Omicron Travel Bans Will Hinder U.S. Africa Policy

ColumnsHealthOmicron Travel Bans Will Hinder U.S. Africa Policy

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2021

Western rhetoric on partnering with African countries as equals appears hollow as Western nations slap travel bans on African countries with confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. By Michelle Gavin, Guest columnist and blogger When scientists in Botswana and South Africa identified the COVID-19 Omicron variant, they moved quickly to share that information internationally. The response from much of the world was to announce travel bans on Southern African states. Those restrictions are a brutal blow to Southern...

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Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, Steps Down After 16 Years

BusinessTwitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, Steps Down After 16 Years

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 30, 2021

The Chief Executive Officer of microblogging platform Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has resigned. He announced his resignation on Monday, after 16 years of co-founding the social media company. “I resigned from Twitter,” he wrote and posted a screenshot of his resignation letter sent to Twitter. He also announced Parag Agrawal as his successor. Dorsey has not been in the good books of the Nigerian government since October 2020, over an allegation that he was complicit in the...

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Lai Mohammed Kicks Against Political Solution for IPOB, ESN, Citing Attacks on Government Agencies

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeLai Mohammed Kicks Against Political Solution for IPOB, ESN, Citing Attacks on Government Agencies

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 30, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has said the attacks on government agencies and agents by the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network oppose the call for a political solution to their issue. IPOB and ESN are separatist groups agitating for the restoration of the defunct Republic of Biafra. Their leader, Nnamdi Kanu is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services after he was arrested in Kenya and brought to...

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APC’s Decision to Challenge Anambra Election in Court—My Thoughts

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionAPC’s Decision to Challenge Anambra Election in Court—My Thoughts

PilotnewsNovember 24, 2021

“We need to interrogate our systems to have the best of what they can be,” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu I think our democracy is very far from maturity, though I must admit it’s a long process of hard work, testing, and interrogation. There are three stages of every democratic process; pre-election, election, and post-election. The importance and relevance of each of these stages cannot be overemphasized in strengthening our institutions. There is nothing personal, at all. In...

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Direct Primaries: APC Governors Divide as Senate President Visit Buhari

Nigeria ElectionsPoliticsDirect Primaries: APC Governors Divide as Senate President Visit Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 23, 2021

ABUJA — Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been reported to be unable to agree on a direct mode of primaries imposed on political parties by the National Assembly. The report has it that a meeting between the 22 Progressive Governors of the ruling party on Sunday ended with no consensus. The meeting which was held at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja, reportedly ended a shouting match between two governors from the...

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Buhari Promises Igbo Leaders, He Will Consider The Release of Nnamdi Kanu

Human Rights & FreedomPoliticsBuhari Promises Igbo Leaders, He Will Consider The Release of Nnamdi Kanu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 20, 2021

ABUJA — The President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that an unconditional release of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently standing trial for treason, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary. This is as he said, though such a demand is quite heavy, he will consider it nevertheless. Buhari said this on Friday while receiving a group under...

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Six Million Nigerians May Be Pushed Into Poverty-Report

CoronavirusPovertySix Million Nigerians May Be Pushed Into Poverty-Report

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 19, 2021

The World Bank said in its latest report titled ‘COVID-19 in Nigeria: Frontline Data and Pathways for Policy’ that additional six million Nigerians may be pushed into poverty due to the increase in food prices. The World Bank lamented that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought Nigerian households’ food security under threat, and therefore, called on the government’s attention for short-term policies to support welfare. The report reads: “The rise in prices witnessed...

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APC Set to Challenge Anambra Gubernatorial Election in Court Over Compliance with Electoral Act, As APGA Insists Due Process Was Followed

Anambra ElectionsAPC Set to Challenge Anambra Gubernatorial Election in Court Over Compliance with Electoral Act, As APGA Insists Due Process Was Followed

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 19, 2021

AWKA — Following the outcome of the 2021 Anambra State governorship election in which Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance –APGA, was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission- INEC, the All Progressives Congress –APC, and its candidate for the election, Sen. Andy Uba, have decided to challenge the election in court. Since the declaration of Prof. Soludo as winner of the election by INEC after the Ihiala local government...

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ClimateBuhari Signs Climate Change, AMCON Amendment Bill Into Law

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 19, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday, signed two bills, passed by the National Assembly, into law. They include the Climate Change Act and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amendment) Act amending the AMCON Act No.4, 2010. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari signs climate change, AMCON (amendment) bills into law.’ According to Shehu, the Climate Change Act owes...

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For Nigeria, Ending Child Marriage by 2030 Might Be Unattainable

MarriageNewsFor Nigeria, Ending Child Marriage by 2030 Might Be Unattainable

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 18, 2021

The story of Wasila Umaru and her 35-year-old husband in 2014 is one of the most sordid cases of child marriage to have spurred out of Nigeria after the murder of 12-year-old Hauwa Abubakar by her husband in 1984. Although these incidents are separated by three decades, the circumstances are similar and both resulted in the death of a spouse. Both girls were from poor conservative Islamic families and had been forcefully married off by...

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