Contentious politics of ‘to leave or not to leave’ ―Ndi-Igbo must watch their damn steps

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionContentious politics of ‘to leave or not to leave’ ―Ndi-Igbo must watch their damn steps

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2020

“We cannot, as Igbos, truly break away from this monster with her fangs wedged deeply into the functioning muscles in our body,” ―Don Okolo I understand the clamor, and I do understand the reasoning behind the push to carve out our own niche in a corner of the south and call it ours. Every single aspect of the maltreatment, and the vicious cruelty iced on the bedlam heaped on us, it seems that we have...

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NDLEA Seizes 3,546kg Hard Drugs, Arrests 205 Suspects in FCT

NewsNigeriaNDLEA Seizes 3,546kg Hard Drugs, Arrests 205 Suspects in FCT

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2020

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command, says it seized 3,546.632 kilograms of hard drugs from January to July. The NDLEA, FCT Commander, Mr Lawan Hamisu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the drugs seized comprised Cannabis sativa, Cocaine, Tramadol, Exol, Rophynol and Diazepam in a coordinated operation across the Territory. He said that the operatives of the command within the period also arrested 205 suspects comprising...

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No Politician’s Ambition Worth Your Blood – Edo Business Mogul Warns Youth

NewsPoliticsNo Politician’s Ambition Worth Your Blood – Edo Business Mogul Warns Youth

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 10, 2020

As Edo State governorship election approaches, prominent Edo citizen, Captain Hosa Okunbo, has warned the youth to desist from allowing any politician to use them to carry out violence act in the state. There has been strong tension in the political atmosphere in the state with the major actors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who have been engaging each other in verbal attack and character assassination. The incumbent governor,...

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Why Fuel Scarcity May Begin in Lagos Tomorrow

LabourNewsOil & GasWhy Fuel Scarcity May Begin in Lagos Tomorrow

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 9, 2020

Due to the failure of the state government to address grievances, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed tanker drivers to suspend their services beginning from Monday. Williams Akporeha, the National President of NUPENG, said in a statement that the appeal to Lagos and the Federal governments to decongest the Apapa Port has not been addressed. “The entire rank and file members of the union are deeply pained, frustrated and...

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I Won’t Support Northern Candidate for Presidency in 2023 – el-Rufai

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Won’t Support Northern Candidate for Presidency in 2023 – el-Rufai

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 9, 2020

The governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said he would not give his support to any northern candidate for 2023 presidency. The Kaduna State governor disclosed this on Saturday in an interview the BBC Hausa Service as published by The Cable. In his view, the idea of zoning the presidency is necessarily not constitutional, but as a result of the country’s political arrangement which is said should be respected. He said the current...

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11 Governors Storm Edo as Ize-Iyamu Flag-Off Campaign

NewsPolitics11 Governors Storm Edo as Ize-Iyamu Flag-Off Campaign

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 9, 2020

Eleven governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stormed Benin, the capital of Edo State, for the flag-off of the party’s campaign on Saturday. It was in preparation ahead of the September 19 governorship election in the state. During the ceremony which was held at the University of Benin Sports Complex, the governors were led by the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the PAC, Mai Mala Buni. The event was also attended...

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Angola Maintains Closed Borders to Fend off COVID-19

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAngola Maintains Closed Borders to Fend off COVID-19

PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020

Angola says it will maintain closed borders to fight and prevent a spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. According to a Presidential Decree, which updates the measures adopted during the prevailing ‘State of Calamity’, only nationals and foreign residents can return to the national territory. The decree also stated that foreign citizens may exit, seeking to return to their respective countries. Official trips are also permitted. The measure, to become effective on Aug. 10...

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Breaking: Special Assistant To Anambra State Governor On Security Assassinated

Crime & SecurityNewsPoliticsBreaking: Special Assistant To Anambra State Governor On Security Assassinated

PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020

A key security member of the Obiano administration has been assassinated. Mr. Azubuike Ekwegbalu was the Special Assistant to Anambra State Governor on Security.  The Special Assistant to Anambra State Governor on Security Mr. Azubuike Ekwegbalu has been killed by suspected hired assassins. This is a statement issued by Anambra State Government on the incident The Death of Mr. Azubuike Ekwegbalu, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Obiano on Security. The Anambra State Government announces with...

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Mobile Police Training School Will Enhance Security in Nasarawa- Gov. Sule

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaMobile Police Training School Will Enhance Security in Nasarawa- Gov. Sule

PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa says the Mobile Police Training School being built in the state would enhance security when completed. Sule stated this on Saturday in Endehu community, Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area (LGA) while inspecting progress of work at the site. “This place popularly called ‘many have gone’ is notorious for accident, kidnapping and armed robbery. “This is the same hill where my Deputy Governor, Emmanuel Akabe was attacked last year,” Sule said. He...

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DAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 46,140 COVID-19 Cases

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 46,140 COVID-19 Cases

PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 453 new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total infections to 46,140. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The health agency noted that six more persons had died from the disease. It said to date, 46,140 cases had been confirmed, 33,044 discharged and 942 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The NCDC said that...

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