UPDATED: Dele Farotimi Released From Ekiti Prison
Dele Farotimi, the Nigerian human rights lawyer persecuted for weeks by senior lawyer Afe Babalola, has been released from prison in Ekiti. Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the…
JUST IN: Ooni’s Ex-Wife Silekunola Naomi, Agidigbo FM CEO Remanded in Prison
Silekunola Moronke Naomi, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife who organised the event that led to the deadly Oyo stampede, has been remanded in Agodi Correctional Centre in Oyo…
Security Operatives Harass, Manhandle Channels TV Crew at UniAbuja Protest
Security operatives harassed Channels Television’s crew covering a protest at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) on Tuesday morning. The crew members were manhandled and their car was vandalised by security…
EXPLAINER: Scope of Sharia Courts, Laws in Nigeria
The public discourse on Sharia Law adoption and courts’ establishment started on Friday when X user AbdulQowiyy Olalekan Imam-Onide shared that a Sharia Court would be launched in Oyo Town…
Lagospedia Makes Comeback on X With Anti-Igbo Posts From Sanwo-Olu’s Aide
Lagospedia, the pro-Lagos handle that vanished in August after it was blasted for spreading anti-Igbo hate on X, has returned under a new name — Lagospidia. FIJ has confirmed that…
Banker’s N2.8m Still Hanging 4 Years After She Invested in Emadia Oghale’s Emerald Farms
Oluebube Okoro (pseudonym), a banker in Lagos State, invested N3.2 million with Emerald Farms, owned by Emadia Oghale, in 2021 hoping it would proceed as smoothly as her first investment…
Jumia Delays Web Developer’s N165,000 Refund as 9-Day Quality Check Exceeds One Month
Wesley Stephen, a web developer resident in Benin, has narrated how Jumia, an online shop in Nigeria, failed to issue him a N165,000 refund after he returned a product that…
Brother Says Slain Timothy Adegoke’s Family Still Needs Help
Olugbade Adegoke, elder brother of Timothy Adegoke, the MBA student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), who died under mysterious circumstances in Osun State in November 2021, has said the…
Court Denies Police’s Wish to Detain TikToker ‘Sea King’ for Treason, Cybercrime
A magistrate court in Lagos State denied the police its wish to remand Olumide Ogunsanwo, a TikToker known as “Sea King“, for 30 days ahead of the conclusion of its…
Info Minister Idris Claims Similar Stampedes Occurred ‘in the Past’ to Absolve Tinubu of Blame
Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, claimed “similar unfortunate occurrences have been recorded in the past, before the current administration” when describing the deadly stampedes in Ibadan,…