OPINION: Concern Grows About Jihadi Activity in Ivory Coast

National SecurityOpinionWest AfricaOPINION: Concern Grows About Jihadi Activity in Ivory Coast

PilotnewsApril 1, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist & Blogger _____ In the early hours of March 29, an estimated sixty gunmen attacked two small military installations in Kafolo and Kolobougou, both located in Ivory Coast on the border with Burkina Faso. The assailants killed at least three soldiers and wounded others. While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the media is speculating credibly that the perpetrators were jihadis based in nearby Burkina Faso, where Islamist groups have been...

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Unilorin Reunion: FCCPC’s Babatunde Irukera urges constructive input toward good governance

LifestyleNigeriaUnilorin Reunion: FCCPC’s Babatunde Irukera urges constructive input toward good governance

PilotnewsMarch 31, 2021

The Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, Mr. Babatunde Irukera says, the nation can achieve more if Alumni Associations contribute constructively towards good governance. He stated this in Abuja at a maiden reunion of former Students of the University of Ilorin tagged “Bon Soireé,” organized by some members of a group “Uniting Unilorin and friends” led by sports lover and mogul, Mr Edmond Abdulqudux Ajoge. The group comprises alumni...

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British High Commissioner Worried About Nigeria’s Insecurity

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaBritish High Commissioner Worried About Nigeria’s Insecurity

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 31, 2021

Catriona Laing, British High Commissioner described Nigeria’s expressed security situation as concerning especially as each of Nigeria’s geopolitical zones grapple with one form of conflict or the other She stated that the country is facing a lot of problems everywhere – “in the northeast, terrorism; in the northwest, banditry, kidnapping; in the middle belt, the farmers-herders conflict; in the south, the Niger Delta conflict everywhere.” As per NAN’s report, the high commissioner said this while...

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Gov Umahi Says Herdsmen Killed 15 Persons In Ebonyi Community

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGov Umahi Says Herdsmen Killed 15 Persons In Ebonyi Community

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 30, 2021

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has confirmed on Tuesday that over 15 persons were killed by some suspected Fulani herdsmen on Monday night. The governor said the alleged herdsmen perpetrated the mayhem using AK-47, calling on the security agents to fish out the concerned persons. Umahi, who spoke on Tuesday at Obegu, in the Ishielu Local Government Area of the state, said, “I got a piece of very shocking news this afternoon about the...

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Buhari Medical Trip Started Before I Became President – Garba Shehu

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessBuhari Medical Trip Started Before I Became President – Garba Shehu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 30, 2021

The Spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that his employer began his yearly medical trip to London even before he came to office as Nigeria’s president in 2015. The spokesperson revealed this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen at the departure wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, just after his principal departed the country for London medical check-up. He said, “The President is looking at the window...

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Anambra International Airport: Obiano’s Ultimate Seal Of Excellence In Leadership

Aviation-AirportsInfrastructureNewsNigeriaAnambra International Airport: Obiano’s Ultimate Seal Of Excellence In Leadership

PilotnewsMarch 30, 2021

By James Eze Standing on the tenth floor of the Control Tower of the Anambra International Airport, Umueri two days ago, I felt a tremor ripple through me. Six months earlier, the spot where the tower stands was a wrinkled patch of earth. Now upon it stands a towering monument to the resilience of a proud and enterprising people. It suddenly dawned on me that sometimes; the thin line between dream and reality is fear…fear...

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Talent Hunt: D’banj Gifts N6m to Upcoming Artiste, Others

EntertainmentMusicNewsNigeriaTalent Hunt: D’banj Gifts N6m to Upcoming Artiste, Others

PilotnewsMarch 30, 2021

ABUJA — Popular Nigerian artiste, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly called D’banj, has rewarded five young talented Nigerians with one million naira each to develop themselves. The reward came through the CREAM Platform, Nigeria’s premiere creative reward platform founded by D’banj and supported by Heritage Bank. A statement by Chief Damian Okoroafor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CREAM Platform, said that five other fans of D’banj got N200,000.00 each after an electronic random picking of numbers....

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COVID-19: UBTH Vaccinates 2,200 Members of Staff

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationCOVID-19: UBTH Vaccinates 2,200 Members of Staff

PilotnewsMarch 30, 2021

BENIN — The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) says it has vaccinated 2,200 of its staff since it commenced COVID-19 vaccination on Mach 23. Prof. Darlington Obaseki, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin, while receiving the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba, who was on an assessment visit to the institution. Obaseki noted that a total test of 7,369 had been...

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Adamawa State Government Poised to Complete Initiated And Abandoned Projects Across The State

InfrastructureNational DevelopmentNewsAdamawa State Government Poised to Complete Initiated And Abandoned Projects Across The State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 30, 2021

YOLA —  Commissioner Information and Strategy, Adamawa state Comrade Umar Garba Pella has reiterated government resolve to complete all projects initiated by the present administration and those abandoned by the previous regime in the state. Comrade Pella gave the assurance in an interview with The West African Pilot News said the present administration is poised to deliver the mandate of the majority of people who voted it into power through the provision of infrastructures across...

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Nigeria Debt Stock Stood At N32.92 Trillion-NBS

EconomyNewsNigeriaNigeria Debt Stock Stood At N32.92 Trillion-NBS

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 29, 2021

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said on its website that States and Federal debt stock stood at N32.92 trillion as of December 2020. The data captioned “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt (Q4 2020)” said while N12.71 trillion was external, representing 38.60 per cent of the total debt stock, N20.21 trillion, representing 61.40 per cent was domestic. According to NBS “States and Federal Debt Stock data as of 31st December 2020 reflected that the country’s total...

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