Literary icon, Chinua Achebe honored with memorial portrait burst sculpture

Arts & CultureLiterary icon, Chinua Achebe honored with memorial portrait burst sculpture

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2020

Six years after the death of the novelist Prof. Chinua Achebe, the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) unveiled a gigantic portrait bust sculpture in his honor,  just at the front of the Faculty building at the arts theatre complex. This is not just a mere sculptural piece but a monument celebrating his contributions to humanities. The author of “Things Fall Apart”, one of most popular literary piece in history used his works to highlight the...

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Iran’s Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh defects to Europe

SportsIran’s Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh defects to Europe

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2020

Iran’s sole female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh announced that she has permanently left her country for Europe. “Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences,” the 21-year–old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting. “I am one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran who they have been playing with for years.” Alizadeh became the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal after claiming taekwondo bronze in the...

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Suspended Texas Southern University president mulls legal action

NewsSuspended Texas Southern University president mulls legal action

Anthony O. OgboJanuary 11, 2020

Dr. Austin Lane, the Texas Southern University President who was put on indefinite administrative leave yesterday by the Board of Regents, may be considering a legal action.   Dr. Lane, who in the first year of a three-year contract told Channel 2 News that his lawyer is working to determine if the board’s decision violated his contract. The TSU Board of Regents had in a surprise release named Kenneth Huewitt as acting president of the school...

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Iran vows to handle black box data after plane crash blamed on missile

NewsWorldIran vows to handle black box data after plane crash blamed on missile

PilotnewsJanuary 10, 2020

Iran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 people aboard, after Canada and others said the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake. Iran, which has denied the Boeing 737-800 was downed by a missile, said it could take one or two months to extract information from the voice and flight data recorders. If it needed help, it...

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Nigeria: DSS arraigned Gov Umahi’s Aide, two others over alleged N3.6bn fraud

NewsNigeriaNigeria: DSS arraigned Gov Umahi’s Aide, two others over alleged N3.6bn fraud

Emeka OdogwuJanuary 10, 2020

A Technical Assistant (TA) to Ebonyi State Governor, Precious Orji Nnachi, and two others were on Thursday arraigned by the Department of States Service (DSS) over an alleged attempt to defraud Ebonyi State Government of the sum of N3.6 billion (USD10,000,000.00). The suspects were arraigned at a Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki on a six-count charge bothering on felony, attempt to defraud, amongst others, Pilot News gathered. They allegedly committed the offence at Umunaga village,...

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Chukwuemeka Ike, Nigerian Novelist, Professor, & Monarch, Passes on at 88

NewsChukwuemeka Ike, Nigerian Novelist, Professor, & Monarch, Passes on at 88

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2020

The Nigerian novelist Chukwuemeka Vincent Ike, who was also a monarch, has passed on at 88. He had endured health challenges, Punch reports, and was admitted to Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, where he died on Thursday, January 9. He had been, since 2008, the traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu town in Anambra State. Ike broke out internationally with the novel Toads for Supper (1965), but is as known for his subsequent novels The Naked Gods...

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Boxing: FG denies endorsing Bash Ali’s fight

NigeriaSportsBoxing: FG denies endorsing Bash Ali’s fight

PilotnewsJanuary 8, 2020

Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied given approval to former boxing champion, Bash Ali to stage a world fight in Nigeria. Kola Daniel, Special Assistant (Media) to Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the Legal Department of the ministry had written to the boxer warning him to desist from peddling false claims about a non-existent approval from the office of the...

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Nigeria Rescues Foreigners Kidnapped In Oil-Rich Delta

NewsNigeriaNigeria Rescues Foreigners Kidnapped In Oil-Rich Delta

PilotnewsJanuary 8, 2020

Nigeria’s Navy has rescued three foreigners kidnapped in the oil-rich Niger Delta last week, the Navy said on Wednesday. A Nigerian Navy team rescued the two Russians and one Indian late on Tuesday in an operation in the southwestern state of Ondo, Navy spokesperson Suleman Dahun told AFP on Wednesday. In separate operations, the Nigerian Navy has also killed several pirates and is searching to apprehend others, security sources told AFP. The three foreigners were...

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Cardi B’s pledge to seek Nigerian citizenship sparks rivalry

NewsCardi B’s pledge to seek Nigerian citizenship sparks rivalry

PilotnewsJanuary 8, 2020

Cardi B’s announcement that she wants to seek Nigerian citizenship has set off a Twitter feud between her West African fans in friendly rivals Nigeria and Ghana. The Grammy-winning rapper visited both countries last month on her African tour. Her announcement in a tweet on Friday criticized the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and sent Middle East tensions soaring. “Its sad this man is putting Americans live in danger. Dumbest...

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Pastor Tunde Bakare unleashes his “State Of The Nation Broadcast” vowing to unveil the true enemies of Nigeria

NigeriaPastor Tunde Bakare unleashes his “State Of The Nation Broadcast” vowing to unveil the true enemies of Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 6, 2020

Nigerian Politician and the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare yesterday unleashed what he tagged “The State of The Nation Broadcast” with a theme, “Unveiling the True Enemies of Nigeria.” According to Pastor Bakare, “Today’s State of the Nation Broadcast is aimed at unveiling the true enemies of Nigeria. Please lend me your ears as we separate chaff from grains, tares from wheat, villains from heroes, and perverts from patriots…” Below...

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