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

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaINTERVIEW: Solomon Okedara on ECOWAS Court landmark judgment over Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 20252

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...

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South East APC Leaders Urge Igbos to Join Party and Embrace National Politics

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSouth East APC Leaders Urge Igbos to Join Party and Embrace National Politics

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East have called on the people of the region, particularly Igbo indigenes, to increase their participation in the party, stressing that stronger involvement would enhance the region’s access to the centre of national decision-making. This appeal came at the APC South East Select Leaders Consultative Meeting held in Enugu on Saturday. The leaders emphasised the strategic importance of aligning with the party currently in...

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DSS Witness Battles to Prove Allegations of Terrorism Against Kanu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaDSS Witness Battles to Prove Allegations of Terrorism Against Kanu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

The long-running trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed on Friday in Abuja with new revelations; this time from a key witness who told the court he found no weapons or items linked to terrorism on Kanu. The hearing, held before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, continued behind protective screens, a measure approved by the court to shield prosecution witnesses. The Federal Government’s legal team...

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Police Insist Gun Licence Ban Still in Place Despite Calls for Self-Defence

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Insist Gun Licence Ban Still in Place Despite Calls for Self-Defence

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

As insecurity continues to trouble many parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force has made it clear that the ban on issuing firearms licences has not been lifted despite growing calls for citizens to be allowed to protect themselves. Many Nigerians, frustrated by rising cases of kidnapping, banditry, and violent attacks, have asked the government to consider allowing responsible citizens to bear arms for self-defence. One of the strongest voices in this debate is that...

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Major Roads Shut Down for Marathon Race in Enugu

NewsNigeriaMajor Roads Shut Down for Marathon Race in Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 3, 2025

The Enugu State Ministry of Transport informs the general public of a scheduled metro shutdown on Saturday 3rd of May, 2025. A press release signed by Dr. Obi Ozor, Commissioner for Transport states the shut down is necessary for the safety and traffic control for thousands of runners, including international athletes participating in the International 42km Marathon taking place in the state; selected roads will be completely closed to vehicular movement from 6:00 AM to...

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Former Council Chairman Stabbed To Death In Bauchi

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFormer Council Chairman Stabbed To Death In Bauchi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 3, 2025

The former chairman of Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Isa Muhammad Wabi, was stabbed to death in his apartment around the Fadama Mada area of Bauchi metropolis. The Bauchi State police command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday said: “On the early morning of May 2, 2025, about 0403 hours, the police command received a distress call from a Good Samaritan concerning an incident involving an attack by...

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EFCC Arrests Social Media Influencer ‘VeryDarkMan’ in Abuja

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Arrests Social Media Influencer ‘VeryDarkMan’ in Abuja

PilotnewsMay 3, 2025

…Lawyers Cry Foul Over Alleged Rights Violations Human rights law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, has raised serious concerns over the arrest of popular social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and his associate, Steven Avuara (a.k.a C-Pack), by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. In a statement signed by Zainab M. Otega, Esq., the firm disclosed that the duo was picked up on 2 May 2025,...

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Ojukwu Varsity Set for a Joint Convocation, as it marks 25th Anniversary

EducationNewsNigeriaOjukwu Varsity Set for a Joint Convocation, as it marks 25th Anniversary

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)May 2, 2025

All is now set for the joint convocation of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, for graduands of the university between 2019 and 2024. The event which stretches from the 10th to the 15th convocation, signals part of the effort by the current university management to reposition the institution as a model and modern citadel of learning. Founded in the year 2000, exactly 25 years ago, Anambra State University, now Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, was established on...

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ICPC Probes N159.6bn unaccounted Student Loan

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsICPC Probes N159.6bn unaccounted Student Loan

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 2, 2025

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is probing 51 tertiary institutions across Nigeria over N159.6 billion released under the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which were unaccounted for. Demola Bakare, the ICPC Spokesperson, said the investigation revealed that the total money received by NELFUND as of March 19, 2024, was N203.8 billion. However, the total amount disbursed to institutions from inception to date is about N44,200,933,649.00. Out of the total of...

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Borno Govt Welcomes 300,000 ‘Repentant’ Islamist Militants

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsBorno Govt Welcomes 300,000 ‘Repentant’ Islamist Militants

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 2, 2025

…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...

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