By Umar Muhammed, Lafia In the wake of last week’s jailbreak at the Keffi Medium Correctional Centre, Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has called for urgent collaboration with the Federal Government to speed up trials for inmates languishing in custody without judgment. Governor Sule visited the facility on Wednesday to see conditions firsthand after 16 inmates escaped, some of whom have since been re-arrested. He noted that a large portion of those awaiting trial in Keffi have cases pending in courts within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja—a situation he says contributes heavily to overcrowding. Addressing inmates, the governor urged…
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Relief came the way of Comfort Emmanso on Wednesday as she stepped out of the Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Ogba, Lagos, a free woman. Just recently, she was at the centre of a high-profile controversy, accused of causing chaos aboard an Ibom Air flight, assaulting a crew member, and endangering public order. The storm ended swiftly and unexpectedly. Presiding Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami struck out the five-count charge against her after the police, led by Prosecutor Oluwabunmi Adeitan, announced that neither the complainant nor the airline wished to proceed. The withdrawal, Adeitan told the court, came on the orders of police…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The Jigawa Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reaffirmed its commitment to upholding ethics and professionalism while working to ensure faster dispensation of justice in Jigawa State. NBA Dutse Chairman, Barr. Mustapha M. Kashim, stated this at the 2025 Jigawa State Law Week celebration held at M-Town Hotel, Dutse. Themed “Upholding Justice Through Ethical Advocacy,” the event aimed to reinforce lawyers’ duties to the court, promote ethical practice, and remove bottlenecks that slow down justice delivery. Kashim said the branch is investing in capacity building for members through regular training and retraining in modern…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja Kogi State is enjoying one of its calmest security periods in recent years, according to the State Police Command, which says its relentless crackdown has led to the arrest of 582 suspects — including 157 alleged kidnappers — in just a few months. Commissioner of Police, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a strategy session with the leadership of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Lokoja. He said coordinated raids, joint operations with sister agencies, and aerial surveillance had dismantled major criminal networks across the state. “Our…
Comrade Philip Shaibu, Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) and former Deputy Governor of Edo State, says his latest honour as Defender of Democracy and Human Rights of the Year is more than an award – it is a call to continue the struggle he began decades ago. Speaking in Abuja after receiving his nomination letter from Montage Africa Media, publishers of the New National Star, Shaibu said the recognition connects directly to the ideals that have defined his public life. “This is one award I will hold dear because it speaks to the very cause we…
Communities in Ajaokuta Local Government Area are set to benefit from a major economic transformation following the commencement of construction on the 12.5-kilometre Unosi-Odonto-Ogigiri rural road. The project, under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), promises to unlock new opportunities for farmers, traders, and residents along the corridor. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo described the road as a strategic lifeline that will connect farming communities to markets, schools, health centres, and social infrastructure, dramatically reducing travel time and transportation costs. “This is about more than asphalt and concrete; it is about unlocking the potential of our agricultural heartland and…
***Reduces KWAM 1 Flight Ban The Federal Government has withdrawn criminal charges against Comfort Emmanson and reduced the flight ban on KWAM 1, following widespread public outcry over the recent airline incident. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, said the Police would take immediate steps to secure Emmanson’s release from Kirikiri Prisons within the week. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, Keyamo confirmed that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has been instructed to shorten the flight ban on KWAM 1 to one month. He said the decisions came after consultations with stakeholders in the aviation sector and…
“Win or lose, Jonathan has nothing to worry about; he only needs courage in his own convictions. He’s already made a name for his peaceful disposition and democratic credentials, admired for his humility, tolerance and politics without bitterness”. BY ZAINAB SULEIMAN OKINO Until last week or so, citizens observing political developments in Nigeria had given up on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a party that was in power for the first 16 years of this republic. The party was so decimated that within the last two years, when the ruling APC under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu took charge,…
Former Sokoto State governor and serving senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after spending about 28 hours in detention — a move that has sparked sharp political backlash. Tambuwal, who honoured an EFCC invitation at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, August 11, was grilled over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling ₦189 billion during his tenure as Sokoto governor between 2015 and 2023. EFCC sources said the probe focuses on potential violations of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. Upon arrival at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, the…
In a spirited defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Sokoto State Deputy Governor Muktar Shagari has brushed aside growing public anger over deepening hardship, declaring the president “politically unbeatable” ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking on Arise TV, Shagari praised Tinubu’s controversial fuel subsidy removal, insisting the policy was long overdue despite its role in pushing up living costs. “For over 15 years, I’ve been against fuel subsidy because it was a scam — a pipeline for corruption. “I give President Tinubu credit for the courage to remove it completely,” he said, accusing some critics of mourning lost privileges…