Court in Kwara State acquits journalists, criticises trial process The Kwara State High Court, serving as an appellate court in Ilorin, has overturned the conviction of investigative reporter Alfred Olufemi and News Digest editor Gidado Shuaib. The journalists, previously found guilty by a magistrate's court in February 2023 over a report against Hillcrest Agro-Allied Industries Limited, were acquitted following a scathing critique of the police and trial magistrate for a flawed trial. The contentious report, published by News Digest in 2018, alleged misconduct by Hillcrest Agro-Allied Industries Limited, accusing its staff of...