Nigerian police authorities have told journalists not to bother to protest the illegal detention of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). Ben Igwe, the FCT Police Commissioner, said this during a protest by journalists and civil society actors at the Nigeria Police headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, May 9. Carrying […]
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On Monday, Feb. 14, Bello Muhammad, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria, appointed a visually impaired person, Bature Abubakar, as his technical assistant. Abubakar’s appointment came after a plea for providing job opportunities for Persons With Disabilities (PwDs) in the ministry, a statement by the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) explained. […]
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Like many of his colleagues, Alex Ogbu, a freelance journalist, was on an assignment covering protesting members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), commonly known as Shiite sect, in Abuja, North-central Nigeria, when he was shot dead on Jan. 21, 2020. The day was one of many instances where security operatives fired live bullets […]
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Nigeria, on Sunday, Aug.22, reported eight deaths and 674 new COVID-19 infections, raising total confirmed cases to 185,267, according to government data. The Nigeria Centre Disease Control (NCDC) said the fresh infections were spread across 12 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Lagos, the country’s epicentre of the pandemic, reported the most infections […]
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Police have released Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential aspirant and the convener of Revolution Now, who was earlier arrested at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Sowore shared the news of his release in a WhatsApp message to HumAngle on Monday, July 26, 2021. HumAngle reported that Sowore’s arrest followed an altercation he […]
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after the Department of State Security failed to produce him in court on Monday, July 26, 2021. Marshall Abubakar, the prosecuting lawyer, cited logistics reasons encountered by the DSS in […]
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Omoyele Sowore, a former Presidential aspirant and the convener of Revolution Now, has been arrested during the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Sowore’s arrest followed an altercation he had with police officers stationed at […]
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It was a cool evening in Dutse, a suburb of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, as 20-year-old Mary ran after vehicles with a black bowl full of fried plantain chips, packaged in transparent nylon well balanced on her head and some three samples in her right hand. This is her daily routine. On the Dutse-Bwari road, Mary […]
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