NAF, MESL Reaffirm Commitment In Safeguarding National Assets

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNAF, MESL Reaffirm Commitment In Safeguarding National Assets

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 11, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL) have reaffirmed commitment to strengthening collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure the security of critical national assets across the country. Kabiru Ali, Group Captain, Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, in a press statement on Wednesday, noted that the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar stated this on Tuesday, during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hydropolis Free Trade...

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House Of Representatives To Reconvene September 24 Following Revised Schedule

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHouse Of Representatives To Reconvene September 24 Following Revised Schedule

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 11, 2024

The Federal House of Representatives, set to reconvene from its annual recess on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, following a revised schedule. The initial resumption date of September 17 was adjusted, as stated in an internal memo issued by Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, Clerk of the House, on behalf of the House leadership. A statement on Wednesday from the House spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, Jr., noted that “during the recess, members were actively engaged in their constituencies, addressing...

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Drug Test: 20 Chairmanship Aspirants In Kano State Tested positive

HealthNewsNigeriaDrug Test: 20 Chairmanship Aspirants In Kano State Tested positive

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

Ahead of local government elections in Kano State, twenty (20) chairmanship aspirants have tested positive for multiple drugs screening exercise. The Kano State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abubakar Idris Ahmad, who disclosed this, explained that the aspirants presented by the ruling NNPP in the state tested positive for substances, including opioids, hemp benzodiazepines and nicotine. “While no female aspirant had tested positive so far, the screening process was ongoing and...

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LG Elections: ANSIEC Publishes Candidate’s Name Ahead of September 28 Election

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLG Elections: ANSIEC Publishes Candidate’s Name Ahead of September 28 Election

PilotnewsSeptember 11, 2024

Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC has published the list of qualified candidates for the September 28 local government election. The Chairman of ANSIEC, Magistrate Genevieve Osakwe speaking after making the publication at the Commission’s headquarters in Awka, urged shortlisted candidates to commence campaigns and encouraged the electorate to participate actively and vote for their choice candidates on 28th September, 2024. Magistrate Osakwe revealed that the list of candidates is for public consumption and asked...

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Fatal accident claims 5-year-old girl’s life, 4 injured in Anambra

NewsNigeriaFatal accident claims 5-year-old girl’s life, 4 injured in Anambra

PilotnewsSeptember 11, 2024

A fatal auto crash has claimed the life of a five-year-old girl along the Onitsha-Enugu Old Road by Oye Agu Junction, Abagana, in Anambra State. Four other people sustained various degrees of injuries in the road mishap, which occurred on Wednesday. Reacting to the accident, Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, cautioned drivers and transporters to conduct necessary checks before traveling, especially during the Ember months. According to the spokesperson of the...

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Army Arrest Owner Of Abandon Vehicle With AK-47 Rifle

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmy Arrest Owner Of Abandon Vehicle With AK-47 Rifle

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

The owner of an abandoned vehicle in which an AK-47 rifle was discovered, Mallam Abubakar Adamu has been arrested by soldiers from the Nigerian Army, 6 Brigade in Jalingo, Taraba State. The soldiers, on September 5, intercepted a suspicious blue Toyota Yaris with registration number: Taraba KLD 652 XA, on Wukari-Jalingo road with AK-47 rifle and other incriminating items hidden inside the vehicle. The deputy spokesman of the brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, who disclosed this...

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Flood Displaces Over 200,000 People In Maiduguri, Corpses Litter Streets 

NewsNigeriaFlood Displaces Over 200,000 People In Maiduguri, Corpses Litter Streets 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that over 200,000 people were displaced by flooding that hit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the wee early hours of Tuesday. According to reports an unspecified number of people, including children are still missing as many children might have drowned. Acting Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, Sirajo Garba, said they have placed Maiduguri on high alert following the magnitude of devastation of the flood in the last 24...

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FG Denies Human Rights Abuse Over Arrest, Release Of NLC President

NewsNigeriaFG Denies Human Rights Abuse Over Arrest, Release Of NLC President

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

The presidency has denied any human rights abuse over the arrest of the released Nigeria Labour Congress President Mr Joe Ajaero earlier in the week, insisting that Nigeria is governed by law. The denial is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, accusing the Trade Union in the United Kingdom of false claims on human rights violations in Nigeria over the arrest....

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TUC UK Slams Nigerian Government for Arresting NLC President Joe Ajaero

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTUC UK Slams Nigerian Government for Arresting NLC President Joe Ajaero

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2024

…Ajaero Regains Freedom The Trade Union Congress, TUC, of the United Kingdom has condemned the Nigerian government over the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, on Monday. The UK TUC has called for an immediate end to the government’s clampdown on labour leaders in Nigeria. Pilot News had earlier on Monday reported that Ajaero was arrested by the Department of State Services at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...

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Akwa Ibom Youths Rewarded with ₦310M for Boycotting #EndBadGovernance Protest

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAkwa Ibom Youths Rewarded with ₦310M for Boycotting #EndBadGovernance Protest

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2024

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced a cash reward of ₦310 million to youth leaders across the 31 local government areas for boycotting the recent #EndBadGovernance protest. The Governor had previously assured stakeholders that he would appreciate the youths if they refrained from participating in the nationwide protests, which were held from 1st to 10th August. Speaking at a thank-you rally at Uyo Township Stadium on Tuesday, Governor Eno disclosed that each...

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