Peter Obi Joins Presidential Race, Receives Royal Blessings

NewsNigeria ElectionsPeter Obi Joins Presidential Race, Receives Royal Blessings

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 25, 2022

AWKA — The former Anambra State Governor and Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Peter Obi, has on Thursday, declared his intention to contest for the office of the President of Nigeria in the 2023 elections. He made the declaration in Awka while addressing the royal fathers and Presidents-General of the 181 communities in the state at Government House, Awka. Obi said he decided to start the...

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OPINION: Concerning the Slap Incident: What Are Our Values?

ColumnsGender & EquityOpinionOPINION: Concerning the Slap Incident: What Are Our Values?

PilotnewsMarch 25, 2022

The internet has been flooded with tons of reactions from the masses since the public fight between the former first lady, Ebelechukwu Obiano, and Lady Bianca Ojukwu at Gov. Soludo’s Inauguration ceremony in Anambra State. The majority applauded Bianca’s action while a few condemned it. According to the video circulated, Mrs. Obiano is seen staring at lady Bianca who appeared to have her gaze fixed on the ongoing ceremony while fanning herself with a handheld...

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I’m Not Worried About the Court Judgment…I Have Added Some Weight And Look More Handsome – Umahi

PoliticsI’m Not Worried About the Court Judgment…I Have Added Some Weight And Look More Handsome – Umahi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 23, 2022

ABUJA — David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, says he is not worried about the recent court judgment removing him from office. A federal high court sitting in Abuja had, on March 8, ordered the removal of Umahi, his deputy, Eric Igwe, and 16 lawmakers over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately...

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FG Scraps PCR Test for Fully Vaccinated Travelers

CoronavirusVaccinationFG Scraps PCR Test for Fully Vaccinated Travelers

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 22, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal Government, on Monday, said that fully vaccinated inbound travelers would no longer be required to take the pre-departure PCR Covid-19 test. The FG said they would, however, be subjected to rapid antigen test at the airport by the NCDC within the arrival hall of the airport free of charge. The decision was coming after the complaints by many travellers over the cost placed on the PCR test. The Secretary to the...

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Chimamanda To Receive 16th Honorary Ph.D. From The Catholic University Of Louvain, Belgium

Arts & CultureAward & RecognitionChimamanda To Receive 16th Honorary Ph.D. From The Catholic University Of Louvain, Belgium

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 22, 2022

The Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium is to award Chimamanda Adichie with an honorary doctorate degree. The ceremony will take place at the main campus in Louvain-la-Neuve, located 20 kilometers from Brussels on April 28, 2022. Rector of the University, Vincent Blondel, stated that the Academic Council considers Adichie’s work to be “remarkable in many ways and particularly inspiring for our university community.” He also added that Adichie embodies the “values that we wish to...

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“Poetry is the art of listening to the heart, we have forgotten that.” —Chibueze Obunadike

Fiction & PoetryLifestylePeople“Poetry is the art of listening to the heart, we have forgotten that.” —Chibueze Obunadike

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)March 22, 2022

The World Poetry Day is the celebration of poetry, an art that reaffirms our common humanity by revealing to us that individuals, everywhere in the world, share the same questions and feelings. It is observed every 21st of March to promote and adore the art of poetry in order to enable society as a whole regain and assert its identity. Chibueze Obunadike is a young Nigerian poet whose poems are published in the Best New...

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OPINION: Is APGA Set to Move on Without its Supreme Leader; Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsOPINION: Is APGA Set to Move on Without its Supreme Leader; Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu

PilotnewsMarch 22, 2022

In Anambra state the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, can’t get enough of the political symbolism of its late founder and Biafran war hero Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. APGA, the party which has held sway and won successive governorship elections since 2003, has used pictures or videos proudly displaying images of the party’s supreme leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu for years and for good measure. But that’s growing reason to believe that APGA is ready to move...

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Chinmark Group Withholds Over 4,000 Investors’ ‘Billions’, Aggrieved Investors Drag Marksman, Pst. Timothy Benedict, Others On Social Media

BusinessInvestingChinmark Group Withholds Over 4,000 Investors’ ‘Billions’, Aggrieved Investors Drag Marksman, Pst. Timothy Benedict, Others On Social Media

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 22, 2022

About 4,500 aggrieved investors have lashed the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Chinmark Group, Marksman Chinedu Ijiomah, over unpaid funds invested in the company despite the March 19 deadline given for refund to investors. Caught in the web also includes a social media influencer and brand ambassador for the “investment company”, Amanda Chisom; Harrison Gwanishu, another social media promoter of Chinmark; as well as the spiritual pillar of Chinmark, Pastor Timothy Benedict, lead pastor...

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WORLD POETRY DAY: INTERVIEW: Iyanu Adebiyi

Arts & CultureFiction & PoetryWORLD POETRY DAY: INTERVIEW: Iyanu Adebiyi

PilotnewsMarch 21, 2022

WAP INTERVIEW   In 1999, UNESCO declared the 21st of March the World Poetry Day with the goal to “give fresh recognition and impetus to the national, regional and international Poetry movement”. Nigeria is one country blessed with creatives who have pitched their tents in the world of poetry and making waves both locally and globally; one of which is Iyanu Adebiyi. Iyanu Adebiyi is an award-winning writer and performance poet; an artiste interrogating and...

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AMVCA 8: Full List Of Africa Magic Awards Nominations

Award & RecognitionEntertainmentFilm & TVAMVCA 8: Full List Of Africa Magic Awards Nominations

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 21, 20221

The list of nominees for the eighth Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) has been announced. The show hosts, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim Effiong announced the nominees for the prestigious awards via a live stream on Saturday night. Izu Ojukwu’s historical drama, Amina was the highest nominated film, with 12 nominations in major categories, followed by Ramsey Nouah’s ‘Rattlesnake: “The Ahanna Story’ with 10 nominations, then Funke Akindele, JJC Skillz’ Omo Ghetto: The Saga...

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