Ransomed or Rescued? Abducted Medical Students Regain Freedom After 8 Days
The 20 medical students kidnapped on August 15 in the Otukpo area of Benue State regained their freedom on Friday, FIJ can confirm. FIJ learnt that the kidnapped students regained…
EXCLUSIVE: Handcuffed for Days, Thrown in a Hole, 6 Days of Solitary Confinement… How Police Dehumanised PIDOMNigeria
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) subjected Isaac Bristol, a microblogger and leak journalist known popularly as @PIDOMNigeria, to inhuman treatment after his August 5 arrest, FIJ has gathered. On Friday,…
VIDEO: Thugs Assault Kogi Gov Candidate Inside Supreme Court
Thugs attacked Murtala Ajaka, the 2023 Kogi State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), following a Supreme Court ruling affirming Usman Ododo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,…
HIV-Positive Man in NAPTIP Custody for ‘Raping’ 13-Year-Old in Imo
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested Daniel Chijioke, a man living with HIV, in Ukwu-Orji, Imo State, for repeatedly raping the 13-year-old daughter…
EXCLUSIVE: Why NPF-NCCC, FCID Tracked, Abducted ‘PIDOMNigeria’
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is detaining Isaac Bristol, a Rivers State resident they believe to be behind the @PIDOMNIGERIA online profile, which often publishes leaks indicting the government. On…
Zenith Bank Staff in Lagos ‘Lie’ After ATM Swallowed Customer’s Card, N227,000
On April 8, Lagos resident Amina Mudasir wanted to withdraw cash from Zenith Bank‘s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at the Magodo branch with her husband’s Access Bank ATM card. As…
Dana Air Owes Another Civil Servant N129,600 After Cancelling April Flight
Some passengers of Dana Air were met with a rude shock in April when the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended the airline. The suspension followed an incident where one…
Ariwoola: Nigeria’s Former CJN of Many Controversies
On Friday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu swore in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Kekere-Ekun’s swearing-in ceremony took place at the State House in Abuja.…
Arson Suspected as RCCG Zonal HQ in Niger Burns — the 2nd Time in 10 Years
A Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) member has shared suspicion of arson after the church’s zonal headquarters in Kontagora, Niger State, was burnt for the second time in 10…
FLASHBACK: How Kekere-Ekun Made 4th Place Uzodinma Winner of 2019 Imo Election
Newly appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria Kudirat Kekere-Ekun was one of seven justices who overturned the 2019 Imo State governorship election result. Following the election in 2019, the Independent National…