Costly Cooking Gas Drives Nigerians to Charcoal, Alternatives
The cost of cooking gas in Nigeria has risen to its current price of N6,699 per 5 kilogrammes from N4,360 in May 2023, when President Bola Tinubu was inaugurated. Some…
Paystack, VasTopUp Tell Customer to ‘Wait for Court Order’ After Hacker Stole His N130,000
Ifiok Usua, a Lagos-based man, was shocked to see N130,000 leave his Zenith Bank account to the Paystack account of VasTopUp on April 14 despite initiating no transaction. But his…
Dana Air Yet to Refund Abuja Resident’s N72,000 Since April
Dana Air is yet to refund N72,000 to Rachael Mukhtar, an Abuja resident whose Lagos-to-Abuja flight was cancelled by the airline in April. FIJ had first reported the matter on…
Woman Claims Lagos Police Brutalised Her, Said She ‘Should Be Cooking Instead of Protesting’
Olamide Thomas, a protester whom the police arrested at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on Sunday, has claimed the policemen beat and brutalised her. Reacting to a cryptic message Benjamin…
Panel Set Up by Interior Minister Finds No Evidence Bobrisky Lived Outside Prison
A panel investigating allegations of corruption in the execution of a six-month jail term handed to Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has told the ministry of interior that it…
Zamfara, Kaduna Remain in Darkness as 330KV Circuit Trips
Following the efforts to resuscitate the power national grid, Kaduna, Zaria and Gusau, the capital of Zamfara, remain in darkness due to a loss of bulk power supply from the…
‘EFCC Declared Me Wanted Unlawfully’, Businessman Henry Akinduro Kicks
Bolaji Henry Akinduro, a middle-aged businessman on the wanted list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said that the anti-graft agency declared him wanted unlawfully. The EFCC…
FLASHBACK: Police Harassing #EndSARS Memorial Participants Every Year
On Sunday, what began as a peaceful fourth-year commemoration of the #EndSARS massacre victims spiralled out of control when police officers stationed at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos…
PoS Fraudster Runs Out of Luck With Editing Trick in Lagos
Point of Sale (PoS) operators in Lagos State caught a fraudster who had been using a unique editing trick to steal tens of thousands of naira from them. Mistura Ibrahim,…
Last Seen in September, Army Chief’s ‘Frail Health’ Raises Concerns
Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief of army staff (COAS), was last seen in public on September 13, according to the Nigerian Army’s social media posts of his official engagements. President Bola…