BlackLivesMatters: Tiger Woods Calls for Calm, Describes George Floyd’s Death as ‘Shocking Tragedy’

NewsPeopleSportsUnited StatesBlackLivesMatters: Tiger Woods Calls for Calm, Describes George Floyd’s Death as ‘Shocking Tragedy’

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 2, 2020

The Golf superstar, Tiger Woods has called for calm in the ongoing protest over George Floyd’s death. Woods describes the death Floyd as a “shocking tragedy”, noting that the law enforcement officers “trained so diligently to understand how, when and where to use force.” He added that violent protests were not the answer as unrest is seen across the United State on Monday. He expressed his “utmost respect” for police and likened the situation to...

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Nigerian Entertainer, Majek Fashek Dies at 71

Arts & CultureEntertainmentNigeriaNigerian Entertainer, Majek Fashek Dies at 71

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 2, 2020

The Nigerian musician and entertainer, Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek as stage name is dead. The musician died at the age of 71. It was learned that he died in a hospital in New York on Monday evening after a prolong illness. Uzoma Omenka, his manager, confirmed his death in a video uploaded on the late musician’s Instagram handle. Omenka added that he has been getting calls from all over regarding the passing...

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How Ekiti State Increased COVID-19 Test to 400 Per Day

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaHow Ekiti State Increased COVID-19 Test to 400 Per Day

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 2, 2020

About a month after the Ekiti State government set up a geographic information system-based COVID-19 response hub to manage data on the pandemic, the state government has established a mobile molecular laboratory to ramp up testing for COVID-19. The state partnered with 54gene — a company set up to provide genomic data for Africa – to set up the laboratory at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH). The COVID-19 mobile laboratory is equipped with testing...

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Music Industry Hits Pause to Reflect as U.S. Protests Rage

CoronavirusEntertainmentUnited StatesMusic Industry Hits Pause to Reflect as U.S. Protests Rage

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

Leading record labels will mark “Black Out Tuesday” this week, suspending business and working with communities to fight racial inequality after protests erupted in the U.S. following the death of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody. Several top artists have also spoken out in response to the death and subsequent demonstrations, some of which have turned violent. “We stand with the black community,” Universal Music, part of Vivendi, said on its Twitter account,...

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Citizens of Nigeria Deserve Security Guardianship

ColumnsNational SecurityNigeriaOpinionCitizens of Nigeria Deserve Security Guardianship

PilotnewsJune 1, 2020

In a 2000 paper published in the International Journal of African Studies, I presented a case for local police devolutions in Nigeria that will bring the police closer to the people.  The article argued that a colossal policing command headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria could not possibly provide adequate policing functions to the security trepidations of the citizens.  That proposition was deduced before the mayhem of the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeastern part of Nigeria...

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FG Pushes COVID-19 Battles to States, Only to Supervise in the Next Phase of Lockdown

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaFG Pushes COVID-19 Battles to States, Only to Supervise in the Next Phase of Lockdown

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 1, 2020

The Federal Government has pushed the battle to contain the coronavirus pandemic to states. It gives the community spread as a reason for its decision. The decision was made public on Sunday by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha. He added that the Federal Government will therefore only provide supervision and coordination. Mustapha, who spoke at the State House after he...

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Primaries are Crucial to Democracy – Tinubu Tells Governors

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPrimaries are Crucial to Democracy – Tinubu Tells Governors

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 1, 2020

The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, told nine APC Governors at a meeting yesterday that primaries are crucial to democracy. A source at the meeting in the State House, Marina, Lagos, said the former Lagos State Governor emphasized the importance of primaries to democracy. He admonished the party leaders to safeguard in the preparation for the choice of standard-bearers. Last week, the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and...

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Ondo 2020: I Prefer Direct Primary, Akeredolu Says as He Confronts 15 Co-aspirants

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOndo 2020: I Prefer Direct Primary, Akeredolu Says as He Confronts 15 Co-aspirants

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 1, 2020

Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State Governor who hopes to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for a second term as governor of the state, said he preferred direct primary election. Mr Akeredolu said contrary to insinuations by the Unity Forum, that he wanted an indirect primary because he was afraid of losing, he was not afraid of any mode of election. “We’ve not come out as a government that we are opposed to direct primary,...

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COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Taraba Communities, Takum Tightens Border With Cameroon

National SecurityNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Taraba Communities, Takum Tightens Border With Cameroon

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)June 1, 2020

Against the backdrop of the decision taken by Taraba state government to contain possibilities of community infections of Covid-19 pandemic, local government chairmen of Takum, Ussa, Kurmi and Sardauna have imposed total lockdown to tighten their border communities with Cameroon. Local sources say that the security operatives are working with the local government chairmen to seal off entry points along the Cameroon border. In compliance with the order, the Chairman of Takum local government council,...

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Floyd: New York City Declares Curfew

NewsUnited StatesFloyd: New York City Declares Curfew

PilotnewsJune 1, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday imposed a curfew for New York City as protesters of the death of George Floyd prepare for another night of demonstration. Speaking in a live radio programme, Cuomo said the curfew would hold between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday and could be extended depending on the situation. The directive came after protests in parts of the city turned violent, resulting in vandalisation and looting of dozens of shops...

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