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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“Justice for George Floyd” by a Traumatized Mother of a Black Man

ColumnsOpinionUnited States“Justice for George Floyd” by a Traumatized Mother of a Black Man

PilotnewsJune 1, 2020

I am the mother of a Black Man (there are many of us), I am traumatized by the death of George Floyd. His mother, just like me, was a mother of a Black Man. I am a traumatized mother of a Black Man and I’m telling you that this isn’t about politics, this is about human rights and as human beings we are better than this, we have to do better than this. Our sons...

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COVID-19: Students Beg FG to Reopen Schools

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaCOVID-19: Students Beg FG to Reopen Schools

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

A cross-section of students in Kwara have appealed to the Federal Government to reopen schools despite the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The students, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Ilorin on Sunday, expressed their frustration for sitting home over a long period. NAN reports that the federal government had in March announced the closure of schools, churches, mosques and events centres as well as banning social...

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Return to Roundtable or Face Consequences, FG Tells Striking ASUU

EducationLabourNewsNigeriaReturn to Roundtable or Face Consequences, FG Tells Striking ASUU

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige says there will be consequences if the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) refuse government’s overture to return to the negotiating table. Ngige disclosed this on Sunday in a statement signed by his media aide, Emmanuel Nzomiwu, in Enugu. The statement said Ngige spoke in his hometown Alor, Anambra, where he donated palliative worth N15 million to vulnerable households to cushion COVID-19 effects. He said that the...

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Pentecost Sunday: Catholic Priest Urges Nigerians to Pray Against COVID-19

NewsNigeriaRegionsPentecost Sunday: Catholic Priest Urges Nigerians to Pray Against COVID-19

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. James Ahanaonu, of the Holy Spirit Parish Onireke, Lagos, on Sunday urged Nigerians to pray for God’s healing of the land against the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. Ahanaonu, an Associate priest, made the call in a virtual Mass celebration in Lagos to mark the 2020 Feast of the Pentecost. He said that there was no better time to request for God’s healing of the land than this period. He noted that...

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