The audacity of the Human Race ―The Ever-Reaching Nature

ColumnsFavour EbubechukwuFiction & PoetryLifestyleThe audacity of the Human Race ―The Ever-Reaching Nature

PilotnewsJuly 20, 2022

Everyone weighs with potential. Everyone is unraveled and unraveling. The unraveled, we know. The unraveling, we guess. No one is as blind as a forecaster. To pride in the confidence that pattern A-B and B-C apply to X-Y is bold blindness. Not humans. Accidents happen. In-between the lines are hiccups. Some, dissolved by a spittle-swallow Some, multiple oceans cannot subside. Bitcoin is not as volatile as humans. What do you seek to know? Knowledge at...

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Nollywood Mourns Ada Ameh, Sola Onayiga

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNollywood Mourns Ada Ameh, Sola Onayiga

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 19, 2022

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, has been thrown into a mourning mood following the announcement of the demise of veteran actresses, Ada Ameh and Sola Onayiga. Ada Ameh, who is known for her lead role in the multi-award-winning family drama, The Johnsons, died on Sunday, 17 July, 2022. Her death was confirmed by Emeka Rollas, president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). Confirming the unfortunate incident to Premium Times on Monday, Rollas said he...

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“What Have We Done”? Bishop Ezeokafor Bemoans Nationwide Killing of Priests

LifestyleNigeriaReligion“What Have We Done”? Bishop Ezeokafor Bemoans Nationwide Killing of Priests

PilotnewsJuly 19, 2022

The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, has expressed dismay over the incessant abduction and killing of Catholic priests across the country, emphasizing that by killing a priest, they had killed Christ the second time. The visibly sad Bishop Ezeokafor, who stated this at St Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, while speaking on the state of the nation, said it was clear that unscrupulous elements were behind the act, noting that war had...

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Lady Shows Up In Rivers-based OPM Church For Actor Aguba

LifestyleNigeriaReligionLady Shows Up In Rivers-based OPM Church For Actor Aguba

PilotnewsJuly 19, 2022

A lady who has shown interest in marrying once-homeless actor, Kenneth Jideofor aka Kenneth Aguba, showed up at the Omega Power Ministry in Port Harcourt wearing his face on a T-shirt. The lady, Annastasia Micheal, had indicated interest when the founder of the church, Chibuzor Chinyere, who had given Aguba, a home, announced his willingness to marry a wife him. In her latest update on Facebook, Micheal, said she had not been able to find...

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Preachers Of ‘No Sex Before Marriage’ Are Out Of Their Minds — Eucharia Anunobi

MarriageNewsReligionPreachers Of ‘No Sex Before Marriage’ Are Out Of Their Minds — Eucharia Anunobi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 19, 2022

Veteran Nollywood actress and evangelist, Eucharia Anunobi, has weighed in on the sex before marriage controversy. Speaking in a video she shared on Instagram on Monday, Anunobi condemned the religious doctrines and teachings that discourages pre-marital sex between engaged couples. According to the 57-year-old actress cum evangelist, the proponents of the no sex before marriage agenda for already engaged couples are out of their minds, noting that the proposal already gives one the right to...

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UK Varisty Awards Tiwa Savage An Honorary Doctorate In Music

EducationEntertainmentLifestyleNewsUK Varisty Awards Tiwa Savage An Honorary Doctorate In Music

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 16, 2022

Nigerian afrobeat queen, Tiwa Savage, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate in music at the University of Kent, United Kingdom. The Somebody’s Son crooner was recognised for her ‘inspirational and international music career’  at the Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent on Friday. The university, Tiwa Savage’s alma mater, had earlier announced that the singer, born Tiwatope Savage, would be among the ten honorary graduands at this year’s congregation ceremonies at Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals....

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Ojude Oba: 10 Regberegbes in Ijebu Land

Culture & TraditionLifestyleNigeriaOjude Oba: 10 Regberegbes in Ijebu Land

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)July 16, 2022

The OJUDE OBA FESTIVAL is one of the biggest festivals in the southwestern part of Nigeria. It is most peculiar to the Ijebus- indigenes of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State; although people from different parts of the world visit to partake in the celebration. The festival commences annually on the third day after Eid al-Kabir (popularly called Ileya) to pay homage to the king, Oba Sikiru Kayode (1), Awujale of the Ijebu Kingdom. After a two-year-break due...

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Commit Adultery, Spend Two Years In Prison – Police Officer Warns Married Couples

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCommit Adultery, Spend Two Years In Prison – Police Officer Warns Married Couples

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 5, 2022

A former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Aliyu Giwa, has warned married couples against cheating on their spouses no matter the reason that might arise. According to the superintendent, being unfaithful to one’s partner is a criminal offence that attracts a punishment of two years imprisonment. Giwa, who shook the table on Twitter on Saturday, said adultery contravenes section 387 and 388 of the Penal Code Law. “Do you know? Adultery is a...

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100 Scavengers To Receive Training On Waste Management

EnvironmentNewsNigeria100 Scavengers To Receive Training On Waste Management

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2022

At least 150 youths are to benefit from a one week training on efficient waste management practices and A-Z of recycling in Adamawa State organized by the Northeast Development Commission NEDC in collaboration with the state government held at Federal College of Education, Yola. In a message, Alhaji Shuaibu Audu, Adamawa State Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources Development while declaring the training open, observed that domestic and industrial waste poses challenges in the country....

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COVID-19: ADCSDA To Engage 1,950 Under Labour-Intensive Public Workforce In Adamawa

HealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: ADCSDA To Engage 1,950 Under Labour-Intensive Public Workforce In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2022

The Labour-Intensive Public Workfare (LIPW) implemented by Adamawa State Community and Social Development Agency, (ADCSDA) will engage 1,950 beneficiaries across the 21 local governments under the Nigerian COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, (AN-CARES) Programme. The World Bank assisted programme which began with orientation and enrollment targeted youths and women whose ages are between 18-50 from vulnerable homes aimed to provide them with employment opportunities through the development and maintenance of local infrastructure that do not...

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