ANALYSIS: Unexplained 10,498 Votes From One LGA, More Edo Election Discrepancies Emerge
An unexplained, additional 10,498 votes from one local government area are among new discrepancies emerging from the 2024 Edo governorship election. This was reported in an off-cycle governorship election analysis…
Egyptair Refuses Lagos Businessman £476 Refund for 2021 Ticket, 2 Weeks Become 3 Years
Farouq Hassan (pseudonym), a Lagos businessman, booked a flight to Dubai for his wife in January 2021, but Egyptair cancelled. The airline promised to refund his £476 flight fee within…
REPORT: Ondo, Edo, Bauchi Lead as Confirmed Lassa Fever Cases Hit 1,035
Ondo, Edo and Bauchi are the states with the highest number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases between January and October. This was recorded in the latest Lassa Fever Situation Report…
Joint Health Unions to Kick Off 7-Day Warning Strike
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) will start a seven-day warning strike at midnight on Friday. Jack Lampang, JOHESU’s media consultant, disclosed this to FIJ on Friday. FIJ earlier reported…
VIDEO: Osun Policemen Brutalise NSCDC Officer, Injure Estate Residents
Some officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) brutalised an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the Elizabeth Housing Estate, Osogbo, Osun State, on…
After FIJ’s Story, Lagos Police Release Shop Owner, Return His Money
Policemen attached to the Ilogbo Elegba police station in the Ojo area of Lagos State have released Peter Oriyomi, a resident of the neighbouring Shibiri community whom they abducted on…
Anambra Couple Paid Baohub Consults $1,200 for Canadian Admission. It Failed, No Refund One Year Later
Like many Nigerian talents, Ade Sola (a pseudonym)’s husband decided to pursue a dream of studying abroad some years ago. For the Anambra-based couple, 2023 was their closest shot to…
67% Nigerian Households Burn Firewood Despite Billion-Naira Clean Cooking Targets
About 67% of Nigerian households still use fuelwood to cook, FIJ has gathered. This was reported in the maiden edition of the Nigeria Residential Energy Demand Survey Report published by…
Lagos Police Abduct Shop Owner, Negotiate N200,000 Ransom for His Release
Policemen attached to the Ilogbo Elegba station in the Ojo area of Lagos State abducted Peter Oriyomi, a resident of Shibiri, a neighbouring community in Ojo, on Thursday. The police…
FLASHBACK: In 2018, Tinubu’s Minister-Designate Was Impeached as Kano Speaker for ‘Incompetency’
On Wednesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu nominated Yusuf Abdullahi Ata as the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development at a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Ata’s appointment came…