OPINION: How Participatory Will Saturday’s Anambra State Governorship Election Be?

Anambra ElectionsOpinionSpecial ReportOPINION: How Participatory Will Saturday’s Anambra State Governorship Election Be?

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2021

In Africa and most Third World generally, parochial political culture is usually prevalent and informs the attitude and behaviours of the people towards politics. One of the most distinguishing features of a democracy is public participation in the process of selecting leaders termed general election. However, the extent to which the public participates in this process is largely determined by preexisting political culture. In other words, an established code of conduct of the people towards...

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OPINION: Nudity And Social Consciousness

ColumnsHuman SexualityOpinionOPINION: Nudity And Social Consciousness

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2021

To blankly imitate a dressing from an American or a Nigerian celebrity without putting one’s social reality in context, (expecting to be accorded the same dignity those stars are accorded) is a form of self-deception. Recently, concerns have been raised about the rampant display of nudes from youths in Nigeria (as mistakenly released sex tape or dressing). Many have wondered how youths easily imitate nude dressings of celebrities, home and abroad, to either chase clout...

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Release Kanu For Peace In South East- Traditional, Religious Leaders To FG

Culture & TraditionNational SecurityRelease Kanu For Peace In South East- Traditional, Religious Leaders To FG

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 1, 2021

Traditional and religious leaders in South-East Traditional under the auspices of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers and the Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops have called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group. In a joint statement signed by the chairmen of the traditional rulers’ council in all the southeastern states and Christian leaders, said the release of Kanu would de-escalate the...

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Nigerian Communications Commission, Other Telecoms Regulators To Combat Electronic Frauds

Crime & SecurityTelecommunicationNigerian Communications Commission, Other Telecoms Regulators To Combat Electronic Frauds

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators under the auspices of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA) are set to develop technical and regulatory modalities aimed at combating rising wave of electronic frauds, and standardizing regional roaming tariffs in the sub-region. The decision was reached at a two-day meeting organised by WATRA in collaboration with the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), held at Rockview Hotel in Abuja. The meeting...

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The Church Could Make A Difference Taking Squarely on Racism

ColumnsOpinionThe Church Could Make A Difference Taking Squarely on Racism

PilotnewsOctober 28, 2021

“Growing up as an Ibo person, the concept of another human being superior to me did not exist because I did not have the exposure that could even suggest such a thought process” ― Ichie Onwuchekwa Pardon me for writing to you in this manner. After receiving the recent copy of Diolog, the various articles on racism have fascinated me in a manner that has never been the case in the past. As a brief...

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Sudanese Military Leaders Seize Power, Dissolve Transitional Government

AfricaColumnsOpinionSudanese Military Leaders Seize Power, Dissolve Transitional Government

PilotnewsOctober 26, 2021

The coup in Sudan shows that the military members of the transitional government were never truly committed to implementing democracy in the manner sought by protesters who forced Omar al-Bashir from power in 2019. By Michelle Gavin, Guest columnist and blogger Monday’s coup in Sudan represents an attempt by forces who were never interested reform or democracy to derail the country’s transition and protect their own interests at the expense of the rest of the country....

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Sultan Of Sokoto Rewards Keke Napep Operator With N500, 000 For Honesty

NewsPeopleSultan Of Sokoto Rewards Keke Napep Operator With N500, 000 For Honesty

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 25, 2021

JOS — For his honesty of returning money forgotten, the Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, has honoured a Keke Napep commercial rider, Malam Akilu Haruna Ahmad, who returned a forgotten sum of N500, 000 Naira to its owner in Jos. Malam Akilu, 40, a Keke Napep operator had on Thursday 14 October 2021 discovered a forgotten bag containing some belongings and cash amounting to N500,000. He traced the passenger and returned the amount. At an event...

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Addressing Mental Health becomes Relevant as Suicide Rate Soars

ColumnsHealthLifestyleAddressing Mental Health becomes Relevant as Suicide Rate Soars

PilotnewsOctober 24, 2021

Last week, a 23-year-old physiology student, Chidiume Kenneth Ekene, committed suicide right in the corner of his hostel at Uli, Anambra State. Usually, common suicidal methods prevalent amongst victims are poisoning, suffocation, jumping into the lagoon (drowning), and sometimes, firearms, but Chidiume’s case was through self-immolation (deliberately setting oneself on fire). It was hard to imagine the torture and gradual melting of his body in the presence of breath. The news was shocking at first,...

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End SARS Protest One Anniversary: Nigeria and the Consciousness

ColumnsHuman Rights & FreedomOpinionEnd SARS Protest One Anniversary: Nigeria and the Consciousness

PilotnewsOctober 24, 2021

“In a way, Nigeria is fascist in disposition considering that the government posturing often suggests that whatever the government does on behalf of the state is best for the people” —Ebuka Onyekwelu   One year after the end SARS campaign which started in Ikeja Lagos as a protest against police brutality in Nigeria, the level of citizens’ awareness remarkably appears to be on a steady increase. There are now efforts by some people to look...

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Federal Government Creates Over 74,000 Employment Opportunities For Nigerians

EnvironmentJobsFederal Government Creates Over 74,000 Employment Opportunities For Nigerians

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 23, 2021

ABUJA — Chief Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State for Environment says the Federal Government has created 74,413 employment opportunities for Nigerians through the implementation of various environmental projects in the country. She disclosed this on Friday at the closing of the 15th National Council on Environment (NCE) in Abuja, explaining that, the employment opportunities are through effective collaboration of the ministry with other private sector organisations across the country. “The ministry has been able to...

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