Borno Suspends Lockdown Indefinitely, Asks Mosques, Churches To Resume Congregational Gatherings

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBorno Suspends Lockdown Indefinitely, Asks Mosques, Churches To Resume Congregational Gatherings

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 14, 2020

The Borno State government has suspended the lockdown in the state indefinitely while also lifting the ban it placed on Friday and Sunday congregational prayers due to the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Borno, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has so far recorded a total of 188 cases of COVID-19. But a statement posted on the official Facebook page of Governor Babagana Zulum said the state had recorded, “significant progress in the...

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Igbos and Folly of Biafra (Part 2)

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionIgbos and Folly of Biafra (Part 2)

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly. — Bertolt Brecht What Ojukwu did to senior Igbo military officers to make them irrelevant in authority he also did to the most senior Igbo politicians. In May, 1966, military governor Lt. Col. Ojukwu arrested and detained the very popular and revered ex-Premier of the Eastern Region, Dr. Michael I....

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Ibrahim Gambari: Transformational Leadership and the Misconceptions of Age Politics

ColumnsNewsOpinionPoliticsIbrahim Gambari: Transformational Leadership and the Misconceptions of Age Politics

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

One of the greatest misconceptions of Nigerians or Africans about age in leadership is being unable to differentiate age from wisdom Minutes after Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari was announced the Chief-of-Staff of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, the social media went wild with commentaries and analysis. Professor Gambari replaces the former Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who died on April over COVID-19 complications. While the majority praised him as a level-headed intelligent leader...

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England Tiptoes Out of Lockdown as Economy Dives

CoronavirusEuropeNewsEngland Tiptoes Out of Lockdown as Economy Dives

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

England on Wednesday tentatively began easing its coronavirus lockdown, with some people who cannot do their jobs at home urged to return to work, as stark economic data showed the disastrous impact of the pandemic. According to official data, Britain, the worst-hit country in Europe with over 40,000 deaths from COVID-19, has been in extensive lockdown since March 23. As of Wednesday, people in manufacturing and certain other sectors were being asked to return to...

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FEC Approves 1.2bn Euros Loan for Agric Mechanisation

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaFEC Approves 1.2bn Euros Loan for Agric Mechanisation

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan facility of 1.2 billion dollars to finance the mechanisation of agriculture in the country. Mr. Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the virtual FEC  meeting anchored from the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The virtual meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The online  FEC was in line with Nigeria...

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Police Arrest 9 Suspected IPOB Members, Recover 13 Stolen Police Rifles

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest 9 Suspected IPOB Members, Recover 13 Stolen Police Rifles

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

The Police Command in Delta said on Wednesday that it had arrested nine suspected members of the outlawed group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and recovered 13 police service rifles from them. Parading the suspects in Asaba, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Hafiz Inuwa, alleged that the men who were arrested in April, were behind the numerous deadly attacks on policemen in Asaba and environs. Inuwa said that the command’s sustained investigation of the...

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FBI warns that China-Linked Hackers Are Targeting U.S. Vaccine Research

NewsFBI warns that China-Linked Hackers Are Targeting U.S. Vaccine Research

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

U.S. federal authorities on Wednesday warned that China-linked hackers were targeting U.S. research organisations to steal data on vaccines and treatments for the new coronavirus. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said health care, pharmaceutical and research institutions working on a pandemic response should all be aware they were the prime targets of this activity. The agencies said that the institutions were to take the necessary steps to protect their systems. “China’s...

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SPECIAL REPORT: 20 Years On the Throne: The Day I Will Not Forget In My Life – HRH Gwanwari Ganye

Culture & TraditionNigeriaPeopleSPECIAL REPORT: 20 Years On the Throne: The Day I Will Not Forget In My Life – HRH Gwanwari Ganye

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

It was on the same day May 13, twenty years ago, the town of Ganye in the Adamawa State went agog as peoples from all walks of life within and outside the shores of the country converged to witness the epoch-making presentation of the staff of office to the paramount ruler of Chamba speaking nations, the Gangwari Ganye  Alh. (Dr.) Umaru Adamu Sanda II. Prominent personalities top government officials, security chiefs, business moguls, district heads, illustrious sons and daughters were...

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Twitter Announces Plans to Allow Employees to Work from Home Forever

BusinessCoronavirusNewsPress * MediaWorld NewsTwitter Announces Plans to Allow Employees to Work from Home Forever

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The social media giant, Twitter, had announced on Tuesday, its plans to let all its employees who wish to work from home to do so for the foreseeable future. It says this will also be allowed in the post-COVID-19 world. The company made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The company said that the past few months had seen its staff work remotely is proof that it can work. The statement read in part,...

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NNPC: 32 Pipeline-Points Malfunctioned, Vandalised in February

NewsNigeriaOil & GasNNPC: 32 Pipeline-Points Malfunctioned, Vandalised in February

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that 32 pipelines in the country malfunctioned or were vandalised in February 2020. In a statement, the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, explained that 22 pipeline breaches, eight weld failures and two pipeline ruptures occurred in the month under review. “Mosimi area accounted for 78 percent total cases, the Port Harcourt axis 16 percent and all other routes accounted for the...

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