The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has denied a plea by the self-acclaimed leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) seeking his relocation from the Sokoto Correctional Center to Kuje in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) or Keffi in Nasarawa State.
A group of experienced female journalists has established Mata Media Platform in Abuja, the first Hausa-language women-only journalism platform devoted solely to promoting women’s narratives, viewpoints, and leadership.
During its conflict with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria in September, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery stopped paying the engineers' monthly salary. PENGASSAN stated that it is working with the Dangote Group to find a peaceful solution to the issue. Reports claim that the paychecks were stopped because many engineers refused to accept their redeployment to states including Zamfara, Borno, Benue, and Sokoto.
The Department of Road Traffic Services, often referred to as Vehicle Inspection Officers, has stated that it will "certainly" appeal a ruling that prohibits it from fining or seizing drivers' cars for violating the law. Deborah Osho, the DRTS's acting director, bemoaned the increasing "lawlessness" in the Federal Capital Territory following the High Court's decision on Thursday. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, upheld the lower court's ruling prohibiting the DRTS and VIO from stopping drivers, seizing cars, or fining road users on Thursday.
The First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday commemorated this year’s World Disability Day by disbursing N64 million in grants to persons living with disabilities across Sokoto State. A statement on Thursday by Abubakar Bawa, Director General of Media and Publicity, Government House, Sokoto, said Mrs. Tinubu was represented at the event by the wife of the state governor, Fatima Aliyu.
The United States of America has imposed new visa restrictions on Nigerians accused of undermining religious freedom, according to an announcement by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In a post on X on Wednesday, Rubio said the policy targets individuals who "knowingly direct, authorise, fund, support or carry out violations of religious freedom." His remarks followed a congressional roundtable in Washington where U.S. lawmakers met with religious freedom and foreign policy experts to examine rising violence in Nigeria and what they described as the "targeted persecution" of Christians.
