Concern on the Recently Growing Trend of Military Coup in West Africa Countries

National SecurityNewsConcern on the Recently Growing Trend of Military Coup in West Africa Countries

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 28, 2022

The growing trend of military coups in West African countries should be a concern for Nigeria as the country approaches its next general elections amidst insecurity, increase in poverty, and protest here and there. Insecurity has been a major concern for over a decade since the menace of Boko Haram terrorists broke out in the North East of Nigeria, it has extended to the North West where bandits have grown to terrorists. In between, we...

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Murder: NCWS Demands Justice for Hanifa, Others

Law & JusticeMurder: NCWS Demands Justice for Hanifa, Others

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2022

KANO — The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has called for justice for Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil, murdered by the proprietor of Noble Primary School, Kano. The National President of NCWS, Mrs. Laraba Shoda, made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Shoda described the incident as tragic and demanded that the accused be brought to book for terminating the life of an innocent child placed in his care for academic...

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Dangote Maintains Rank As Forbes’ Richest Man in Africa

AfricaBusinessWealth and InheritanceDangote Maintains Rank As Forbes’ Richest Man in Africa

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2022

Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2022 edition of the Forbes’ Top 10 Africa’s Billionaires List. This is contained in a post on their verified Twitter account @Forbes. According to the report, for the 11th year in a row, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria is the continent’s richest person, worth an estimated $13.9 billion, up from $12.1 billion in...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Concerns As Waste Threatens to Overrun Awka, the Anambra State Capital

EnvironmentSpecial ReportSPECIAL REPORT: Concerns As Waste Threatens to Overrun Awka, the Anambra State Capital

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 25, 2022

AWKA — With only about two months to change of government, there are clear signs that seem to suggest that the current government has perhaps been disserted. An elegant proof of this is the attitude of government officials towards their duty. Understandably, transition comes with its own demands and pressures which tend to affect work and work pace. But even that must not subject the people and the society to incredible stress and confusion that...

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We Are Developing Devices to Tackle Insecurity, Says VC UNIMAID

Crime & SecurityEducationWe Are Developing Devices to Tackle Insecurity, Says VC UNIMAID

PilotnewsJanuary 23, 2022

ABUJA — The Vice-Chancellor, University of Maiduguri, Prof. Aliyu Shugaba says the institution has recently gone into research and innovative programme to develop devices to tackle insecurity challenges in the campus. Shugaba disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. He said that the institution brought the innovative idea following the devastating effects of insecurity in Borno and its environs. According to him, the university is working with...

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The Menace of Local Government Transition Committee in Anambra State

ColumnsLocal GovernmentOpinionThe Menace of Local Government Transition Committee in Anambra State

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2022

If the House of Assembly of Anambra State goes ahead to confirm Chairmen and Members of Local Government Transition Committee anytime this week or in the coming week, most of the Transition Committee Chairmen and members (councilors) would have spent not less than five years in their local governments, with zero accountability or responsibility for the hundreds of millions of local government funds supposed to have been disbursed to them. In fact, many of these...

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A Toast To Willie—Dissecting Anambra’s Gubernatorial Politics

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionA Toast To Willie—Dissecting Anambra’s Gubernatorial Politics

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2022

Governor Willie Obiano’s direction of Anambra’s affairs will end on March 17, 2022. But his imprint on the state for eight straight years will endure. Not only endure but also assume legendary proportions with the passage of time. Historians will wax lyrical on his double tenure and ascribe to him the quotable, poetic words Julius Caesar uttered in celebration of one of his famous war victories: “Veni, vidi, vici.” Willie Obiano came. He saw. He...

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Sit-At-Home: 3days Complete Compliance, APC Youth Leader Shot Dead In Enugu

Human Rights & FreedomNewsSit-At-Home: 3days Complete Compliance, APC Youth Leader Shot Dead In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 20, 2022

ENUGU — Residents in Enugu have heaved a sigh of relief as the earlier warned 4 days sit-at-home order was shortened to three days given the Federal High Court adjournment of court proceedings on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to Wednesday 16th February 2022. Like cats crawling out of holes, many were still afraid of stepping out of their homes out of fear at the early hours of Thursday. But by mid-day, more vehicles were seen on...

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Flight KL 588 from Lagos: European airlines’ handling of its African passengers may be racially discriminatory

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionFlight KL 588 from Lagos: European airlines’ handling of its African passengers may be racially discriminatory

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2022

In addition to a high rate of disparity in airfare, these systemic trends that emit prejudice, negligence, and thoughtlessness manifest as racial discrimination in service delivery standards.   The flight booking was the United States-based Delta Airlines, but the routing and services were provided by its partner airline, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the official airline carrier of the Netherlands. Thus, a Delta flight on January 13—originally booked as DL 9477—ended up as KL 588, a...

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Lagos Sets to Collect N800 Daily Levies from Danfo, Taxi, Others from February 1

TaxationTransportationLagos Sets to Collect N800 Daily Levies from Danfo, Taxi, Others from February 1

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 19, 2022

LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has said that danfo, taxi, and other commercial vehicles in the state will begin to pay N800 levy daily from February 1, 2022. This is after the state government and transportation stakeholders in the State on Tuesday signed an agreement and officially unveiled the ‘Consolidated Informal Transport Sector Levy’ to harmonise dues collected by the government from commercial motorists at parks and garages across the State. This was made...

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