ECOWAS court judgment on blasphemy and challenges of enforcement
On April 9, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice (ECJ) made a landmark judgment, holding certain aspects of the Kano State’s blasphemy laws in Nigeria to be incompatible with international human rights standards, more particularly, the right to freedom of expression.
Court remands man for allegedly defiling 8-year-old girl
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday remanded a 23-year-old man, Mautin Odun in prison custody, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya, ordered that Odu should be remanded in the Awarjigoh prison, Badagry, after he pleaded not guilty to defilement and unlawful touching. He ordered that the case file […]
Police arrest 2 suspected vandals at Ile-Zik, recover operational tools
By Esther Onyegbula LAGOS—Operatives of the Isokoko Police Division, Lagos State, have arrested two suspected vandals caught while dismantling concrete barriers at Ile-Zik along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, following a swift response to credible intelligence. The suspects, identified as Peter James, 26, and Lesipi Adamu, 24, both of no fixed address, were apprehended about 6:45 p.m. […]
PESMDAA inaugurates task force to tackle environmental degradation in Ondo
The Petroleum, Environment and Solid Minerals Degradation Awareness Association (PESMDAA) Ondo state chapter, has inaugurated a task force to address environmental degradation.
Policemen injured in fight against armed robbers in Kano
Kano—Two Policemen, Abdullahi Ibrahim and Yahaya Saidu, have sustained injuries during a fight with a gang of armed robbers in Kano State. Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mr. Abdullahi Kiyawa, in a statement, yesterday, said: “The Kano State Police Command responded to a distress call on April 22, 2025, about 1p.m., regarding […]
Nigeria needs coalition of United Nigerians, not politicians
The complexities of modern governance in Nigeria have exposed the inadequacies of the old ways of doing politics.
