Runway Condition Unknown as Cargo Plane Crash-Lands in Abuja
An Allied Air cargo aircraft crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, on Wednesday. The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) temporarily shut down the runway after the…
Newly Recruited LNSC Officers With Polaris Bank Accounts Can’t Access November Salaries
Two weeks after the Lagos Neighbourhood Security Corps (LNSC) paid November salaries to its personnel, its newly recruited officers with Polaris Bank accounts still cannot access their money. FIJ learnt…
‘Okpebholo Not Familiar With Figures’, Edo APC Chair Slips in Governor’s Defence
Jarrett Tenebe, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, has defended Governor Monday Okpebholo by saying he is not familiar with figures because he isn’t a…
‘Okpebholo Is Not Familiar With Figures’, Edo APC Chair Slips in Governor’s Defence
Jarrett Tenebe, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, has defended Governor Monday Okpebholo by saying he is not familiar with figures because he isn’t a…
Why Nigeria Ranks 120th of 142 in 2024 World Human Rights, Rule of Law Index
Nigeria ranks 120 out of 140 countries in the 2024 World Human Rights and Rule of Law Index, scoring below average and falling behind military-ruled Niger, gang-plagued El Salvador and…
Nigerian Singer Udoh Ebaide Captures Extortion, Harassment at Benin-Togo Border
Udoh Ebaide, a Nigerian Afrobeats singer attempting to visit all 54 African countries on a bike, has lamented the corruption and harassment she experienced at the Republic of Benin border.…
Soyombo Urges Media Counterattacks Through Evidence-Based Reports
‘Fisayo Soyombo, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Foundation for Investigative (FIJ), has charged media organisations in the country to use evidence-based reports as counterattacks against attacks from government agencies…
Dele Farotimi: What Determines Bail Conditions?
On Monday, when the Federal High Court in Ekiti State currently prosecuting Afe Babalola’s defamation case against Dele Farotimi, granted him a N50 million bail, many Nigerians on X opined…
‘It Is Confusing Me’ — Okpebholo Fails to Spell Out 2025 Edo Budget Figures in Words
There was mild drama at the Edo State House of Assembly as Monday Okpebholo, the state governor, was unable to spell out the state’s budget figures for 2025. Okpebholo struggled…
IKEDC Wants Extra N2,904,000 After Customer Paid N51,500 Fine for ‘Bypassing Meter’
In August, Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC), an electricity distribution company serving customers in Lagos State, fined resident Nkechinyere James N51,500 for bypassing charges on her prepaid meter, an offence…