Another Military Airstrike Kills Civilians in Zamfara
Civilians were among 16 people in Kakindawa Village, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, who were killed in a Nigerian military airstrike on Saturday evening. The deceased included members…
FG’s 2022 Financial Statement Still Not Ready 18 Months After Deadline
Exactly 18 months past its statutory deadline, the Federal Government’s Consolidated Financial Statement for 2022 remains unfinished due to unresolved issues in reconciling the Consolidated Revenue Fund account and the…
Finding Afam (II): The Man Lagos Police Detained in 2019 but Can’t Produce to Date
This is a developing story… It has been six years since Afamefuna Ozoemena, an Anambra State indigene, arrived in Lagos and disappeared after policemen arrested him. In July 2024, FIJ…
Kevin Okorie, Lawyer Illegally Detained by DIA, Released After 4 Months
Kevin Okorie, a Rivers State-based lawyer illegally detained by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in Abuja, has been released. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) confirmed his release on Saturday. FIJ…
‘Doctor Said My Son’s Ears Affected’ — Mother of 3-Year-Old Slapped by Lagos Teacher
The three-year-old pupil slapped several times on Monday by Stella Nwadigo, a teacher at Christ-Mitots School Ikorodu, Lagos, may have sustained damage to his ears. According to Adenike Okunlaya, the…
Oyo Govt Says Alaafin Appointment Stands
The Oyo State Government has insisted that its appointment of Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo Empire stands. This is after five out of the seven kingmakers of…
Police Slam ‘Outrageous’ N2bn Bail on TikToker Detained for Cyberbullying
The Nigeria Police Force has asked Destiny Ekhorutomuen, a TikToker accused of cyberbullying and cyberstalking, to provide four sureties with assets worth N2 billion as his administrative bail condition. Lawyers…
SAHCO Yet to Provide Feedback on Probe Into Staff Who Extorted N100,000 From Passenger
Oyewale Oyesiji, an Osun State-based automobile engineer, who was extorted by Isaac Gbolahan Ogumefu, an employee of Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO), an airport and aviation service providing company, has…
Lawyers Call Out Police With Fake Warrants Following Nasarawa Magistrate’s Discipline
Nigerian lawyers have criticised the “evil practice” of policemen using fake warrants from unrelated courts following news of Chief Magistrate Emmanuel A. Jatau being stripped of all magisterial duties. Jatau…
JUST IN: EFCC Invites Subomi, Wahab Okoya Over ‘Naira Abuse’
Subomi and Wahab, sons of businessman Rasaq Okoya who were recently filmed abusing currency notes, have been invited to appear at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s Lagos office…