Day: May 31, 2025

Journalists urged to embrace ethical AI use, Training at GreenLand News World Press Freedom Day Lecture

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Media stakeholders have called on Nigerian journalists to embrace training on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and adopt ethical standards in its usage, as AI continue to reshape the global media landscape. This call was made during a special lecture organized by GreenLand News Magazine to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2025, held in Abuja with the theme: “Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media.”   Speaking as the first keynote speaker, Princess Hajia Nana Hauwa Yussuff, Director General of Kogi State…

CASER unveils National Essay Competition to honour Media Icon Prince Nduka Obaigbena

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In a bid to promote excellence in writing and responsible journalism among Nigerian youths, the Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has launched a National Secondary School Essay Competition in honour of media mogul, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, CON, Chairman of ThisDay/ARISE Media Group. The annual competition, according to CASER, is aimed at fostering critical thinking, strong writing skills, ethical communication, and a commitment to truth among secondary school students across the country. It celebrates the enduring legacy of Prince Obaigbena, whose contributions have shaped journalism and broadcasting across…

MURIC urges first Lady Remi Tinubu to extend palliatives to Nigerian Muslims

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Nigeria’s First Lady and National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to include Nigerian Muslims in her ongoing distribution of palliatives and empowerment programmes.   This comes after the First Lady, on Friday, 30th May 2025, donated seven hybrid 14-seater buses to the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICA) during a ceremony held at the State House, Abuja.   In a statement issued on Saturday, 31st May 2025, MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, congratulated…

Speaker Abbas mourns Victims of Mokwa flood disaster, urges swift emergency response

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating flood disaster that struck Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State on Thursday, leaving over 100 people dead, thousands displaced, and properties destroyed.   In a condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, Speaker Abbas described the incident as tragic and unfortunate, lamenting the extensive loss of lives and destruction of livelihoods.   The Speaker extended his heartfelt condolences to Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, the…

Fatal road accident claims 20 Kano Athletes returning from National Sports Festival

Emporium Reporters

A devastating road accident has claimed the lives of at least 20 athletes from Kano State who were returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The tragic incident occurred on Saturday at the Dakatsalle Bridge in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The vehicle, a bus conveying 30 members of the Kano State contingent, reportedly veered off the bridge and plunged into a ditch, resulting in multiple fatalities and serious injuries. Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, Umar Fagge, confirmed the incident and expressed…

Omosola Akingboye emerges ACOE Chairman as new Executives assume Office

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Association of Corporate Online Editors (ACOE) has elected its first substantive executive council, with Mr. Omosola Akingboye emerging as Chairman. The election was held on Thursday, May 30, 2025, at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council Secretariat in Abuja.   The newly elected executives, who will serve a three-year tenure, were elected in the presence of Ms. Joy Idam, a representative of the NUJ FCT Council, who supervised the electoral process.   In her remarks, Ms. Idam congratulated the new officers and commended the association for ensuring…

Nigerian Man dies in Swiss Police Custody, family demands Justice, repatriation of body …. Petitions Swiss Embassy, NIDCOM as Nigerians protest in Lausanne

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The family of Michael Kenechukwu Ekemezie, a Nigerian citizen who died in police custody in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 25, 2025, has petitioned the Swiss Embassy in Nigeria and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), demanding a full investigation into the incident, justice, and immediate repatriation of his remains.   Ekemezie, originally from Anambra State, was reportedly subjected to excessive and brutal force by Swiss police officers, resulting in his death by asphyxiation. The family, through their legal representative, Barr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, likened the tragic event to the killing of…

Shadow Government; Undemocratic, Alien – IPAC

Emporium Reporters

By Our Reporter     The Inter Party Advisory Council IPAC Chairman, Alhaji Yusuf Mamman Dantelle has advised Professor Pat Utomi to allow the hard won and return to democracy 26 years ago to thrive, and not to overheat the polity over shadow government, saying the system and practice is alien.   While acknowledging his contributions towards the democratic practices since the the first republic and global contributions, he stated that introducing a shadow government will erode his giant contributions.   Dantelle who stated this on a Channel television interview,…

Tasks before South-West Development Commission By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Emporium Reporters

There are question marks about the proliferation of ‘development commissions. However, we go along with the present enthusiasm, whatever the agenda perceived in cynical quarters, for their creation.   Over the years, various development commissions have been established to address specific regional challenges. To understand the reservations, we must go back into the past. There appears to be a big difference between today’s ‘development commissions’ and the ‘development corporations’, which emerged in the 1950s. The development corporations, such as the Western Nigeria Development Corporation, under its pioneer chairman, Chief Alfred…