INTERVIEW: Solomon Okedara on ECOWAS Court landmark judgment over Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws

In a landmark judgment that has reverberated across Nigeria and the international human rights community, the ECOWAS Court recently ruled that the blasphemy laws of Kano State—and by extension, similar laws across Nigeria—violate the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Leading this bold legal victory is Solomon Okedara, a human and digital rights lawyer. In this exclusive interview with The West African Pilot News, Okedara breaks down the case, the judgment, and Nigeria’s international human...

Borno Govt Welcomes 300,000 ‘Repentant’ Islamist Militants

…Yet Attacks Persist as Group Regroups Three hundred thousand –  that is the number of souls once sworn to terror who, over the past three years, have surrendered and been welcomed back into society in Borno State—an act of hope shadowed by the haunting memories of a 15-year insurgency that refuses to end. Governor Babagana Zulum revealed the number during a high-level security meeting with Nigeria’s Defense Minister, Badaru Abubakar, and top military commanders in...

COAS: Terrorists Will Soon Feel the Impact of Our New Strategy

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has assured Nigerians that the enemies of the country will soon begin to feel the full impact of new strategies recently adopted by the Nigerian Army. He gave this assurance on Tuesday in Bauchi, during a firepower demonstration held at the Victor Kure Armour Range. The event marked the grand finale of the 2025 Combat Arms Training Week. Speaking through Major General Henry Wesley, Commander of...

Police Reactivate Digital Tinted Glass Permit System

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetoku, has ordered the reactivation and issuance of Tinted Glass Permits, TGP, nationwide using a digital platform. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, explaining that this development came as a response to widespread public complaints about motorists being harassed over the use of tinted windows. The police spokesman further explained that providing a standardized system that...

Gender Inclusion: NAF Officially Welcomes First Set Of Ex-Jaws As Airwomen

In a groundbreaking move for gender inclusion, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officially absorbed its first set of Ex-Junior Air Women (Ex-JAWs) into its ranks as Airwomen. The NAF extends its Absorption Policy, initially designed exclusively for graduates of the Air Force Military School (AFMS), known as Ex-Junior Air Men (Ex-JAMs), to include their female counterparts from Air Force Girls’ Military School (AFGMS). The policy review now opens up exciting career opportunities for young women...

Quadri Alabi, Framed for Armed Robbery, Freed from Prison After Legal Intervention

Quadri Yusuf Alabi, the 17-year-old teenager who gained attention ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing before Peter Obi’s convoy, has been freed after months of wrongful imprisonment at the Kirikiri Medium Security Custodial Centre. Alabi was framed for armed robbery by the Lagos police following a set-up by local ‘area boys’. Alabi was abducted in January 2025 by two local thugs, identified as Lege and Baba Waris, who had been harassing him for...

General Raises Concern as South East Youths Shun Army Recruitment

The Nigerian Army says it is worried about the low number of young people applying from the South East region to join the force in its 2025 recruitment exercise. Brigadier-General Chima Ekeator, who led the Army’s recruitment awareness team to Enugu on Sunday, said while states like Kaduna had recorded over 3,000 applications, Enugu barely managed 100. “Our people are losing what rightly belongs to them,” he said. “Each year, whenever a slot is being...

Nigeria, China to Strengthen Partnership in Music, Tourism, and Creative Sectors

The Chinese government has expressed its commitment to collaborating with Nigeria to strengthen the country’s music industry, tourism, and creative sectors. During a meeting with Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, on Tuesday, He Yu Dunhai, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, stressed China’s interest in expanding Nigerian music’s reach in the Chinese market. “China would like to explore opportunities for cultural exchange, allowing Nigerian artists to tap into the Chinese market, where...

Nnamdi Kanu’s Case Reassigned to New Judge

…Six Months After Presiding Judge Stepped Down The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the case of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to a new judge. This decision comes six months after the previous judge stepped down from the case, which involves treasonable felony charges against Kanu. Confirming the development, Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, revealed that the legal team received two key official...

Breach Of Act: FCCPC To Arraign MTN CEO, Others

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will on May 28 arraigned the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Mr Karl Toriola and others over alleged failure to produce documents and information required by the commission in compliance with a lawful summons contrary to the FCCPC Act. The company and its CEO will be arraigned alongside Tobechukwu Okigbo, MTN’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer and Ikenna Ikeme, General...

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