17 Ebonyi Youths in Police Custody for Burning Man to Death
At least 17 youths are in police custody for the murder of Uromchi Okorocha, an Ebonyi State resident whom they accused of witchcraft.According to a statement released on Sunday by…
Three Weeks Later, NBS Fails to Restore ‘Hacked’ Website
Exactly 18 days after announcing the loss of its website to hackers, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has failed to recover and restore it.FIJ earlier reported that the website…
‘Financial Hardship’ Forces Abuja Mother to Abandon Baby Along Bush Path
Khadija Ali, an Abuja resident, has been arrested for abandoning her newborn baby in the first week of 2025.Ali was said to have dumped the baby, who was approximately three…
Benue Legislature Aspirant Receives Award From Group Linked to Black Axe
Jimmy Ogoh Nart, who aspired to represent the Adoka/Ugboju in the Benue State House of Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, was honoured as the “most coordinated…
IKEDC Moves Customer to Maximum Demand Tariff — N10,000 to N206,685 — Without Notice or Consent
Before Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) moved Tom Peter (real name withheld), a resident of Alakuko, Lagos, to maximum demand tariff without warning in September, his monthly bill was barely…
Lawyer Demands N1bn From Lagos Man for Revealing Abi Otedola, AirJara’s N1.7m Debt
Ayodeji Akande, who identified as a lawyer, is demanding a public apology and a payment of N1 billion in damages from an FIJ source whose call for social justice was…
CONFIRMED: Confessed Killer Ayomide Adeleye Not in Prison, Never Remanded for Murder
Ayomide Adeleye, the young man who confessed to killing Christianah Idowu, his friend and neighbour, is not in any correctional facility in Lagos State, FIJ has confirmed.First arrested and remanded…
Armed Rustlers Kill 2 Policemen, Steal Over 200 Cows in Kebbi
Armed rustlers killed two policemen and stole over 200 cows in the wee hours of Friday during their invasion of Alhaji Lawal Black Farm and nearby Fulani settlements in Natsini…
2025 Budget: FG Allocates N36bn to Agencies It Vowed to Stop Funding in 2024
Despite announcing plans to stop funding some professional bodies in 2023, the Federal Government has allocated over N36 billion to these agencies in the 2025 budget. This move contradicts its…
5 Months After Ayomide Adeleye Killed Christianah Idowu, He Should Be in Prison But…
There is controversy surrounding the whereabouts of Ayomide Idowu, a 200 Level Philosophy student of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, who confessed in early September to killing Christianah…