The Church Could Make A Difference Taking Squarely on Racism

ColumnsOpinionThe Church Could Make A Difference Taking Squarely on Racism

PilotnewsOctober 28, 2021

“Growing up as an Ibo person, the concept of another human being superior to me did not exist because I did not have the exposure that could even suggest such a thought process” ― Ichie Onwuchekwa Pardon me for writing to you in this manner. After receiving the recent copy of Diolog, the various articles on racism have fascinated me in a manner that has never been the case in the past. As a brief...

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Sudanese Military Leaders Seize Power, Dissolve Transitional Government

AfricaColumnsOpinionSudanese Military Leaders Seize Power, Dissolve Transitional Government

PilotnewsOctober 26, 2021

The coup in Sudan shows that the military members of the transitional government were never truly committed to implementing democracy in the manner sought by protesters who forced Omar al-Bashir from power in 2019. By Michelle Gavin, Guest columnist and blogger Monday’s coup in Sudan represents an attempt by forces who were never interested reform or democracy to derail the country’s transition and protect their own interests at the expense of the rest of the country....

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Sultan Of Sokoto Rewards Keke Napep Operator With N500, 000 For Honesty

NewsPeopleSultan Of Sokoto Rewards Keke Napep Operator With N500, 000 For Honesty

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 25, 2021

JOS — For his honesty of returning money forgotten, the Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, has honoured a Keke Napep commercial rider, Malam Akilu Haruna Ahmad, who returned a forgotten sum of N500, 000 Naira to its owner in Jos. Malam Akilu, 40, a Keke Napep operator had on Thursday 14 October 2021 discovered a forgotten bag containing some belongings and cash amounting to N500,000. He traced the passenger and returned the amount. At an event...

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Addressing Mental Health becomes Relevant as Suicide Rate Soars

ColumnsHealthLifestyleAddressing Mental Health becomes Relevant as Suicide Rate Soars

PilotnewsOctober 24, 2021

Last week, a 23-year-old physiology student, Chidiume Kenneth Ekene, committed suicide right in the corner of his hostel at Uli, Anambra State. Usually, common suicidal methods prevalent amongst victims are poisoning, suffocation, jumping into the lagoon (drowning), and sometimes, firearms, but Chidiume’s case was through self-immolation (deliberately setting oneself on fire). It was hard to imagine the torture and gradual melting of his body in the presence of breath. The news was shocking at first,...

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End SARS Protest One Anniversary: Nigeria and the Consciousness

ColumnsHuman Rights & FreedomOpinionEnd SARS Protest One Anniversary: Nigeria and the Consciousness

PilotnewsOctober 24, 2021

“In a way, Nigeria is fascist in disposition considering that the government posturing often suggests that whatever the government does on behalf of the state is best for the people” —Ebuka Onyekwelu   One year after the end SARS campaign which started in Ikeja Lagos as a protest against police brutality in Nigeria, the level of citizens’ awareness remarkably appears to be on a steady increase. There are now efforts by some people to look...

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Federal Government Creates Over 74,000 Employment Opportunities For Nigerians

EnvironmentJobsFederal Government Creates Over 74,000 Employment Opportunities For Nigerians

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 23, 2021

ABUJA — Chief Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State for Environment says the Federal Government has created 74,413 employment opportunities for Nigerians through the implementation of various environmental projects in the country. She disclosed this on Friday at the closing of the 15th National Council on Environment (NCE) in Abuja, explaining that, the employment opportunities are through effective collaboration of the ministry with other private sector organisations across the country. “The ministry has been able to...

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Amidst Tight Security, DSS Brought Nnamdi Kanu to Court to Face Treason Charges

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeAmidst Tight Security, DSS Brought Nnamdi Kanu to Court to Face Treason Charges

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 21, 2021

ABUJA — On Thursday, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security. The IPOB leader was brought to the Court on a black Sport Utility Vehicle at about 8 a.m. Journalists, lawyers, and staff of the Federal High Court were barred from entering the Court premises. From Transcorp Hilton through the Ministry of Justice and Abia House, security was beefed up with...

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EndSARS Memorial: Police Arrest Two Protesters, Disperse Others with Teargas at Lekki Toll Gate

Human Rights & FreedomNigeriaEndSARS Memorial: Police Arrest Two Protesters, Disperse Others with Teargas at Lekki Toll Gate

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 20, 2021

LAGOS — Police on Wednesday fired teargas at the Lekki tollgate to disperse protesters. This led to some of the protesters running helter-skelter. The youths had converged on the Lekki tollgate to mark the first anniversary of #EndSARS in the country. Earlier, operatives of the Lagos State Police Command arrested two protesters. One of those arrested claimed to be a journalist while the other was seen carrying a placard. About 30 police trucks and armed...

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Cameroon Presidential Succession Looms Large in Solving Country’s Political Crises

ColumnsPoliticsWest AfricaCameroon Presidential Succession Looms Large in Solving Country’s Political Crises

PilotnewsOctober 19, 2021

The eventual succession to Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president since 1982, will likely prove a critical moment for Cameroon and its overlapping political and security crises.   By Michelle Gavin, Guest columnist and blogger In Cameroon, an incident last week in which a gendarme shot and killed a young child in Buea—a regional capital that has been the site of clashes between anglophone separatists and federal government forces—is the most recent outrage to make international headlines. Yet every day,...

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Bandits Stormed Goronyo Weekly Market Killed Over 40 People

Crime & SecurityBandits Stormed Goronyo Weekly Market Killed Over 40 People

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 19, 2021

SOKOTO — Bandits who were believed to be working as a team massacred dozens of people at Goronyo market in Sokoto State on Sunday night. The bandits were said to have stormed the weekly Goronyo market in different directions and were shooting sporadically. According to locals, the market was filled to the brim when the terrorists, riding on over 100 motorcycles, surrounded the place and opened fire on buyers and sellers that led to the...

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