Past administration looted funds for fight against terrorism – AGF

Law & JusticeNational SecurityNewsNigeriaPast administration looted funds for fight against terrorism – AGF

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 28, 2021

Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has said the past government embezzled fund meant for curbing terrorism in the country. According to him, the present administration has cleared the mess created by the past government using looted assets that was recovered. The AGF revealed this on Monday while featuring on a programme aired by Radio Kano. He noted that the funds recovered over the years from foreign countries has helped the President Muhammadu...

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NEDC To Promote Peace Through Sporting Activities

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNEDC To Promote Peace Through Sporting Activities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 28, 2021

To ensure peace in insurgency ravaged communities, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) said it will continue to promote sporting activities among displaced persons. Mr Mohammed Akali, Managing Director of the commission stated this at the closing ceremony of sports competition and Game’s master’s workshop for IDPs at the Elkanemi Warriors sports center, Maiduguri. Alkali explained that the competition was organised to engage the youths in sporting events and to discover talents at the grassroots...

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Insurgents Destroys 956,453 Private Houses In Borno

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsurgents Destroys 956,453 Private Houses In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 28, 2021

Governor Babagana Zulum, has appreciated admiration by his supporters, but insists it was unfair judging others due to peculiarities across states and appealed to them to stop comparing him with other governors. The governor spoke on Monday in a statement by his spokesman, Isa Gusau said the Governor feels uncomfortable being negatively likened with colleagues, especially if the commentators belong to social media groups associated with the state. The statement advised Zulum’s admirers to desist...

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Thanksgiving Service Episode 2: “”Any Pastor Wey Dey Look Me Bad Eye…..”

ColumnsLifestyleOpinionThanksgiving Service Episode 2: “”Any Pastor Wey Dey Look Me Bad Eye…..”

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2021

“Any Pastor Wey Dey Look Me Bad Eye as If Him Sef Be Saint, Na God Go Punish Am” I imagined myself grabbing her waist and moving mine in and out like I usually do in the other room. It felt like a pleasant heavenly dream until I was awoken with a violent slap. The building had gone quiet. I was faced with an angry and disgusted woman who had just slapped me. Pastors rushed...

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Thanksgiving Service Episode 3: “He Used His Thing to Put the Oil Inside Me”

ColumnsLifestyleOpinionThanksgiving Service Episode 3: “He Used His Thing to Put the Oil Inside Me”

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2021

“When we entered the altar place,” she began “Pastor Edwin asked me to wait for him in one room. The room resemble office but now look like self-contain apartment because parlour chair, bed and small wardrobe was there.” She pushed beyond the limitations of her fluency to paint a clearer picture. “Mhm?” I followed. “After some time, he came inside the room and said that God show him something.” A reckless driver I had been...

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Malami Explains Why Buhari Won’t Sign The Electoral Amendment Bill Into Law

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMalami Explains Why Buhari Won’t Sign The Electoral Amendment Bill Into Law

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 27, 2021

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has given reasons why the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would not sign the new electoral law insisting that the law has not captured the interest of all Nigerians. He stated this in a phone-in program on Radio Kano while responding to questions on Sunday. He said the new electoral law has an excessive cost implication, is discriminatory, as well as supportive...

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Anthony Obi OgboEducationNational DevelopmentLeadership in Africa: Age versus Longevity

PilotnewsDecember 26, 2021

What has age got to do with the success or failure of leaders? There is this perception that having younger leaders might bring about the needed change. Here are a few reflections about the misconception between age and leadership. ____________ Leadership in Africa as a continent has dwindled so badly. In fact, some confused thinkers and career motivational speakers are now importing all sorts of unverified theories to justify decades of leadership woes that are...

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Play Politics With Decorum -Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza appeals to Politicians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPlay Politics With Decorum -Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza appeals to Politicians

PilotnewsDecember 26, 2021

The Adamawa State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza has enjoined politicians to play the game of politics with decorum ahead of 2023 general elections in the country. Mamza in his Christmas message/mass celebration held at Saint Theresa cathedral Jimeta, noted that the country is passing through a trying moment with insecurity in some parts of the country. “God is aware of the challenges bedeviling the country as life is...

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Police Recover 1,889 Machine Guns, 52,577 Round of Ammunitions, RPG, Others in 2021 – Report

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice Recover 1,889 Machine Guns, 52,577 Round of Ammunitions, RPG, Others in 2021 – Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 26, 2021

Barely one week after the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted a container loaded with firearms and ammunition at the Tin Can port in Lagos, the police have said they recovered no less than 1,889 weapons and 52,577 rounds of live ammunition between January and December, 2021. The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, CP Frank Mba, told our correspondent in an interview on Thursday that the recovered weapons include General Purpose Machine Guns, Rocket-Propelled Grenade, variants...

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Corps Member Met Romantic Soldier Three Years Before NYSC Camp – Family

NewsNigeriaCorps Member Met Romantic Soldier Three Years Before NYSC Camp – Family

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 26, 2021

The family of the corps member simply identified as Remi, who proposed to a female soldier, Private Sofiyat Akinlabi, at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, has disclosed that the duo’s relationship started three years ago in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to the family member, Remi and Akinlabi’s friendship started in Abeokuta over three years ago before the latter joined the military. The Nigerian Army had detained Akinlabi on...

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