Than Thou” Campaign Tactic is Self-Dramatizing Folly, Not A Strategy

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionPoliticsPeter Obi’s “Holier Than Thou” Campaign Tactic is Self-Dramatizing Folly, Not A Strategy

PilotnewsApril 20, 2022

Currently, he is merely romancing party cliques and showcasing his self-canonized sainthood. All over his campaign literature and everywhere on social media, a Nigerian upcoming presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has been touting his moderate lifestyle and honest decision-making aptitude as qualifications for his candidacy. Most Nigerians, especially his supporters, are very excited and are beginning to these values as a devotional creed. The first promotional story to showcase Obi’s moderate lifestyle came in 2017, shortly...

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OPINION: Understanding China’s Position On Ukraine Conflict

ColumnsOpinionWar & CrisisOPINION: Understanding China’s Position On Ukraine Conflict

PilotnewsApril 20, 2022

By Olalekan A. Babatunde (Guest Columnist) Recent history indicates that China abhors war or violence of any kind. Since its brief war against Vietnam in 1979 and border dispute with India for the first time in more than four decades, China has not been a full-scale war with anyone. Instead, China builds and not bombs. It is building bridges across the multipolar and multicultural world. It is not that China was not tempted or provoked...

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OPINION: Domestic Abuse; How We Feed The Beast

ColumnsLaw & JusticeMarriageOpinionOPINION: Domestic Abuse; How We Feed The Beast

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)April 19, 2022

While it is important to ensure abusers are brought to book, we might not achieve the goal of ending domestic violence without taking into consideration the root of abuse in the mind of victims The UN defines domestic abuse as a pattern of behaviour in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. It could be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that...

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What Nigerians Need Is Problem Solver Not Consensus Candidate – Peter Obi

NewsNigeria ElectionsWhat Nigerians Need Is Problem Solver Not Consensus Candidate – Peter Obi

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 19, 2022

ABAKALIKI — A Presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has said that Nigerians’ current need is far from a consensus candidate but a problem solver who will fix the country. Obi made the statement during his meeting with some PDP delegates and other officials of the leading opposition in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, adding that Nigerians were looking forward to having a true leader capable...

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Ohanaeze Replies Oluwo of Iwo, Urges Monarch to Be Open-Minded Towards All

NewsOhanaeze Replies Oluwo of Iwo, Urges Monarch to Be Open-Minded Towards All

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 19, 2022

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaze Ndigbo, has reacted to the statement credited to Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, which stated that the Igbo cannot be trusted with the office of the president in Nigeria. The organization explained that Oba’s statement was not based on any verifiable fact but evidently on self-serving interest. Oba Akanbi had, in a statement issued through his Chief Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, said that “no Nigerian will feel...

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Malapropism: “No, You Should Have Brought Nazareth Since You Did Not See Nineveh”

ColumnsLifestyleMalapropism: “No, You Should Have Brought Nazareth Since You Did Not See Nineveh”

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)April 19, 2022

Okoro was so proud of how diverse his wife, Jane, was, in that she could converse with people from different cultural backgrounds and fields of career. The night had fallen and they were in bed about to have some pre-sleep romantic moment. Okoro looked Jane in the eye and said with a well of desire; “Honey, I love your electric personality.” Jane blinked and replied; “I appreciate your mention of my personality as eclectic.” In...

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Engaging the Youngsters in Partisan Politics: Interview with Youth Exponent, Sanni Alausa Issa

EducationNigeriaPoliticsEngaging the Youngsters in Partisan Politics: Interview with Youth Exponent, Sanni Alausa Issa

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)April 19, 2022

Preparations for the elections have begun since 2021 when the Senate passed the Electoral Amendment Bill on the 9th of November, 2021. One of the clamour of the youth that was amplified following the 2020 ENDSARS protest was the demand for young people to be given a chance in government to make a difference.  Mr. Sanni Alausa Issa, a writer and personal development enthusiast, focused on helping young people achieve short and long term personal...

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Access Bank Transforms To Holding Company, Access Corporation On May 1

BusinessMoneyNewsAccess Bank Transforms To Holding Company, Access Corporation On May 1

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 19, 2022

LAGOS — Access Bank Plc said it will be transforming from core banking into a full financial services holding company known as Access Corporation from 1 May. In a notice to shareholders on Saturday, the Managing director of the bank, Herbert Wigwe said the new company will be known as Access Holdings, PIc, but trading as Access Corporation. “This change will see us evolve from a bank into a large-scale ecosystem player offering a new...

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OPINION: State Pardon for Former Governors Puts Nigeria’s Anticorruption Drive in Jeopardy

ColumnsCrime & PunishmentOpinionOPINION: State Pardon for Former Governors Puts Nigeria’s Anticorruption Drive in Jeopardy

PilotnewsApril 18, 2022

Nigeria’s pardon for former corrupt governors damages the country’s anti-corruption campaign and undermines democratic institutions. The unexpected pardon last week of two leading politicians convicted earlier on charges of corruption has brought renewed focus on Nigeria’s flailing anticorruption drive. Following a meeting of the country’s Council of State, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, governors respectively of the central and northeastern states of Plateau and Taraba from 1997 to 2007 were pardoned along with 157 other convicts. An...

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Chrisland School Suspends 10-year-old Female Student Over Sex Scandal, Mother Cries Out For Help

Crime & PunishmentNewsChrisland School Suspends 10-year-old Female Student Over Sex Scandal, Mother Cries Out For Help

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2022

Nigerian socialite and music executive, Ubi Franklin, took to his Twitter page on Sunday to share the shocking story of how his friend’s 10-year-old daughter was raped during a school competition in Dubai. In a series of tweets, Franklin mentioned that the little girl was selected to represent her school in a sporting game in Dubai. He said while at the competition, the girl was raped, video-tapped, and the video was posted on Instagram a...

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