COVID-19: States to Get $2.5m Performance-based Grants for Tax Relief

CoronavirusEconomyNewsCOVID-19: States to Get $2.5m Performance-based Grants for Tax Relief

PilotnewsAugust 17, 2020

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Sunday said that each state government would receive USD2.5 million performance-based grants for implementing tax relief programmes for individual taxpayers and businesses to mitigate COVID-19 impact. The forum disclosed this in a statement issued by the Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF Secretariat, Mr. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in Abuja on Sunday,  after a virtual meeting jointly organized by the World Bank and the forum. The forum, however, noted that only states...

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Insecurity: Buhari Has Failed – Says Alhaji Boguma, Borno Traditional Title Holder

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsInsecurity: Buhari Has Failed – Says Alhaji Boguma, Borno Traditional Title Holder

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 17, 2020

A Borno traditional titleholder, Alhaji Zanna Hassan Boguma has said that despite claims, President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to tackle the issue of insecurity, especially in the North East. Alhaji Hassan who is the Zanna Boguma of Borno stated this in an interview said that the escalation of attacks by the Boko Haram on soft targets, the issue of kidnapping on highways and the systematic dislocation of communities that were living around the metropolis, are...

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Anatomy of a Stone Face ―an ode to Tyranny

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsFiction & PoetryOpinionAnatomy of a Stone Face ―an ode to Tyranny

Anthony O. OgboAugust 16, 20201

NOW COMES the stone face even the dream is scared to lodge; devoid of any sway to arouse interest amongst mankind Eyes stubbornly disruptive and unwilling to conjoin adjacent brows; on an oversize-head, decked with irreconcilable facial features     NOW COMES this foul face even the Creator now questions; with unkind eyes so unsightly dazed the devil bowed to pray True, this dude, rude and crude, rules like a mindless bull; prowling furiously with...

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NCDC announces 325 New COVID-19 Cases as Total Infections Hit 48,770

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC announces 325 New COVID-19 Cases as Total Infections Hit 48,770

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)  has announced 325  new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 48,770 . The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday, also said that one death was recorded in the country. The health agency said till date, 48,770 cases had been confirmed, 36,290 discharged while 974 deaths were recorded in the 36 states and the Federal Capital...

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Kano Muslim Lawyers Praises Kano Singer’s Death Sentence

Law & JusticeNewsReligionKano Muslim Lawyers Praises Kano Singer’s Death Sentence

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 16, 2020

The Kano State Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), has praised Shari’s court for sentencing a 22-year-old singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The singer, who is a resident pf Sharifai Quarters in Kano municipal, was charged for insulting “religious creed, contrary to Section 382 (6) of Kano State Shari’a Penal Code Law 2000.” The singer was said to have committed blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in a song he...

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Donald Trump Losses Younger Brother to Unknown Sickness

NewsUnited StatesDonald Trump Losses Younger Brother to Unknown Sickness

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 16, 2020

Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump has died on Saturday following an undisclosed illness, the US president has said in a statement where he mourned the loss. Trump’s White House statement read in part, “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” “He was not just my brother; he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again. His memory will live...

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Senegal’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 12,000-Mark With 160 New Infections

CoronavirusNewsWest AfricaSenegal’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 12,000-Mark With 160 New Infections

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

Senegal’s COVID-19 cases surpassed the 12,000-mark, on Saturday, after 160 more cases were reported in the past 24 hours by the country’s Health Ministry. Out of 1,886 tests conducted in the past 24 hours in two qualified labs, the ministry received 160 positive results, bring the total number of COVID-19 cases to 12,032 in Senegal. According to the spokesperson of the ministry, Dr Mamadou Ndiaye, the newly confirmed cases contain 67 follow-up contact cases, two...

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Police Arrest Human Trafficking Kingpin in Katsina State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Human Trafficking Kingpin in Katsina State

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

The Police Command in Katsina State has arrested a human trafficking kingpin, Abubakar Habibu, in Daura Local Government Area of the state. This command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, said in a statement in Kastina on Saturday that the suspect was arrested at a police checkpoint along Kongolom-Daura Road, Daura, on Aug. 11. According to him, the suspect has been on the wanted list of the command in connection with a case of human trafficking under...

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Veteran Nollywood Actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Tests Positive for COVID-19

CoronavirusEntertainmentNewsVeteran Nollywood Actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Tests Positive for COVID-19

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

As Coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to spread across the globe, Nollywood screen diva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, has revealed that she had tested positive for the dread disease. The renowned actress took to her Instagram account @realomosexy to announce the development to her fans. The 42-year-old actress, however, stated that she was currently in isolation and now getting better. “Hello All, I know most of you have been wondering where I’ve been.“Well, I contracted COVID-19. I have...

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FG ₦5m Fine Imposed on Nigeria Info FM is Draconian and Attempt to Gag the Media Says PDP

NewsPress * MediaFG ₦5m Fine Imposed on Nigeria Info FM is Draconian and Attempt to Gag the Media Says PDP

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 15, 2020

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday condemned the ₦5m fine imposed on Nigeria Info, a radio broadcasting station in Lagos, Nigeria by the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for airing the view of the former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Obed Mailafia which Federal Government (FG) described as inciting crime and public disorder. The PDP said it was a renewed clampdown on the media and gagging of the free speech by...

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