Igbos and Folly of Biafra–a Documentary by By HR Udunna Ukegbu

NigeriaSpecial ReportIgbos and Folly of Biafra–a Documentary by By HR Udunna Ukegbu

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

WAP brings under one domain, a four-part documentary of the very hostile Nigeria’s Civil War by Hector-Roosevelt Udunna Ukegbu, PhD. Ukegbu, is a graduate of the University of Lagos, where he was a student leader; he also graduated from the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; St. Gregory’s College, Ikoyi, Lagos, and the Owerri Grammar School, Imerienwe. He is also a columnist with the WAP.   Igbos and Folly of Biafra (Part I)  Pilotnews May...

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Igbos and Folly of Biafra (Part 4)

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionIgbos and Folly of Biafra (Part 4)

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

Fruitless Peace Negotiations. The End of Biafra. Today—Which Way Forward? Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war — Ernest Hemingway On September 7, 1968, as renowned Biafran diplomat Raph Uwechue recounts, some anxious senior Igbos held a meeting in the Algerian capital Algiers where an OAU summit which would tackle the imbroglio of...

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Anambra House of Assembly Passes Revised 2020 Budget

EconomyNewsPoliticsAnambra House of Assembly Passes Revised 2020 Budget

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)May 29, 2020

AWKA – The Anambra State House of Assembly on Friday May 29, 2020 passed the Anambra State revised 2020 budget. The revised budget tagged “Anambra State Revised 2020 COVID-19 Appropriation Bill”, is a revision of the Anambra state 2020 budget that was passed in October 2019, but no longer feasible as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which has altered all economic projections upon which the former budget was based. In 2019, Anambra Assembly was...

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We’re Still focused on Delivering Mandate for Change – Buhari

EconomyNewsNigeriaWe’re Still focused on Delivering Mandate for Change – Buhari

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s mandate for change remains relevant and will be steadily followed to improve livelihoods. Shehu gave the assurance in a statement in Abuja on Friday as the Buhari administration marks the first year anniversary of his second term in office. He said: “The campaign had been hard fought; yet the mandate the people of this country gave him was...

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CAN Demands Immediate Release of Chairman In Nasarawa State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaReligionCAN Demands Immediate Release of Chairman In Nasarawa State

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 29, 2020

The national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government to deploy all its arsenal and that it’s chairman in Nasarawa State, Bishop Joseph Masin is released Masin abducted on Wednesday at his residence in Bukan-Sidi, Lafia metropolis by some gunmen. In a statement signed by the General Secretary, Barr. Joseph Daramola, the association urged the government to plead for the immediate release Joseph Masin as well as Leah...

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17 Suspected Sea Pirates Nabbed in Rivers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria17 Suspected Sea Pirates Nabbed in Rivers

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

No fewer than 17 suspected sea pirates have been arrested by the Police Command in Rivers following a major raid on their hideout, an official said. The command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday that the suspects were responsible for recent coordinated attacks on policemen in the state. “The 17 sea pirates attacked the men of Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base five, Benin on May 24 while they...

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NCDC Confirms 182 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Active Cases Now Hits 6064

CoronavirusNigeriaNCDC Confirms 182 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Active Cases Now Hits 6064

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 182 new cases of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), in the country, the total active cases for Nigeria now stand at 6,064. The NCDC, on its official twitter handle, said that as at May 28, 2020, 182 new confirmed cases and five deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the NCDC said that the new cases have been reported in the last...

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Sanusi II Calls for What is Right, Justice to Reject US External Inquiry Call on Adesina

AfricaBusinessNewsSanusi II Calls for What is Right, Justice to Reject US External Inquiry Call on Adesina

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 29, 2020

The former Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Africans and friends of the continent to stand for what is right, justice to ensure that laid down rules are respected in the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The former Emir made the call following the US Government calls for an independent investigation after the Ethics Committee of the Banks has exonerated the President of...

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The US Calls on AfDB: “Its Governance Could be Hijacked Away from Africa” – Obasanjo

AfricaBusinessNewsThe US Calls on AfDB: “Its Governance Could be Hijacked Away from Africa” – Obasanjo

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 29, 2020

The former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has joined other African leaders and figures calling for the defense of African Development Bank (AfDB) and its President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina against external forces. Obasanjo in an open letter called on past leaders and heads of states in the African continent to rise up and defend the bank from external forces. He alleged that the call by the United States for an external investigation into what...

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Adamawa Violence Attacks: Fintiri Inaugurates Probe Panel To Investigate Tingno Crisis

Law & JusticeNational SecurityNigeriaAdamawa Violence Attacks: Fintiri Inaugurates Probe Panel To Investigate Tingno Crisis

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 29, 2020

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has sworn in a  Six-Man Tingno-Chobo Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the recent civil unrest in four communities of Tingnon Dutse, Tito, Sabon Layi and Bagasi in Lamurde Local Government Area. Those sworn as members of the Tingno-Chobo probe panel include Justice Hafsatu Abdurrahman as Chairperson, while Barrister Aji Kamale, Akanmodu Abayomi, Professor Kalip Bulus Filli, Yakubu Sambo and Aliyu Mohammed will serve as members. The governor enumerated among other...

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