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Love & Happiness MarriageANALYSIS: Why Marriage Is Failing In 21st Century

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 20, 2022

Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to get out. – Arabian Proverb. In the past, marriage was considered an ideal. Today, marriage is increasingly optional. To a greater extent than ever before, individuals can choose whether to form a family on their own, in a cohabiting relationship, or in a marriage. And, in fact, many people are...

Entertainment LifestyleJim Iyke Opens Up On His Failed Marriage And Three Children

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 19, 2022

LAGOS — Nollywood actor, James Ikechukwu Esomugha, popularly known as Jim Iyke has opened up on some parts of his personal life. During a chat with Chude Jideonwo on his show WithChude, the actor revealed that he has had failed marriages and, unlike what most people think, he has three children. According to public knowledge, The West Pilot News understands that Iyke is currently married to a US lawyer, Dana Kinduryte and the union produced...

News PoliticsSanwo-Olu Reveals Two Years Plan for Projects In Lagos

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 19, 2022

LAGOS — The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has said that 2022 and 2023 would be a period of harvest for Lagos to reap more dividends of democracy, particularly in the area of infrastructure projects. He stressed that the State Government had fast-tracked the completion and delivery of key infrastructure, which includes Imota Rice Mill, 27-kilometre Blue Line and 32-kilometre Red Line rail projects. The governor, who spoke at the opening session...

Education NewsUniversity of Oxford Adds Igbo To Modern Languages, Inducts Its First Igbo Language Lecturer

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 18, 2022

The University of Oxford, dubbed the number one university in the world, is set to begin teaching Igbo language and has appointed a Nigerian, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha, as the first official Igbo language lecturer. This would be the first time the language will be taught at the university and a Nigerian, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umenyiora emerged as the first Igbo language lecturer at the citadel of learning. Emmanuel shared the news on Twitter after his induction...

Africa Columns United StatesTorture in Uganda Prompts U.S. Introspection

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2022

The United States is reconsidering its longstanding partnership with Uganda’s abusive government. By Michelle Gavin, Guest Columnist, and Blogger The harrowing story of Kakwenza Rukirabashaija—a Ugandan writer whose tweets critical of President Yoweri Museveni and his powerful son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, landed him in detention—has made it impossible to pretend that the repression and political violence that accompanied the 2021 election cycle were temporary features of Uganda’s political landscape. Rukirabashaija, who was held incommunicado and claims to...

NewsPDP Demands Resignation of Buhari As Petroleum Minister

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 17, 2022

ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari resign as the minister of petroleum resources. The opposition party asked Buhari to quit his role as the country’s minister of petroleum and appoint a qualified citizen. The request was made in a statement issued on Wednesday issued by Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson. PDP said the President has failed woefully in his duties as the minister following the importation of off-spec petroleum...

Crime & Security Law & JusticeNDLEA Asks Court for Permission to Detain Abba Kyari Beyond 48 Hours

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 17, 2022

ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja for its permission to detain the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and four others beyond the stipulated 48 hours in its custody. The report has it that the anti-drug agency has already begun a forensic analysis of the cocaine seized by Kyari. A top source in the NDLEA who speaks on the condition of anonymity because...

News ReligionChimamanda Adichie Reveals How Catholic Priests Extort Bereaved Families In The Southeast

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 17, 2022

Popular Nigerian author cum feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has called out the Catholic Church over unreasonable financial demands made during burial and other ceremonial rites, especially in the eastern region of Nigeria. In an interview with TVC on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, the global award-winning writer narrated how she and her family were humiliated and extorted during her mother’s burial by a Catholic priest. Identifying the priest as Christopher Eze, the parish priest at St....

Africa HealthJoe Muriuki, First Kenyan To Disclose HIV Status, Dies of Cancer At 62

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 17, 2022

Dr. Joe Muriuki, the first Kenyan to go public about his Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status over 35 years ago, has died at the age of 62. The National Empowerment Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK) announced his demise in a statement on its Twitter page on February 15, 2022. According to Nelson Otuoma, the National Coordinator of NEPHAK, Muriuki had been discharged from the Kenyatta National Hospital about a week ago...

Ritual Killings in Nigeria Reflect Mounting Desperation for Wealth and Security Amid Creeping Collapse of Law and Order

Crime & Security Wealth and InheritanceRitual Killings in Nigeria Reflect Mounting Desperation for Wealth and Security Amid Creeping Collapse of Law and Order

PilotnewsFebruary 14, 2022

The rising incidence of ritual killings in Nigeria reflects a weakening state control and Nigerians’ desperate attempts to achieve economic stability. By Ebenezer Obadare, Guest columnist and Blogger Last week, Nigeria’s House of Representatives urged the Nigerian federal government to declare a state of emergency on the rising incidence of ritual killings in the country. Following a motion by its Deputy Minority Leader Toby Okechukwu, the country’s lower legislative chamber also called on the inspector general of...

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