Survival in Obscurity —Tribulations of African Americans in the Pandemic

Anthony Obi OgboNewsRegionsSpecial ReportUnited StatesSurvival in Obscurity —Tribulations of African Americans in the Pandemic

PilotnewsJuly 27, 2021

Finally, it took the pandemic to float ashore the system-induced tribulations of a population subjugated by a bigoted justice system By Anthony Obi Ogbo, Ph.D. A professor in a historically black college in Houston looked at the screen during one of his remote classes and noticed something quite unusual. Besides low classroom participation, a student could be seen in a Walmart breakroom, and another was in a car with a baby sleeping comfortably behind them...

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Joshua Chigbogu Ulasi—a Pioneer in the History of Igbo Entrepreneurship

LocalNigeriaJoshua Chigbogu Ulasi—a Pioneer in the History of Igbo Entrepreneurship

PilotnewsApril 22, 2021

Igbo’s recognizable flair for business and free enterprise did not start overnight. This story of an industrious Igbo son of the Nnewi clan, Joshua Chigbogu Ulasi is a historical validation.  Nnewi is the second-largest commercial and industrial city after Onitsha in Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria. Nicknamed “The City of the Millionaire” the town is also a major trading and manufacturing center in Nigeria, enduring high commercial activities, and attracting millions of people from other...

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Unilorin Reunion: FCCPC’s Babatunde Irukera urges constructive input toward good governance

LifestyleNigeriaUnilorin Reunion: FCCPC’s Babatunde Irukera urges constructive input toward good governance

PilotnewsMarch 31, 2021

The Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, Mr. Babatunde Irukera says, the nation can achieve more if Alumni Associations contribute constructively towards good governance. He stated this in Abuja at a maiden reunion of former Students of the University of Ilorin tagged “Bon Soireé,” organized by some members of a group “Uniting Unilorin and friends” led by sports lover and mogul, Mr Edmond Abdulqudux Ajoge. The group comprises alumni...

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My Father’s Funeral Inspires My Last Album – Vector

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaMy Father’s Funeral Inspires My Last Album – Vector

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 15, 2021

Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, popularly known as Vector, is one of the respected rappers in Nigeria at the moment. He is known for his punch lines. However, artist stated that he tries not to get used to being called one of the best rappers in the music industry. “I appreciate the views of the people who love my music. I appreciate that they all think I am one of the best in the music industry. It is...

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Amidst COVID, Thousands Zoom-in to Celebrate Westfield Energy’s Boss, Henry Okolie-Aboh

NewsAmidst COVID, Thousands Zoom-in to Celebrate Westfield Energy’s Boss, Henry Okolie-Aboh

PilotnewsSeptember 6, 2020

Henry Okolie-Aboh AKA Igiligi is not a new face in today’s business world. In the global economic scheme, the name pops out from every project segment relevant to oil, gas, and energy. He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive officer of Westfield Energy Resources Limited who started from the bottom up, to become one of top guns in the global oil and gas service sector. This day, however, Okolie-Aboh is did not wake up in preparation...

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Woman, 64, held in Nigerian hotel for year after toy boy lures her with marriage

LifestyleNewsPeopleWoman, 64, held in Nigerian hotel for year after toy boy lures her with marriage

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

■ During that time he allegedly set about making money by forcing the woman to use her American accent in scams. Chukwuebuka Kasi Obiaku allegedly met the 64-year-old American woman on Facebook and invited her to come to Lagos in Nigeria under the “pretext of love and marriage” A woman was allegedly held in a hotel for more than a year by her husband who used her identity to commit fraud. The 64-year-old woman, who...

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From Destitution to Looter’s Club —is this Plague of Corruption Here to Stay?

ColumnsLifestyleFrom Destitution to Looter’s Club —is this Plague of Corruption Here to Stay?

Esther Ngele (Columnist)July 10, 2020

Gucci, Versace, L. Vuitton, Prada, Fendi, Audemars, Patek, Balenciaga, Hermes and the Jet set life was his command. The luxurious opulence attractive to 2.5 million Instagram followers; he was ‘untouchable’. You need not be the star of television and entertainment to be famous. Instagram will do just that for you. Just have it, show it off, flaunt it over and over again on yachts and in Rolls Royces; they will stare and click away. It...

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Why is This Popular Prophet Being Jeered And Paraded By His Own Community?

LifestyleNigeriaWhy is This Popular Prophet Being Jeered And Paraded By His Own Community?

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

You may call him a Prophet of doom, but this pastor, Prophet Paul Abam of Itigidi, Abi LGA in Cross River may have been duping his people with fraudulent revelations until his antics were miraculously exposed.  WAP’s I-Witness-Reporter had initially informed our newsroom that Prophet Abam had been setting his victims up by burying charms or other scary collage of figurines in their premises, then turn around and uproot them as prophetic-powered miracles for money. ...

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Kenneth Ize, the Nigerian Designer Bringing Yoruba Craft to Luxury Fashion

FashionLifestyleNigeriaKenneth Ize, the Nigerian Designer Bringing Yoruba Craft to Luxury Fashion

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

Who is it? Kenneth Ize is an LVMH Prize-nominated brand based between Nigeria and Italy Why do I want it? Consciously produced fabrics in vibrant hues meet with sharp tailoring Where can I find it? Online now at Browns – stay tuned for more styles arriving later this April _________ Who is it? When I speak to Kenneth Ize, he is in his studio in Lagos, Nigeria, having just returned from Italy, which – shortly after he left – went into lockdown in light...

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The Pang of a Pandemic – Now the Whole World is Sitting Down

CoronavirusFiction & PoetryLifestyleThe Pang of a Pandemic – Now the Whole World is Sitting Down

PilotnewsMarch 23, 2020

The whole world is sitting down. Her nations’ gates are closed. The earth’s gravitation is frozen. The air everywhere is flu-bound. The sick can’t afford to be alive. The healthy are ordered inside. People are dying; Corruption and bad leaders are alive. Everywhere a strange visitor arrived, bearing a bouquet of red-blooded virus. Those with adequate governance loathes uncertainty with a name. Wealth and abundance abide In the West, the visitor pays it no heed....

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