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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Monsuru Olowoopejo lagos—the Lagos State Government, yesterday, said it has started the  review of the 14-year-old Newspapers Law, to effectively regulate media activities in the state. The State Government argued that the review became necessary considering the developments that have taken place since the enactment of the law. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, who gave the hint at the 2017 ministerial press briefing held at Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, lamented that the existing Newspapers Law has become obsolete and cannot respond effectively to present challenges. He said: “In view of the realization that the State Newspapers Cap Law is obsolete, the state government has begun the process of reviewing existing Newspapers Law Cap No2 of 2003 with a view to making it more effective and in tune with modern reality. “The review attempt is not to stifle the media. The idea is to move with the trends and development of the time....

http://ift.tt/2qgOkO9 Hosts Gabon opened the Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations in Port Gentil with a big defeat to Guinea, losing their first Group A game 5-1. Guinea completely dominated the match and went 5-0 up before Gabon hit a consolation goal in the second half. Later on Sunday, Cameroon were scheduled to face Ghana in the other Group A match. Group B’s opening matches take place in Libreville on Monday with Mali facing Tanzania and Angola taking on Niger. The top four teams will qualify for the Under 17 Fifa World Cup in India in October which gives the teams an extra incentive to do well. Before the opening game, Gabon’s head coach, Pierre Mfoumbi, had said he hoped his players could get off to a good start, in their bid to reach the World Cup for the first time. In contrast, defending champions Mali – who start their campaign against debutants Tanzania on Monday – reached the final of the last FIFA Under 17 World Cup in Chile two years ago, only to lose to fellow African...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J English Football League play-off first leg results on Thursday: League One Bradford City 1 Fleetwood Town 0 Millwall 0 Scunthorpe United 0 Second legs: Sunday May 7. The post English Football League play-off results appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2pLjlaV

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J New York – Children in Northeast Nigeria continue to be brutalized as a result of Boko Haram’s insurgency in the region and the ensuing conflict, a UN report released on Thursday has said. The ‘Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Nigeria’, documented the impact on children of the severe deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in the country between January 2013 and December 2016. Ms Virginia Gamba, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, in a press release from her Office, described the report as a ‘first-of-its-kind’. “With tactics including widespread recruitment and use, abductions, sexual violence, attacks on schools and the increasing use of children in so-called ‘suicide’ attacks, Boko Haram has inflicted unspeakable horror upon the children of Nigeria’s north-east and neighbouring countries.” The Secretary-General’s report detailed grave violations committed by Bok...