Uganda’s Upcoming Elections Face Both Longstanding Problems and New Constraints

AfricaOpinionPoliticsUganda’s Upcoming Elections Face Both Longstanding Problems and New Constraints

PilotnewsJuly 22, 2020

Last month, the contours of Uganda’s 2021 elections began to take shape, and they promise to meld longstanding problems with new constraints. The upcoming polls were always going to be consequential.  President Yoweri Museveni has been in office since 1986, and a new generation of Ugandans has been calling for political change. But the global pandemic has added another layer of complexity to the outlook for the country, and right now, Uganda seems on track to be another case in...

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Anambra Assembly Confirms Appointment of Committee Chairmen to all Local Government Areas 

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaAnambra Assembly Confirms Appointment of Committee Chairmen to all Local Government Areas 

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 21, 2020

The Anambra State House of Assembly today Tuesday 21st July, confirmed the appointment of twenty-one Transition Committee Chairmen and members to  the twenty-one local governments of the state. Earlier in the plenary, the Speaker Rt. Hon. Uche Okafor read the letter from the State governor, Chief Willie Obiano requesting the House to look at the list of the Transition Committee and confirm them in accordance with the position of the law. In the letter, the...

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Nnamdi Kanu: An Aimlessly Courageous Comrade Yearning for Humility and Strategy

ColumnsDon OkoloNigeriaOpinionNnamdi Kanu: An Aimlessly Courageous Comrade Yearning for Humility and Strategy

PilotnewsJuly 21, 20202

“I am simply asking you to recalibrate their stance when they stand before the world to speak. Candor. Resoluteness. Magnanimity. These are catch phrases you must instill in these half nuts” ―Don Okolo These famous last words: ‘Walk slowly but carry a big stick’ does not apply to Nnamdi Kanu. I will state it bluntly; the adage shamefully escapes him and those around him that are working with furious bent to remove the kinks from...

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FG Rejects Senate Demand for Military Chiefs to Step Down

National SecurityNewsPoliticsFG Rejects Senate Demand for Military Chiefs to Step Down

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 21, 2020

The Federal Government and the Senate arm of the National Assembly, today, argued over the exit of military service chiefs in the country. It began with the Senate, during plenary, asking military service chiefs to step down in order to allow the security architecture of the country to be restructured. Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District moved and amendment to an existing motion by Senator Ali Ndume that all service chiefs should step...

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NDDC Probe: A Maradonic Display by Akpabio is an Attempt to Confuse Facts

CorruptionNewsSpecial ReportNDDC Probe: A Maradonic Display by Akpabio is an Attempt to Confuse Facts

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 21, 2020

Aside from the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, on the allegation of reckless spending of the commission, both the Senate and the House of Representatives are currently investigating the alleged crime in the commission. However, the investigation turned dramatic yesterday as more facts and indictments were revealed. It was dramatic because the respondent fainted when he was asked to give an account of his stewardship and it...

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No Plan to Reverse Privatisation of Power Sector — Senate

NewsPoliticsPowerNo Plan to Reverse Privatisation of Power Sector — Senate

PilotnewsJuly 21, 2020

Sen. Gabriel Suswan, the Chairman Senate Committee on Power says the senate has no plans to reverse the privatisation of the power sector. Suswan made this known in Abuja during the committee’s oversight visit to some government structures being occupied by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). According to him, the senate is not pushing for the reversal of privatisation of the sector as that will distal the economy and create issues of trust in...

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Gov. Umahi to Relieve 1,000 Aides of Their Positions Aug. 1

LabourNewsNigeriaGov. Umahi to Relieve 1,000 Aides of Their Positions Aug. 1

PilotnewsJuly 21, 2020

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Monday announced  that he would disengage from service some categories of aides, numbering more than 1,000, on Aug. 1 due to non-performance in their duties. Umahi made the announcement in Abakaliki during a virtual swearing-in of some Special Assistants and Caretaker Chairmen of Local Governments, among others. He noted that governance of the  state was no longer “business as usual”. The governor listed the affected categories of aides to...

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Lagos Bus Service Announces Fare Hike, Gets Approval to Ply BRT Corridor

NewsLagos Bus Service Announces Fare Hike, Gets Approval to Ply BRT Corridor

PilotnewsJuly 21, 2020

The Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), operator of Marcopolo high-capacity buses, says it has secured the approval of the state government for upward review of fares and right to ply Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) dedicated lane. The Chief Executive Officer of LBSL, Mr Idowu Oguntona, made the announcement in a statement on Monday by Mr Afolabi Olawale, the Public Affairs Officer of the company. Oguntona said that the approvals would take effect from Aug. 1....

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DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 37,225

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 37,225

PilotnewsJuly 21, 2020

The number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has reached 37, 225, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) on its official twitter handle on Monday, 562 new cases were reported. The NCDC  also confirmed that a total of 15,333 patients had been treated and discharged. The health agency said that in the last 24 hours, Nigeria had recorded 12 new COVID-19...

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Akeredolu Drowns 7 Aspirants to Emerge Winner of Ondo APC Governorship Primaries

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAkeredolu Drowns 7 Aspirants to Emerge Winner of Ondo APC Governorship Primaries

PilotnewsJuly 21, 2020

■ Won in all the 18 Local Government Areas ■ Trashed all contenders including some very prominent names. The Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election set for October 10, 2020. Chairman of the governorship primary election committee,   also Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, announced the results after a rigorous process which dragged into late hours of Monday,...

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