Edo Police Say They Can ‘Do Nothing’ as Cults Kill Freely
Edo Police Command told FIJ on Saturday that there was “nothing” the police could do as cult groups killed cultists and non-cultists in Benin City. Recent frequent killings have been…
Numerical Mix-Up: Did Abia Attract $159m or $150.9m FDI Under Alex Otti?
Shortly after a media parley held by the Abia State Government on November 8, reports about the promises and statements made by Governor Alex Otti were published in newspapers and…
Despite N120bn NCoS Budget, Abia Controller Begs State Govt for Vehicles
Despite the allocation of N120 billion in the 2024 budget for the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS), Henry Onyenze, the controller of NCoS’ Abia State Command, has pleaded with the state…
Hands Full With ISWAP, Boko Haram… Lakurawas Settle in as Nigeria’s Latest Terror Headache
On Thursday, the Nigerian Army confirmed the presence of the Lakurawas, a new terrorist sect, in northwest Nigeria. Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, stated that the new…
Reason Police Haven’t Prosecuted Confessed Killer Ayomide Adeleye
When Seyi Omodara, the magistrate presiding over the Christianah Idowu homicide case, did not show up in court on Monday, reactions trailed the development. “Why is the case in a…
First Bank Refuses Delta Resident N100,000 Refund After Glo Reversed Data Recharge
First Bank has refused to credit the account of Monica Ukpabi, a Delta State resident, with the N100,000 she purchased a data subscription with in October, despite Glo reversing the…
Lagos Resident Got 3 Rulings From NERC in 1 Year. Ikeja Electric Complied With None
Following FIJ’s report on the non-compliance of Ikeja Electric (IE) to a ruling issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), more customers have shared details of the distribution company’s…
FG Claimed to Have Paid 25m Nigerians Cash Palliative, But Over 9,000 Teachers Who Were Registered For It in January Got Nothing
Thousands teachers in the employ of the Ministry of Defence who were registered for the cash transfer programme of the federal government in January have received no dime since then,…
Lagos Entrepreneur’s Dollar Account With Access Bank Continues Suffering Unapproved Debits
Another unauthorised $23.70 debit has impacted the Access Bank domiciliary account belonging to Babalola Martins, a Lagos State-based entrepreneur. This comes after FIJ had on two previous occasions reported how…
INTERVIEW: ‘Police Arrested Me Because Someone in a WhatsApp Group Jokingly Called the IGP’s Target My Wife’
On Wednesday, the police arrested and detained Lanre Shotunde, a hotelier based in Ogun State, in lieu of Olamide Abiodun Thomas, an activist and his Facebook friend whom the police…