Road Infrastructure Nears Total Collapse in Anambra State

InfrastructureNewsSpecial ReportRoad Infrastructure Nears Total Collapse in Anambra State

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 28, 2020

Special Report by Ebuka Onyekwelu As heavy downpours continue across Anambra state, the condition of most roads in the state is only getting worse, with many nearing total collapses, even as some are experiencing diverse levels of erosion. From Awka the state capital to Onitsha the commercial never centre, and to Nnewi the industrial hub of Anambra state, and down to suburban areas and villages, the story is the same. In Anambra state, road infrastructure...

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Ondo 2020: Mimiko Criticises Akeredolu’s Performance

NewsPoliticsOndo 2020: Mimiko Criticises Akeredolu’s Performance

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)September 28, 2020

Olusegun Mimiko, the former governor of Ondo State said at a campaign in Ile-Oluji Local Government over the weekend that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu does not deserve to be re-elected because he had failed to make essential needs free for Ondo people. Comments by Mr Mimiko, who is also the leader of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the State, over Mr Akeredolu’s performance, triggered a reaction by the incumbent governor, according to the Nation. While...

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Boko Haram Ambush Attack :Zulum Reacts on Killing of 8 Policemen Other Security Personnel

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Ambush Attack :Zulum Reacts on Killing of 8 Policemen Other Security Personnel

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 27, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Zulum has lamented the killing of eight Policemen and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), who were ambushed in Kukawa Local Government Area on Friday. Zulum lamentation is contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Strategies, Malam Isa Gusau, in Maiduguri on Saturday. The Governor said that two convoys; one belonging to the governor and...

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APC-Buhari Regime is leading a “Pull Igbo down strategy” ―Former Gov. Ezeife Charges

NewsNigeriaPeoplePoliticsWorldAPC-Buhari Regime is leading a “Pull Igbo down strategy” ―Former Gov. Ezeife Charges

PilotnewsSeptember 26, 2020

■ The Igbo man is destined for success and we succeed but we do not manage our successes effectively. ■ The present government of Nigeria is doing so much against the Igbo People, telling that they don’t belong. ■ Pull Igbo down strategy seem to be the present government policy. ■ The Igboman can fix Nigeria using egalitarianism. ■ With Igbo presidency or an Igboman at the top, Nigeria will experience explosive economic growth WAP...

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France Insists on Mali’s Return to Civilian Rule

AfricaColumnsEuropeForeign PolicyFrance Insists on Mali’s Return to Civilian Rule

PilotnewsSeptember 26, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron, in a September 22 UN General Assembly (UNGA) speech, made continued French military involvement contingent upon Mali’s restoration of civilian rule. He was blunt: “They (the junta) must put Mali on the irreversible path of returning to civilian power and organize rapid elections.” And, “France […] can only remain engaged on this condition.” As he has in the past, Macron was also clear that France has a low tolerance level for popular demonstrations against...

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The Numbers Behind America’s 180 on Athlete Activism

ColumnsPoliticsSportsUnited StatesThe Numbers Behind America’s 180 on Athlete Activism

PilotnewsSeptember 26, 2020

For 50 dormant years – roughly, the period between Muhammad Ali’s heyday and the Miami Heat donning hoodies after Trayvon Martin’s murder – athletes, as a general rule, steered clear of politics. Teams and leagues liked it that way, as did sponsors. Why take a stand if it might cost you a customer? Fans seemed to like it that way, too. In a national survey conducted in 2016, after Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem to...

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Boko Haram Attacked Borno Convoy, Killed 15 Security Personnel

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Attacked Borno Convoy, Killed 15 Security Personnel

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 26, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent Following an ambush attack by suspected Boko Haram on a convoy of Borno officials travelling to Baga town, at least 15 security personnel comprising eight policemen, three soldiers, and four Civilian-JTF personnel were reportedly on Friday. The deadly attack came four days after a colonel, D.C. Bako died after another ambush by Boko Haram terrorists. The attacked officials, according to sources familiar with the attack, were heading to Baga...

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Art Protests Shine Spotlight on Post-Colonial Restitution Question

AfricaArts & CultureColumnsArt Protests Shine Spotlight on Post-Colonial Restitution Question

PilotnewsSeptember 26, 2020

Mwazulu Diyabanza, a Congolese-origin activist in France, first attracted social media attention by seeming to steal an artifact from the Quai Branly Museum in Paris to protest slavery, colonialism and the alleged French theft of Africa’s cultural patrimony. The attempted theft was carefully staged for live streaming. The museum authorities stopped the theft. In July, he repeated his protest at a museum in Marseilles. It was also live-streamed. Diyabanza is now back in the news because he, along...

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Misinformation: Over 200 SMEDAN Applicants Protest, Blocks Jimeta-Yola Road

NewsNigeriaMisinformation: Over 200 SMEDAN Applicants Protest, Blocks Jimeta-Yola Road

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 26, 2020

A two-day training organized by the Adamawa State Bureau of Public Procurement in collaboration with Charterhouse Consulting Limited for representatives of Micro, Small and Medium Size Enterprises across the 21 local government areas Adamawa state has witnessed a protest in Yola by applicants of Small Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Agency (SMEDAN). The protesters who barricaded Jimeta-Yola road for about one and half hours before the arrival of Policemen and Officials of the Civil Defence...

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A language Generation Program’s Ability to Write Articles, Produce Code and Compose Poetry Has Wowed Scientists

ColumnsNewsScience & TechnologyA language Generation Program’s Ability to Write Articles, Produce Code and Compose Poetry Has Wowed Scientists

PilotnewsSeptember 24, 2020

Seven years ago, my student and I at Penn State built a bot to write a Wikipedia article on Bengali Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s play “Chitra.” First, it culled information about “Chitra” from the internet. Then it looked at existing Wikipedia entries to learn the structure for a standard Wikipedia article. Finally, it summarized the information it had retrieved from the internet to write and publish the first version of the entry. However, our bot...

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