‘Queen Sono’ and Netflix’s future in Africa

AfricaArts & CultureFilm & TV‘Queen Sono’ and Netflix’s future in Africa

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

Queen Sono may be Netflix’s most popular series, but it may not be the right home for the new wave of African film and television. Netflix has landed in Africa! Traveling through Johannesburg’s downtown and suburbs, it’s hard to ignore that indeed, Netflix has arrived. Johannesburg’s cityscapes have been painted with posters, billboards and murals promoting the streaming giant’s first script-to-screen production in Africa, Queen Sono. Netflix partnered with Johannesburg-based production company Diprente, and with creator/executive...

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Love Is A Ballad Of The Cobwebs

Chris Chinwe UlasiFiction & PoetryLifestyleLove Is A Ballad Of The Cobwebs

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

Beware, least you inspire in me not an act But a cobweb on the soul– “How do you say no in an attempt?” No man ever did—an elemental balm. For men the work of God’s creation drives A tradition up against the wall. You must nurture it, watch it, like a newborn— Otherwise, the spark can travel the path of stone. For us the breast undoes itself over and over: Just like the fingernail grows...

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Progressivism and Decolonization Agenda in Nigeria

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionProgressivism and Decolonization Agenda in Nigeria

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

The dilemma facing Nigeria today might not be rooted, as many believe, solely, in the management of her state of affairs, but also her avowed colonial quiddity. For Nigeria to realize her standing locus in the world, she must, first, extricate herself from the doom sustained and maintained from an ethos of colonial dependency.  There must, therefore, be an effort for an overall progressive and decolonization agenda. If history continues to serve as a guide,...

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Sierra Leone’s President Accuses Main Opposition Party of Inciting Violence

AfricaNewsPoliticsSierra Leone’s President Accuses Main Opposition Party of Inciting Violence

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

FREETOWN  – Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio has accused the main opposition party of orchestrating a spate of violent incidents, deepening a political standoff that risks undermining the country’s efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak. At least 18 people have died in three riots in separate parts of the country in recent weeks, including a disturbance at Freetown’s central prison on April 29 which started after an inmate tested positive for the virus. In...

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Iran: Virus Deaths Continue to Fall But Capital Remains Hotspot

EnvironmentWorld NewsIran: Virus Deaths Continue to Fall But Capital Remains Hotspot

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

New figures from Iran’s Health Ministry on Saturday suggest the country’s daily count of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to fall. Just 50 new virus-related deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Saturday, down from daily highs of more than 700 in mid-March. Over the same period the country confirmed 1,520 new coronavirus cases, though the majority did not need to be hospitalised, the spokesman told...

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NOUN Begins Free Virtual Training for 600 Participants

EducationNigeriaTechnologyNOUN Begins Free Virtual Training for 600 Participants

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has began virtual lectures and hands-on-laps training for 600 participants through its Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning, (ACETEL). Mr. Ambrose Gowong, Communications Officer, ACETEL, in a statement said the training was a  partnership between ACETEL­-CISCO Academy and the Directorate of Learning Content Management System (DLCMS) of NOUN. He said  NOUN Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Prof. Justus Sokefun, who declared the training open, said the training was part...

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Kalu’s Release: Nigerian’s Legal System is Serving the Ruling Class – Falana

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu’s Release: Nigerian’s Legal System is Serving the Ruling Class – Falana

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 9, 2020

The human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) had faulted the nullification of the conviction of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, by Nigeria’s Apex court. He made this known on Friday, shortly after Kalu was released by the Supreme Court. He described the nullification as a demonstration of the Nigerian legal system’s capacity in serving the interest of the pampered member of the ruling class. Falana in his reaction said that Section 396(7) of the...

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Bob Dylan Announces First Album of New Music Since 2012

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicBob Dylan Announces First Album of New Music Since 2012

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

Bob Dylan is releasing his first album of new music in eight years following a spurt of creativity from the man regarded as one of the world’s most influential songwriters. Rough and Rowdy Ways” will be released on June 19, according to a brief announcement on Dylan’s official website early on Friday. It will be a double album but no further details were given. The announcement followed the release late on Thursday of a third...

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NCDC Records 386 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infection Now 3912

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Records 386 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infection Now 3912

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 3912. The NCDC also said that 10 new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 117. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that this is the highest number of cases recorded in a single day in the country....

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Kalu’s Release: Kinsmen Hail Supreme Court’s Judgment

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleKalu’s Release: Kinsmen Hail Supreme Court’s Judgment

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

Dr Orji Kalu’s kinsmen on Friday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court, which nullified the conviction of the former governor of Abia,  who was handed down 12-year jail term for corruption. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they described the judgment as apt and well served. Elder Uwakwe Okoronkwo, President-General, Igbere Welfare Union, expressed delight over Kalu’s release from prison and pointed out that the judiciary remained the last hope...

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