JUST IN: Egbetokun Files Criminal Charge Against Sowore for Calling Him ‘Illegal IGP’
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has filed a criminal charge against Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC). Sowore uploaded a copy…
Former Lawmaker Bede Eke Agreed to Pay Animation Designer $8,500. He Reneged on Deal, Offered Only N3.5m
Chux Okwuosa, a Lagos-based animation designer, has accused Bede Eke, a former member of the House of Representatives, of reneging on the terms of a verbal contract they struck in…
Ex-Minister Sirika Awarded Aviation Contract to Unqualified Company, Witness Tells Court
Musa Odiniyan, the fifth witness in the ongoing fraud trial of Hadi Sirika, former Minister of Aviation, has told the Abuja Federal High Court how an unqualified Al Buraq Global…
Kwara Rewards Retired Teachers With Unpaid Gratuities After 35 Years of Service
Retired teachers in Kwara State are displeased with the delayed payment of their gratuity benefits after decades of service in the state’s education sector. FIJ spoke with more than 10…
Court Hearing of Nigerian Doctor ‘Bullied’ in Canada Set to Begin
The court hearing on the bullying of Amos Akinbiyi, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, will commence on January 31. This was made…
Despite Court Order, UBA Refuses to Lock Account Used to Steal Abuja Resident’s N100,000
Samuel Akpata (pseudonym), an Abuja resident, has explained how United Bank for Africa failed to obey a court order to block the bank account fraudsters used to steal his N100,000.…
Ikeja Electric ‘To Blame’ As Blackout in Lagos Community Hits Day 10
It has been ten days since households and businesses at Ori-Okuta, Shiriki and some other neighbourhoods in the Ikorodu of Lagos State were plunged into a power blackout. Residents of…
11 CSOs Ask ICPC to Probe FUOYE VC Abayomi Fasina for Sexual Harassment of Subordinate
Eleven women-centred and human rights organisations have petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to immediately take over the probing of Abayomi Sunday Fasina, a professor…
Navy Personnel Fear Impending Exclusion From Lodging Allowance Amid Housing Crisis
Nigerian Navy personnel, especially sub lieutenants and ordinary seamen, have expressed concerns about potential exclusion from January lodging allowances. Sources within the Navy told FIJ that if these junior officers…
Pelumi Akinsete of Gabsyn Peyzs Withholds Investor’s N26m for 2 Years
Musa Diallo (pseudonym), a resident of Plateau State, has accused Pelumi Akinsete, the founder of Gabsyn Peyzs, of withholding N26 million in unpaid returns and capital from his investment. Diallo…