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Breaking News: FG Reroutes Lagos-Calabar Highway, Reduces Lanes to Six

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In a move to avoid damaging subsea cables, the Federal Government has rerouted the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and reduced the number of lanes from 10 to six. This cost-saving measure will help complete the 700km project by May 2025.

The government has already paid N10 billion in compensation to property owners and completed four kilometers of concrete road. The project will connect nine states and create new opportunities for tourism, factories, and industries.

Minister of Works David Umahi praised the contractor’s commitment and announced that the first 47 kilometers will be open to the public by May 2025. He also revealed that the government has inherited over 2,600 projects valued at N15 trillion and initiated 330 emergency projects worth N260 billion.

Stay tuned for more updates on this massive infrastructure project!”

 

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NAHCON sets date for return of Nigerian pilgrims

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has set June 9 for the commencement of the return journey of Nigerian pilgrims who completed this year’s Hajj rites in Saudi Arabia.

Chairman, NAHCON, Professor Abdullahi Saleh, made this known in a statement issued in Minna, where he congratulated Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.

He said the return of Nigerian pilgrims will begin on the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah which corresponds with June 9.

The return journeys will commence with pilgrims from Imo State via Air Peace while pilgrims from Bauchi State will fly back via Max Air

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Tinubu Group Advises Nigerian Government To Settle Nnamdi Kanu’s Matter Through Arbitration ‎

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‎Grand Patron of One Nation for Asiwaju Support Group, Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to settle the issue of Biafran nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other agitators, out of court through a formidable national committee of arbitration.

‎Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Ndarani, was optimistic that the move will lead to peace, and unity in diversity.

‎“President Bola Tinubu should consider Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms like arbitration, conciliation and mediation in some of these cases concerning these agitators.High profile cases like Kanu’s are best resolved as quickly as possible because they evoke a lot of sentiments”

“Another reason for an expeditious resolution of the matter is because it would begin to heal festering wounds which we can certainly do without at this stage of our nationhood.

“Justice delayed is invariably justice denied” Ndarani said.

He urged President Tinubu to watch out for little foxes that spoil the vine while he is trying to hold Nigeria together as one indivisible nation.

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Poor Nigerians Left In Detention As Judges Ignore Mandatory Monthly Inspections —Falana

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Femi Falana

According to Falana, the inaction of the judiciary has left the poor vulnerable to arbitrary arrests, torture, and prolonged detention, while wealthy individuals can afford legal representation to protect their rights.

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has accused the Nigerian judiciary of aiding the unlawful detention of poor citizens by failing to enforce the mandatory monthly inspections of police stations and detention facilities prescribed by law.

Speaking at the 1st NBA Western Zone Human Rights Summit in Ibadan on June 3, 2025, Falana said that despite the enactment of Section 34 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) in 2015, Chief Magistrates and Judges have neglected their duty to carry out monthly inspections.

According to Falana, the inaction of the judiciary has left the poor vulnerable to arbitrary arrests, torture, and prolonged detention, while wealthy individuals can afford legal representation to protect their rights.

“From the foregoing, it is crystal clear that visiting Chief Magistrates and Judges are empowered to order the release of detainees, or grant them bail or direct that they be arraigned in court,” he said.

According to Falana, since the passage of the ACJA, which should challenge illegal arrests and detentions, its protective measures have been observed in breach.

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