Inflation Redefines Christmas for Nigerians From Sharing to Struggling in 2024
Every December 25, Nigerians enjoy a public holiday that marks the celebration of Christmas. These celebrations are often met with fanfare by Nigerians from different parts of the country. One…
Rights Activist Abiodun Thomas Spends 12th Day, Christmas in Detention ‘for Cursing’ Tinubu’s Son
Human rights activist Olamide Abiodun Thomas has been left in detention for 12 days, including Christmas Day, since the police arrested her in Lagos State and moved her to Abuja…
SAHCO Officials Extorted Osun Engineer. They Refunded N100,000, Begged Him to Quiet Down
Oyewale Oyesiji, an Osun State-based automobile engineer, has detailed how some officials of Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO), an airport and aviation service providing company, extorted N100,000 from him while…
Abuja Landlord Francis Awoyera Threatens to Break Tenant’s Back Because of FIJ’s Story
Francis Awoyera, the Abuja landlord who issued an unlawful seven-day quit notice to Adeyemi Bankole, his tenant, has threatened to harm him if he does not ensure that FIJ pulls…
Adamawa Engineer Asked GTB to Block His Debit Card. N13,191 Was Stolen Afterwards
Wage Abdulrahman Mohammed, an Adamawa State-based engineer, has narrated how N13,191 mysteriously disappeared from his Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) account through a fraudulent POS transaction. Mohammed told FIJ that he…
Ibadan House Agent Attempted to Dupe Tenant, Sister Separately. He Tried Same Trick With Us
Priscilla Ayodele, a courier service worker, paid Kehinde Adekeye N300,000 on November 19 for an apartment. On November 29, Adekeye told Ayodele that the house had been sold without his…
Tinubu Forgets Kidnap Incidents, Claims Nigerians Now Travel on ‘Safer Roads’
On Monday, Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, attended his first media presidential media chat with select journalists. During this conversation, he fielded questions on the removal of fuel subsidy, Nigeria’s rising…
One Year After Christmas Eve Massacres, Plateau Suffers More Bloodshed
Christmas Eve in 2023 was a day to forget for the people of Bokkos, Mangu and Barkin Ladi local government areas (LGAs) of Plateau State. The locals had let their…
5 Days After FIJ’s Story, Air Peace Refunds Activist’s N310,000 Withheld for 3 Months
Air Peace, a Nigerian commercial airline, has paid N310,000 to Kehinde Adegboyega, a human rights activist and journalist whose refund was withheld for three months. Adegboyega informed FIJ of the…
LPDC Rejects Afe Babalola’s Petition Seeking Farotimi’s Disbarment
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has rejected petition seeking the disbarment of Dele Farotimi, a human rights lawyer, by Emmanuel Chambers, Afe Babalola’s law firm. While rejecting the petition,…