FIFA U20 WWC Qualifiers: Nigeria Whip Cameroon For Final Round Ticket

SoccerSportsFIFA U20 WWC Qualifiers: Nigeria Whip Cameroon For Final Round Ticket

PilotnewsFebruary 5, 2022

ABUJA — The Falconets on Saturday defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 3-0 in a second leg match of the fourth round of the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup African zone qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that victory in the match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja saw the Falconets advancing to the qualifiers’ next round. The Nigerian national under-20 women’s team went on to qualify for the final round...

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Nollywood Actors Speak On Nollywood’s Impact On Money Ritual Killings

Arts & CultureNollywoodNollywood Actors Speak On Nollywood’s Impact On Money Ritual Killings

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 5, 20221

LAGOS — The impact of Nollywood on Nigerian youths has been a thing of concern and uneasiness to most people, especially with the recent news of the arrest of three teenagers, between the ages of 17 and 20 years, for beheading and killing their friend’s girlfriend for ritual purposes in Ogun state. Following the killing of the young lady, Rofiat by her boyfriend, Soliu Majekodunmi, and two of his friends, the Ogun State Police Command...

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Nigeria Should Learn China’s Model of Industralisation – PDP Chairman

ChinaNewsNigeriaNigeria Should Learn China’s Model of Industralisation – PDP Chairman

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 5, 2022

The national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), learning from China’s model of industrialization will be beneficial to Nigeria. He said this while receiving a delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday. This was documented in a statement issued by Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson. “There is much that Nigeria can learn from China, especially it’s model of industrialization. “This is a country that...

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Welfare of Poor and Vulnerable Nigerians Remain my Priorities Till 2023 – Buhari

AfricaNational DevelopmentWelfare of Poor and Vulnerable Nigerians Remain my Priorities Till 2023 – Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 5, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, said he would remain committed to protecting and lifting the poor and vulnerable out of the poverty circle till he leaves office in 2023. The President gave the assurance while speaking at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review Report of Nigeria to the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the African Union, according to a statement by his spokesman,...

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Senate Confirms Six New INEC Commissioners, One REC

NewsNigeria ElectionsPoliticsSenate Confirms Six New INEC Commissioners, One REC

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 3, 2022

ABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of seven persons nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as national commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They include Mohammed Haruna (Niger State), May Agbamuche-Mbu (Delta State), Ukeagu Nnamdi (Abia State), Retired Major General A. B. Alkali (Adamawa State), Professor Rhoda Gunus (Bayelsa State), Sam Olumekun (Ondo State), and Olaniyi Ijalaye (Ondo State). During Wednesday’s plenary, Senator Kabiru Gaya asked...

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Adesina Emphasizes the Importance of Technology in Agriculture

AgricultureScience & TechnologyAdesina Emphasizes the Importance of Technology in Agriculture

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 3, 2022

ABUJA — Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has on Wednesday emphasized the importance of technology, and recalled how it was deployed during his tenure as Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria. Adesina served as Minister under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan from 2011-2015. Shortly after, he emerged as the first Nigerian to become AfDB President, a position he currently occupies. Speaking during the Conferment of Honorary Doctorate of Technology...

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The 2023 Presidential Election: Reflections on ‘Igbo Unity’

ColumnsNigeria ElectionsOpinionThe 2023 Presidential Election: Reflections on ‘Igbo Unity’

PilotnewsJanuary 30, 2022

“Opposition against the political ambition of individuals is guided by political interests, not by ethnic identity” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The concept of ‘Igbo unity’ seems to interest all Nigerians of all ethnic nationalities, particularly as it concerns national politics. Discussions on Igbo unity arise only in relation to national politics, especially when the presidential election is around the corner. But also when there is an argument on the propriety of ‘allowing’ an Igbo man to become...

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NCC Alert Public On SMS Used By Criminals

NewsTelecommunicationNCC Alert Public On SMS Used By Criminals

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 30, 2022

ABUJA — The Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde has again alerted telecommunication users of a new high-risk, critical, and Short Messaging Service-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices being used by criminals to defraud people. A statement issued yesterday by the Commission said TangleBot employs more or less similar tactics as the recently-announced notorious FlutBot SMS Android malware that targets mobile devices. The statement added that TangleBot equally gains...

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Lubrication―this pressure key would open your flood gate of haven

ColumnsFiction & PoetryLifestyleLubrication―this pressure key would open your flood gate of haven

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2022

Don’t be fooled. Lubrication is key. It’s is a mediator. A messenger that appeases her aloof cunt. It makes the crooked way straight And causes rivers to flow in desert places. It opens her flood gate of haven And causes her to bend protocols for your sake. It’s a way maker and a yoke breaker Her stingy laps fling wide at its glossy arrival. You stroke her walls and she hails you “ikemba”. You can’t...

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SOLUDO: The Reformer As A Salesman

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsSOLUDO: The Reformer As A Salesman

PilotnewsJanuary 28, 2022

by Joe C. Anatune – Guest columnist and blogger Culture shock and inertia to change will expectedly be a challenge to transforming Anambra to a smart Megacity that will make her a healthier and happier place to be. Fortunately, Governor-Elect Cee Cee Soludo has been diligently preparing Ndi Anambra mentally for the beneficial change. He carries a huge cross as the expectations from his government are oversized. Yes, he overwhelmingly won the election. He came out...

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