Sanwo-Olu Asks to Meet Boy in Viral ‘Calm Down’ Video

NewsPeopleSanwo-Olu Asks to Meet Boy in Viral ‘Calm Down’ Video

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 29, 2020

…Tells Lagos residents to ‘calm down’. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said he would like to meet a boy who was filmed telling his mother who was about to punish him for an offence to ‘calm down’. In the video which has been shared widely on social media platforms, the boy who tried to talk his mother out of beating him said “calm down and rest a little”. Pleading for pardon, he...

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Andrew Mlangeni, Mandela Ally and Anti-Apartheid Hero, Dies in South Africa

PeopleWorld NewsAndrew Mlangeni, Mandela Ally and Anti-Apartheid Hero, Dies in South Africa

PilotnewsJuly 29, 2020

Andrew Mlangeni’s death last week represents something of a passing of the guard for South Africa’s liberation struggle. Andrew was the last living defendant of the 1963 Rivonia trial, which resulted in the sentencing of Andrew and ten others, among them, Ahmed Kathrada, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki and, most famously, Nelson Mandela. In a highly publicized trial, the defendants were found guilty of sedition and conspiracy. The Rivonia trial and the Sharpeville massacre, which occurred three years...

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Senate Summons Fashola, Ahmed, Others Over Legacy Projects

InfrastructureNewsSenate Summons Fashola, Ahmed, Others Over Legacy Projects

PilotnewsJuly 29, 2020

The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, and the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, over the funding status of three Federal Government legacy projects. Also summoned were the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, and the Managing Director of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji. The summons was issued at an interactive meeting, organised by the Senate Committee on Finance with NSIA officials. The...

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DAILY UPDATES: NCDC Announces 624 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Now 41,804

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: NCDC Announces 624 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Now 41,804

PilotnewsJuly 29, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 624 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus increased to 41, 804. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Tuesday. The health agency noted that eight more persons have died from the disease. It stated that Lagos, the nation’s COVID-19 regional epicentre, reported 212 new cases, while Oyo reported 69. Among others states with new cases were:  Niger...

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17 Political Parties Submit Nominations for Ondo Governorship Election-INEC

NewsPolitics17 Political Parties Submit Nominations for Ondo Governorship Election-INEC

PilotnewsJuly 29, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  says 17 political parties submitted the list and particulars of their nominated candidates for Ondo State governorship election at the deadline for submission. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, after the commission’s meeting held on Tuesday in  Abuja. INEC on Feb. 6 published the timetable and schedule of activities for the state governorship election as well fixed...

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Reps Spokesman to Akpabio: Make Public Your Claims

NewsNigeriaReps Spokesman to Akpabio: Make Public Your Claims

PilotnewsJuly 29, 2020

The spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) has alleged that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has not proved his allegations against members of the parliament. In a statement, Kalu challenged the minister to go public with documents to prove that 60 per cent of contracts in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) were awarded to lawmakers. He recalled that Akpabio had made the allegation at an investigative hearing on...

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Eid-El-Kabir: Rams Dealers Decry Low Patronage In Adamawa

BusinessNewsReligionEid-El-Kabir: Rams Dealers Decry Low Patronage In Adamawa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)July 29, 2020

Less than two days to the Eid-el-Kabir Sallah festivities,  rams and other livestock dealers in Adamawa have decried low patronage amid unprecedented hike in prices. Some dealers, spoken to in Jimeta and Yola markets, described the market condition as discouraging. Muhammadu Yellow, the sarkin Tike Jimeta, said the was recording low sales as against the high patronage during the previous festive season. Sarkin Tike, attributed the situation to the effect of coronavirus pandemic and increased...

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The Probing of NDDC is a Strong Indication Against Corruption – Aide

CorruptionNewsNigeriaThe Probing of NDDC is a Strong Indication Against Corruption – Aide

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 29, 2020

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investments, Maryam Uwais, has said that the probing of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over the alleged misuse of funds as a strong indication that transparency is needed in governance. The Interim Management Commission of the NDDC and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs is being investigated by the National Assembly over allegations of illegal spending. Uwais in a statement spoke at the unveiling of...

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‘My Uncle Was Shot in the Back and Slaughtered Like a Goat.’ Survivors of Southern Kaduna Killings Speak Out

NewsNigeria‘My Uncle Was Shot in the Back and Slaughtered Like a Goat.’ Survivors of Southern Kaduna Killings Speak Out

PilotnewsJuly 29, 2020

By Isaac Abrak With Stephanie Busari (Culled from the CNN) Daniel Bala was walking home from church early on Friday evening. He had just attended choir practice and was looking forward to getting home to his wife and newborn baby who was just two days old. Suddenly, gunshots rang out and Bala, 49, was forced to take cover in a nearby yam farm, where he hid behind a ridge from the attackers, suspected militia herdsmen...

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Review Clears African Development Bank’s Chief of Favoritism

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsReview Clears African Development Bank’s Chief of Favoritism

PilotnewsJuly 29, 2020

An independent panel backed an African Development Bank probe that found no evidence of wrongdoing by its president, Akinwumi Adesina. The finding enables Adesina, 60, to seek re-election next month as head of the continent’s biggest multilateral lender for another five years. It’s also a rebuff to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, whose rejection of the AfDB ethics committee’s original report led to the review. The independent panel, led by former Irish President Mary Robinson, said it...

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