Obasanjo Meets Wike, Makinde, Others Behind Closed-Door In Abeokuta

NewsNigeria ElectionsObasanjo Meets Wike, Makinde, Others Behind Closed-Door In Abeokuta

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2022

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has met behind closed-door with three governors and former governor of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital ahead of the 2023 presidential Primaries of the party. The three Governors included Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River. It was learnt that the governors arrived at Obasanjo’s Residence at the...

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Africa Will Feed Itself with Pride – Akinwumi Adesina

AfricaFoodAfrica Will Feed Itself with Pride – Akinwumi Adesina

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2022

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the approval of a $1.5 billion emergency programme to alleviate the effect of worsening food insecurity as a result of the Russia/Ukraine War, this was revealed by its director on Monday. About 20 million farmers on the continent will benefit from the fund as Africa faces a shortage of at least 30 million metric tonnes of food, especially wheat, maize, and soybeans imported from Russia and Ukraine. “The US$1.5...

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Playing God ―Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Screwed Up

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionPoliticsPlaying God ―Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Screwed Up

PilotnewsMay 23, 20222

“This Archbishop must truly believe that THE BODY OF CHRIST, is his to grant. I say, screw him.” ―Don Okolo Sometimes, I find myself thinking the way atheists do. Atheists must have rationalized all tidbits of data their minds feed them before every one of them concluded that there is no God. Neil Degrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, contends that if one can’t scientifically prove the existence of God, then God does not exist. A brilliant...

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COVID-19 Is Not Over, WHO Warns

CoronavirusHealthNewsCOVID-19 Is Not Over, WHO Warns

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 23, 2022

Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in spite of the reports that cases and deaths have declined significantly. Ghebreyesus said this at the opening of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of WHO comprised of representatives of 194 countries, on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland. The 75th World Health Assembly, the first in-person Health Assembly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, is being held in...

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OPINION: The Horn of Africa’s Dubious Dialogues

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyUnited StatesOPINION: The Horn of Africa’s Dubious Dialogues

PilotnewsMay 20, 2022

The dialogues in the Horn of Africa inspire little confidence to resolve the region’s crises while U.S. diplomatic efforts seem insufficient in an area of strategic interest. It’s a matter of conventional wisdom that the crises gripping the Horn of Africa are fundamentally political, and that viable, sustainable solutions can be found only through inclusive political dialogue. But in both Sudan and Ethiopia, current dialogues—one internationally-backed and one a domestic project—inspire little confidence. The United...

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Buhari Signs National Health Insurance Bill Into Law

HealthNewsWellnessBuhari Signs National Health Insurance Bill Into Law

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022. The newly signed Act has repealed the National Health Insurance Scheme Act 2004. Speaking during the signing of the bill, Buhari said the new law makes provisions for the setup of a trust fund “to ensure the coverage of 83 million poor Nigerians who cannot afford to pay premiums as recommended by the Lancet Nigeria Commission”. “For the large number of...

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Benue APC Commends Amaechi, Declares Support For His Presidential Ambition

NewsNigeria ElectionsBenue APC Commends Amaechi, Declares Support For His Presidential Ambition

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2022

The Chairman of the Benue State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Austin Agada, has said the party’s delegates will support the presidential ambition of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and vote for him during the party’s primary. Agada said this at an interactive session organized for delegates of the party with Amaechi in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, on Thursday. Speaking on behalf of the delegates, Agada said their decision became necessary...

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Crime & SecurityNewsTerrorists Kill 360 People; Abduct 1,389 Others In Three Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 20, 2022

KADUNA — The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has raises over the presence of Boko Haram and the Ansaru terrorists in Birnin-Gwari and Giwa local government areas of the state. The governor raised the alarm on Thursday while receiving the 2022 First Quarter Security Report at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, noted that insecurity challenge in the North-East has moved to the North-West, adding that bandits are planning to relocate from Sambisa...

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Gruesome “Blasphemy” Killing Brings Nigeria’s Long-Running Ethno-Religious Divide Into Sharp Focus

ColumnsCrime & SecurityOpinionReligionGruesome “Blasphemy” Killing Brings Nigeria’s Long-Running Ethno-Religious Divide Into Sharp Focus

PilotnewsMay 18, 2022

The brutal murder of college sophomore evokes conflicting visions of citizenship and political identity in Nigeria.   Last week’s gruesome murder of Deborah Yakubu, a home economics sophomore at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, comes at a time of escalating social and economic tension in Nigeria, and will most certainly raise the political stakes as the country enters electioneering season in preparation for next year’s presidential election. Ms. Yakubu was thought to have...

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EFCC Arrest Accountant General Of The Federation, Quiz Former Speaker House Of Reps

Crime & PunishmentNewsEFCC Arrest Accountant General Of The Federation, Quiz Former Speaker House Of Reps

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2022

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris in connection with the diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of 80 Billion Naira. The anti-graft agency announced the arrest on its verified Facebook account. The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja. The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus...

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