An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday discharged a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Emmanuel Orekoya, accused of defiling his 17-year-old daughter, (name withheld). Justice Abiola Soladoye struck out the case and discharged Orekoya of the two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration, brought against him by the Lagos…

By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with a violent attack on Christian Benjamin Ediegene, Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) of Okana in Abua Central, Abua/Odual Local Government Area. Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Superintendent of Police…

By Tracy Ohovwore In a bid to address emerging challenges affecting children in Edo State, the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, has held a stakeholders’ engagement to finalise the review of the State Child Rights Law, originally enacted in 2007. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and…

By Barikui Felix Angered by the persistent attacks on farmlands and killings of villagers in the four councils of Ogoni in Rivers State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, and what they describe as the failure of security agencies to act, Ogoni youths have vowed to defend their territories if government and security operatives fail to intervene….

By Emamuzo Iboma After more than three decades of enduring water scarcity, the people of Yanfiki in Kano State are now celebrating a long-awaited transformation. For years, residents trekked long distances and paid exorbitant prices for water that was often unsafe for consumption. “Sometimes we hid the water from visitors because it was too dirty…

By Barikui Felix The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), in commemoration of the 2025 International Polychaete Day, has commenced a monitoring exercise of polychaetes (marine worms) in the creek of Bomu, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The initiative is part of efforts to assess biodiversity recovery following ongoing shoreline remediation and mangrove restoration…

The Commission of the African Union has said the formulation of new action plan on drug control and crime prevention on the African continent would not be complete without inputs from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) because of its central role in law enforcement on the continent. The AU Commission stated this on…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has held a bilateral meeting with Minister for External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation, and Diaspora Affairs of Saint Lucia, Alva Romanus Baptiste to explore new frontiers of cooperation and mutual engagement. Tuggar conveyed warm greetings from the Government and people of Nigeria to the Government and…

A validation workshop on the Draft Headnotes for the 2021-2024 Law Reports of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS has opened in Abuja, Nigeria. The workshop which was opened on Monday, aims to ensure that the draft headnotes for the Court’s 2021–2024 judgments accurately reflect the legal issues, decisions, and reasoning, and are ready for final…

By Emamuzo Iboma In a decisive step to combat land degradation, 39 land restoration projects led by grassroots organisations have been awarded USD 395,000 through the inaugural Small Grants Programme of the G20 Global Land Initiative (GLI), a flagship initiative of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The selected projects, drawn from 22 countries,…