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By Zarumi Mashood Kwara State Ministry of Justice on Wednesday organized a sensitization workshop for judicial officers and public prosecutors on the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law. Themed “Investigation and Prosecutions: Focal Lens on Extant Nigerian Laws and Judicial Pronouncements on Extra-Judicial Statements,” the maiden annual programme was keynoted by the popular legal luminary, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN. Top attendees included the Kwara State Chief Judge Justice Abiodun Adebara; Attorney General of the State and Commissioner of Justice, Senior Ibrahim Sulyman; High Court judges and Magistrates; Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Barrister Kikelomo Grillo; leadership…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has unanimously endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term. The house, during its 37th Legislative session on Wednesday, said its decision was in appreciation of the numerous Federal Government’s presence attracted by the Tinubu-led administration. The endorsement was contained in a motion signed by 26 members and read at plenary by the House Leader, Mr Major Jack (Akuku-Toru). They acknowledged that the vote of confidence on the president became necessary to pave the way for continuity. The members recalled the role played by the president during an intense political crises in the state,…

In their bid to reverse deteriorating press freedom situation, members of the Nigerian Chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) on Tuesday in Abuja unveiled the ‘Book of Infamy’ during their 2025 Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM), holding at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja. The IPI Nigeria described the “Book of Infamy” as a special publication that will document cases of media repression and press freedom violations in Nigeria. It is one of IPI Nigeria’s accountability tools, an instrument for documenting and exposing individuals and institutions that, through their actions or neglect, harass, arrest, intimidate, or otherwise, violate the…

Head Coach Eric Chelle has named Captain William Ekong, Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Stanley Nwabali in a 55-man provisional squad for AFCON 2025. He also listed Maduka Okoye, Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey, Semi Ajayi, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Raphael Onyedika for the tournament in Morocco. The squad features Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze, Simon Moses and Chidera Ejuke among the forwards selected by the Super Eagles’ technical team. Nigeria Premier Football League stars Abdulrasheed Shehu, Ebenezer Harcourt, Ekeson Okorie, Chisom Orji and Adekunle Adeleke are also included. According to a statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications on Tuesday,…

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, has said that the media landscape is rife with fake news, deepfake, misinformation, and disinformation, among others. The minister stated this on Friday in Abuja, at the closing ceremony of the PRNigeria 2025 Young Communication Fellowship, organized by Image Merchant Promotion Limited (IMP) Idris, who was represented by the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ali M. Ali, added that the challenge of fake news was compounded by innovations in artificial intelligence and immersive journalism. He, therefore, advised the young graduating fellows to be discerning and circumspect in the discharge…

Latest report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown major progress in the global fight against measles, with cases and deaths declining sharply over the past 24 years. According to a statement issued in Abuja by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, on Friday, WHO disclosed that global measles cases fell by 71 per cent, from an estimated 38 million in 2000 to 11 million in 2024. It said that deaths declined by 88 per cent during the same period, dropping from 777,000 to 95,000, the lowest annual estimate in decades. “An estimated 58.7 million deaths were prevented through measles vaccination…

In compliance with a recent presidential directive, the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday informed that 11,566 personnel attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) had been recalled. The I-G said this in Abuja at a conference with Strategic Police Managers consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioners and above, adding that the recalled officers would be deployed to active police entities immediately. He said the presidential order was to ensure that more officers were repositioned from personalised security duties to collective public protection responsibilities where their presence and operational impact were urgently required. “However, while we…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, struck out an appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). A three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal lacked merit and had become academic following Kanu’s conviction for terrorism offences. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on November 20, convicted and sentenced the IPOB leader to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of terrorism offences charged by the Department of State Services (DSS). Kanu had claimed, in the instant appeal, that his fundamental rights…

By Rukayat Abdulraheem, Lawrence Okedare and Haliru Idris The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has announced a cabinet-level security committee to midwife alternative short-to-long term solutions to curtail further security breaches. The committee is headed by Deputy Governor Mr. Kayode Alabi with Mrs. Olufunke Mercy Shittu, PhD of the Office of the Head of Service, will serve as the secretary. Other members of the committee are Special Adviser on Security Matters Brigadier General Saliu Tunde Bello; Hon. Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development Abdullahi Bata; Senior Special Assistant on Security Alhaji Muhyideen Aliu; Special Assistant on…

The Kogi State Police Command has urged residents to disregard false alarms and reports circulating on social media regarding imminent attacks by bandits in the eastern part of the state The Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Kankarofi, gave the charge in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, CSP William Ovye-Aya on Monday in Lokoja. “Such reports are unverifiable and did not constitute any elements of truth. “The command has taken security matters very seriously and has put measures in place to ensure the safety of lives and property in the state,” he said. The commissioner said that he has ordered the…