REPORTER’S DIARY: A Trip Through Flooded Afa Bridge in Ikorodu
The heavy rainfall that occurred overnight on Sunday until Monday has caused a river to flood the old Afa Bridge on Agric-Isawo Road in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.…
5 Months After Cancelling Data Course, CODAR Tech Africa Refuses to Refund Analyst’s N105,000
CODAR Tech Africa, a tech institute, took N105,000 from Khairat Amoo, a data analyst, for a data course. The firm cancelled the course but has refused to process a refund.…
Lagos Sergeant Was Convinced Police Handed Him Unfair Dismissal. 15 Years Later, He Died Waiting for Justice
Maybe Sergeant Samuel Ojo would not have died the way he did on July 27 if his world had not come crashing down in December 2009. His story might probably…
DIG Okolo’s PA Begins Probe-Derailing Witchhunt, Gets Court to Jail Businessman He Stole N750,000 From
Policemen led by M. M. Gadzama, the personal assistant to Benjamin Okolo, the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Department (FID), have arraigned Aliyu Abba,…
After FIJ’s Story, Website Selling BVNs, NINs Goes Dark
NINPrint, a digital platform where sensitive data of Nigerians were being sold for as little as N70, has been taken offline, FIJ can confirm. Exactly eight days after FIJ published…
After FIJ’s Story, Lagos Police Refund N226,500 Stolen by CP’s Tactical Team
Policemen attached to the Commissioner of Police Tactical Team, Area ‘M’ in Ijegun, Ikotun, Lagos State, have returned the N226,500 they stole from some residents on Saturday. FIJ reported earlier…
Royal Air Maroc Withholds Nigerian Woman’s $1,713 Compensation for 1 Year
Royal Air Maroc has yet to pay a $1,713.04 compensation to Tobi Benson, a Nigerian whose luggage was misplaced by the airline while she was travelling from Casablanca to the…
Blind Lagosians Wanted Auditors to Verify Finances Amid Embezzlement Worries. They Were Met With Resistance
Members of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) Lagos Chapter are torn between community and accountability amid accusations of fund and resource mismanagement. Abdullahi Dolapo (not real name), a…
Pregnant Woman Died During C-Section. Felak Alpha Clinic Left Her Newborn Barely Breathing in Sink for 8 Hours
Chiamaka’s newborn baby was denied oxygen and abandoned carelessly in a sink by clinic staff after a failed caesarean section claimed her life at Felak Alpha Convalescent Clinic, Oshodi. Honourable…
DATA: 4 States Boost Flood Control Budget but More Affected Govts Do Less or Nothing
Flooding has killed at least 165 people, left 82 missing and displaced nearly 44,000 others in Nigeria in 2025, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). But many of…