Businessman Paid N2.7m to Ex-Lawmaker Umar Sarki To Get a Contract That Never Came. Now Sick, He Wants His Money back
Talubi Kazeem Adegoke, the chief executive officer of Modulex Turn-Key Project Ltd., has narrated how Umar Abdulkadir Sarki, a former member of the House of Representatives, collected N2.7 million from…
FLASHBACK: When Tobi Amusan Broke African Record but AFN’s Faulty Timer Denied Her
Nigerians have expressed their disappointment after Favour Ofili took to social media to announce that she only found out on Tuesday that the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) failed to…
No More Darkness. Kaduna Electric Sends Tokens to Customer After FIJ’s Story
Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc., also known as Kaduna Electric, has finally sent the N14,500 prepaid metre tokens purchased by Gabriel Iduh, a Kaduna State resident, to him. This came hours…
For the Second Olympic Games in a Row, AFN, NOC Incompetence Denies Favour Ofili a Spot in Sprint Event
Favour Ofili, a Nigerian athlete, has expressed her frustration after being omitted from the 100 metres at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris because the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and…
Isaac Okikioluwa, Son of RCCG Pastor, in N752,000 Solar Generator Scam. And It’s Not the First Time
In May, Olabode Oludare, an Oyo-based business analyst, stumbled on a Facebook post on Isaac Bolt Engine Technology’s page; it was a solar generator advertisement. This sounded like a good…
UPDATED: The 10 Things #EndBadGovernance Protest Conveners Want From Gov’t
Conveners of the #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled to kick off on Thursday have listed a 10-point demand to the Federal Government, FIJ can report. A protest demand document seen by FIJ…
ALERT: ‘Lagospedia’, a Pro-Lagos Handle, is Spreading Anti-Igbo Hate on X
An X (formerly Twitter) handle @Lagospedia, a page claiming to be “proclaiming the virtues of Lagos”, is gaining notoriety for publishing hate comments against the Igbo ethnic group and, most…
N’Assembly Received N172b in 6 Months — More Than Transportation, Land, Power, Communication, Water Resources Ministries Combined
The National Assembly received N172 billion of its budgetary allocation in the first half of 2024, a figure significantly more than the amounts disbursed to the ministries of power, works…
Access Bank Told Canada-Based Nigerian To Come Home to Unblock His Account. Now Fixed After FIJ’s Story
Access Bank has lifted the restriction on the travel account of Ade Yusuf (real name withheld), a Canada-based Nigerian, that had been in place since April. Yusuf’s account was unblocked…
‘Expect Killings if Soldiers Get Involved in #EndBadGovernance Protests’
There will be bloodshed if soldiers get involved in the #EndBadGovernance protests scheduled to begin on August 1, a protester who survived a gunshot wound on the chest during the…