Torture in Uganda Prompts U.S. Introspection

AfricaColumnsUnited StatesTorture in Uganda Prompts U.S. Introspection

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2022

The United States is reconsidering its longstanding partnership with Uganda’s abusive government.   By Michelle Gavin, Guest Columnist, and Blogger The harrowing story of Kakwenza Rukirabashaija—a Ugandan writer whose tweets critical of President Yoweri Museveni and his powerful son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, landed him in detention—has made it impossible to pretend that the repression and political violence that accompanied the 2021 election cycle were temporary features of Uganda’s political landscape. Rukirabashaija, who was held incommunicado and claims to...

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PDP Demands Resignation of Buhari As Petroleum Minister

NewsPDP Demands Resignation of Buhari As Petroleum Minister

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 17, 2022

ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari resign as the minister of petroleum resources. The opposition party asked Buhari to quit his role as the country’s minister of petroleum and appoint a qualified citizen. The request was made in a statement issued on Wednesday issued by Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson. PDP said the President has failed woefully in his duties as the minister following the importation of off-spec petroleum...

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NDLEA Asks Court for Permission to Detain Abba Kyari Beyond 48 Hours

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNDLEA Asks Court for Permission to Detain Abba Kyari Beyond 48 Hours

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 17, 2022

ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja for its permission to detain the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and four others beyond the stipulated 48 hours in its custody. The report has it that the anti-drug agency has already begun a forensic analysis of the cocaine seized by Kyari. A top source in the NDLEA who speaks on the condition of anonymity because...

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Chimamanda Adichie Reveals How Catholic Priests Extort Bereaved Families In The Southeast

NewsReligionChimamanda Adichie Reveals How Catholic Priests Extort Bereaved Families In The Southeast

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 17, 2022

Popular Nigerian author cum feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has called out the Catholic Church over unreasonable financial demands made during burial and other ceremonial rites, especially in the eastern region of Nigeria. In an interview with TVC on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, the global award-winning writer narrated how she and her family were humiliated and extorted during her mother’s burial by a Catholic priest. Identifying the priest as Christopher Eze, the parish priest at St....

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Joe Muriuki, First Kenyan To Disclose HIV Status, Dies of Cancer At 62

AfricaHealthJoe Muriuki, First Kenyan To Disclose HIV Status, Dies of Cancer At 62

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 17, 2022

Dr. Joe Muriuki, the first Kenyan to go public about his Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status over 35 years ago, has died at the age of 62. The National Empowerment Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK) announced his demise in a statement on its Twitter page on February 15, 2022. According to Nelson Otuoma, the National Coordinator of NEPHAK, Muriuki had been discharged from the Kenyatta National Hospital about a week ago...

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Ritual Killings in Nigeria Reflect Mounting Desperation for Wealth and Security Amid Creeping Collapse of Law and Order

Crime & SecurityWealth and InheritanceRitual Killings in Nigeria Reflect Mounting Desperation for Wealth and Security Amid Creeping Collapse of Law and Order

PilotnewsFebruary 14, 2022

The rising incidence of ritual killings in Nigeria reflects a weakening state control and Nigerians’ desperate attempts to achieve economic stability. By  Ebenezer Obadare, Guest columnist and Blogger Last week, Nigeria’s House of Representatives urged the Nigerian federal government to declare a state of emergency on the rising incidence of ritual killings in the country. Following a motion by its Deputy Minority Leader Toby Okechukwu, the country’s lower legislative chamber also called on the inspector general of...

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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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