Five Eco-friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas For Couples

LifestyleLove & HappinessFive Eco-friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas For Couples

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 12, 2022

It’s the season of love! Valentine’s Day, February 14 has come to be regarded as a day of romance and love, when lovers express their affection with gifts. It is a special day in which we remind that special person how much he/she means to us. This could be done verbally or non-verbally, but who wants to only hear “I love you” on Valentine’s Day? Actions speak louder than words, please! It has become a...

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The U.S. Should Not Designate Nigeria’s IPOB a Terrorist Group

ColumnsHuman Rights & FreedomNational SecurityThe U.S. Should Not Designate Nigeria’s IPOB a Terrorist Group

PilotnewsFebruary 10, 2022

The U.S. government should not repeat the mistake made by the Nigerian government of designating the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group. By Nkasi Wodu, Guest Columnist and Blogger In October, an American scholar argued in a Washington Times op-ed that the United States should designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a secessionist group in Nigeria’s South East region, as a terrorist group. To the casual onlooker, this could seem logical: IPOB has long been proscribed as...

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Reps Urges FG to Declare State of Emergency on Ritual Killings

Crime & SecurityNewsReps Urges FG to Declare State of Emergency on Ritual Killings

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 9, 2022

ABUJA — The Nigerian House of Representatives has urged the FG to declare a state of emergency on ritual killings in the country. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution at a plenary session on Wednesday. The development is triggered by the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Toby Okechukwu, deputy minority leader of the house. According to him, the incidents of ritual killings have taken an alarming dimension in recent...

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Nigeria Re-elected Into The African Union Peace, Security Council

AfricaNational SecurityNigeria Re-elected Into The African Union Peace, Security Council

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 6, 2022

ADDIS ABABA — The Federal Republic of Nigeria has been re-elected into the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) for another three (3) year mandate (2022-2025), to represent the West African region. Nigeria pulled 44 votes in the first round to secure the statutory 2/3 votes required to win the election. The election of the 15-member Council was held on 3rd February 2022 during the 40th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the...

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FIFA U20 WWC Qualifiers: Nigeria Whip Cameroon For Final Round Ticket

SoccerSportsFIFA U20 WWC Qualifiers: Nigeria Whip Cameroon For Final Round Ticket

PilotnewsFebruary 5, 2022

ABUJA — The Falconets on Saturday defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 3-0 in a second leg match of the fourth round of the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup African zone qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that victory in the match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja saw the Falconets advancing to the qualifiers’ next round. The Nigerian national under-20 women’s team went on to qualify for the final round...

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Nollywood Actors Speak On Nollywood’s Impact On Money Ritual Killings

Arts & CultureNollywoodNollywood Actors Speak On Nollywood’s Impact On Money Ritual Killings

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 5, 20221

LAGOS — The impact of Nollywood on Nigerian youths has been a thing of concern and uneasiness to most people, especially with the recent news of the arrest of three teenagers, between the ages of 17 and 20 years, for beheading and killing their friend’s girlfriend for ritual purposes in Ogun state. Following the killing of the young lady, Rofiat by her boyfriend, Soliu Majekodunmi, and two of his friends, the Ogun State Police Command...

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Nigeria Should Learn China’s Model of Industralisation – PDP Chairman

ChinaNewsNigeriaNigeria Should Learn China’s Model of Industralisation – PDP Chairman

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 5, 2022

The national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), learning from China’s model of industrialization will be beneficial to Nigeria. He said this while receiving a delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday. This was documented in a statement issued by Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson. “There is much that Nigeria can learn from China, especially it’s model of industrialization. “This is a country that...

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Welfare of Poor and Vulnerable Nigerians Remain my Priorities Till 2023 – Buhari

AfricaNational DevelopmentWelfare of Poor and Vulnerable Nigerians Remain my Priorities Till 2023 – Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 5, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, said he would remain committed to protecting and lifting the poor and vulnerable out of the poverty circle till he leaves office in 2023. The President gave the assurance while speaking at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review Report of Nigeria to the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the African Union, according to a statement by his spokesman,...

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Senate Confirms Six New INEC Commissioners, One REC

NewsNigeria ElectionsPoliticsSenate Confirms Six New INEC Commissioners, One REC

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 3, 2022

ABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of seven persons nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as national commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They include Mohammed Haruna (Niger State), May Agbamuche-Mbu (Delta State), Ukeagu Nnamdi (Abia State), Retired Major General A. B. Alkali (Adamawa State), Professor Rhoda Gunus (Bayelsa State), Sam Olumekun (Ondo State), and Olaniyi Ijalaye (Ondo State). During Wednesday’s plenary, Senator Kabiru Gaya asked...

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Adesina Emphasizes the Importance of Technology in Agriculture

AgricultureScience & TechnologyAdesina Emphasizes the Importance of Technology in Agriculture

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 3, 2022

ABUJA — Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has on Wednesday emphasized the importance of technology, and recalled how it was deployed during his tenure as Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria. Adesina served as Minister under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan from 2011-2015. Shortly after, he emerged as the first Nigerian to become AfDB President, a position he currently occupies. Speaking during the Conferment of Honorary Doctorate of Technology...

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