Osun State Commander of the Western Nigeria Security Network and Amotekun Corps, Chief Adekunle Omoyele, has described journalists as indispensable companions for any organisation or individual who is poised to succeed

Dr. Omoyele, who spoke while receiving the executive members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, OSBC Chapel, expressed his commitment to maintaining a cordial relationship with journalists.

The Commander, who has been partnering with the union since he assumed his present position, also used the avenue to express his readiness to collaborate with men of the pen professional to ensure the forthcoming press-week of NUJ, OSBC Chapel is successful.

Omoyele, while expressing his readiness to host the Church Service ushering in the 2025 Press Week of the NUJ, OSBC Chapel, slated for September 28, 2025,
appreciated the union for maintaining and sustaining the cordiality between the two organisations.

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Earlier in his remarks, chairman of the chapel, Comrade Lateef Agboola, informed the Amotekun Commander that his team was in his office to renew the cordial relationship between the Amotekun Osun and the NUJ, OSBC Chapel.

Agboola felicitated with Dr Omoyele on his installation as the Onijegun of Ijegun, Iseyin, by the Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Sefiu Olawale Oyebola, Olayeri the third, in May this year.

Other executive members of the entourage were: Deputy Chairman of the chapel, Comrade Olawumi Olaniyi; General Secretary, Comrade Kamil Raheem and the treasurer, Comrade Bukola Osunwo.

Highlight of the visit was the presentation of the frame to Dr Omoyele to identify with him on his installation as the Onijegun of Ijegun in Iseyin.

Hassan El-Yakub, the Bauchi State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, has described Gender-Based Violence (GBV) as one of the most pressing human rights concerns in the state.

El-Yakub made the remark in Bauchi on Friday, during a two-day training on enhancing access to justice and strengthening investigative and prosecutorial skills in GBV cases.

Represented by Yusuf Adamu, the State Solicitor and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, El-Yakub noted that although Bauchi State has enacted laws and policies to tackle the menace, more needs to be done through collaboration among stakeholders.

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The training brought together investigators, prosecutors, judicial officers, and civil society actors.

The training focused on improving knowledge of GBV laws and case law, while equipping investigators with skills in evidence collection, forensic documentation, and maintaining the chain of custody.

Participants also received training on strengthening prosecutorial capacity in framing charges, presenting medical evidence, and securing convictions, with an emphasis on survivor-centered justice that balances restorative and punitive measures.

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Speaking before the training, Ms Deborah Tabara, Gender and Reproductive Health Analyst, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), commended the Ministry of Justice for engaging critical stakeholders.

Tabara, also the state’s Programme Officer, UNFPA, acknowledged that managing GBV cases remained a challenge, adding that training provides a strategy to bridge existing gaps.

Similarly, Maimuna Ibrahim, the Ministry’s Gender Desk Officer, disclosed that most cases recorded by the ministry involved sexual violence and the torture of minors.

Goodwill messages were delivered by representatives of the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development, the State Office of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative (J4PD).

Edo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, has tasked gospel musicians on the production of distinct worship songs that edify and uplift the spirit.

The deputy governor stated this on Thursday when he played host to the Fellowship of Gospel Music Ministers of Nigeria (FOGMMON).

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Friday Aghedo, the deputy governor maintained that what makes gospel music different from circular music is hinged on its distinct message and ability to lead listeners to repentance and to God.

“I want to see more of our gospel artistes that will speak in line with the principles and values of Christianity as was obtainable when we were growing up.

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“Those songs were a kind of Rhema from God. We shouldn’t be designing our music almost like circular music. We should go back to the drawing table and look at the kind of songs we produce.

“We should go back to who we are as Christians and produce songs that edify God based on our kind of worship songs,” he stated.

He assured the gospel artists of the state government collaboration to make their international conference scheduled for October significant.

Idahosa commended members of its Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for finding the state fit to host such an event.

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He informed the Christian body, “We made a promise during the campaign period to use governance to promote Christianity.

“The Edo State Government plans to have a music talent hunt. One of the best ways for God to be moved, is through worship.”

Earlier, the leader of the FOGMMON, Louis Imafidon, said membership of the association spread across the country and in diaspora.

The Christian body through its leaders, craved the collaboration and physical presence of government at the scheduled event to make the occasion seamless and credible.