•Kenyan President William Ruto (2nd right) with Aliko Dangote(2nd left), in Lagos last week A Kenyan court has ordered parties to maintain the status quo over land earmarked for Dangote Group’s proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lamu, just a day before the planned groundbreaking ceremony. The Malindi Environment and Land Court issued...
•Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto Sate Tension briefly gripped parts of Sokoto metropolis yesterday as youths protesting the continued remand of an Islamic cleric, Dahiru Mai Barewa, clashed with security personnel. The protesters, who demanded Mai Barewa’s release, reportedly blocked some roads and staged demonstrations in parts of the city bef...
•El-Rufai and ICPC operative The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the extension of the order to detain a former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai for another 14 days. This is order was granted to enable the anti-graft agency enough time to conclude its investigation into alleg...
•Nyesom Wike An Abuja based lawyer, Mr Balla Dakum, has threatened to file a contempt charge against the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, for allegedly unlawfully demolishing property located at Maitama District in Abuja. Dakum, who spoke to judiciary reporters at a press briefing on behalf of his client, Alh...
•Nenadi Usman and Labour Party logo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised the Labour Party (LP) National Working Committee (NWC) led by Nenadi Usman INEC indicated that the move followed a court order mandating the electoral commission to do so. Checks on the INEC website as of yesterday showed that the umpire has...
•Security personnel block the entrance following the commencement of the strike by the workers The Chairman of the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), Riftkatu Iortyer, and Secretary, Abdullahi Saleh, have filed an application at the Court of Appeal, Abuja seeking leave to challenge the interlocutory ruling of the National Industrial Court wh...
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sent a solidarity message to striking workers in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), whom the Industrial Court ordered to suspend their actions, describing the ruling as surprising and distasteful. A statement by the Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Benson Upah, urged...
•Doctors on protest The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) at the University of Port Harcourt has joined its national body in demanding the full implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the federal government, threatening to resume nationwide strike despite a court order. The MoU, based on NARD’s nineteen-...
•IGP Egbetokun and vehicle with tinted glass The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the nationwide enforcement of its tinted glass permit policy following an interim court order that restrained the move. The Force announced on December 15, 2025, that it would begin enforcing the policy starting January 2, 2026, citing its responsibility to ens...
•Omoyele Sowore and Nnamdi Kanu Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has vowed to proceed with the planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest despite a Federal High Court order restricting demonstrations around key government locations in Abuja. The protest, scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, October 20, 2025, seeks the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Ka...
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