Businessman Invested N1.3m in Alice Ayeni’s Export Business. Now He Can’t Pay His Children’s School Fees
When Kayode Charles Popoola, a Suleja-based businessman, invested the sum of N1,300,000 into Alice Ayeni’s enterprise for the export of bitter kola from Nigeria to China and Hong Kong in…
Facebook Page ‘Café Pedacito de Cielo’ Targetting Seun Okinbaloye in Misleading Trading Ad
A Facebook page called “Cafe Pedacito de Cielo“, meaning ‘Little Piece of Heaven Café’ in English, is spreading disinformation about Nigerian journalist Seun Okinbaloye, a presenter with Channels TV. When…
Man Spends 13 Years Tossed Between Police and Military Detention Centres Despite Court Ordering His Release
Habibu Adamu, a resident of Bauchi State, has spent the better part of the last 13 years in illegal detention despite a Federal High Court (FHC) ordering his release in…
Livestock Trader Risks Heavy Loss as Police ‘Unlawfully’ Detain Truck With 37 Cows
Olayinka Ajayi, a Lagos-based livestock trader, may run into a heavy financial loss in the coming days if the police officers from the Intelligent Response Team at STS Abattoir in…
Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest in Edo, Demand N200m Ransom
Priests and seminarians of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivhianokpodi, Agenebode, Edo State, were holding prayers on Sunday evening when some gunmen attacked them. Thomas Oyode, a reverend father and…
Ghanaian Pastor Paid N25m for a Lagos Property. ‘Oluomo Kafata’, an APC Aspirant and Friend of the Police, Grabbed It
In July 2023, Eric Otabil Addo, a Nigeria-based Ghanaian pastor, thought to buy a property in the Isheri-Idimu area of Lagos. Addo’s ultimate plan was to build a church after…
‘I’m Human and Not Infallible’ — Lawmaker Ikwechegh Apologises for Assaulting Bolt Driver
Alex Ikwechegh, a member of the House of Representatives representing Aba North and South Federal Constituency, has issued a statement admitting he assaulted Stephen Abuwatseya, a Bolt driver. On Tuesday…
Adelabu Admits No Plan to Fix National Grid ‘Overnight’
Nigeria’s national grid infrastructure is heavily deteriorated, and the Ministry of Power does not have an immediate solution to address the persistent failures, FIJ has gathered. In an interview with…
Enugu Police Name, Arraign Trigger-Happy Cop Ozonwanji Joseph for Musician’s Murder
The Enugu State Police Command has named Ozonwanji Joseph, a police inspector, as the policeman involved in the murder of Okezie Mba, a musician popularly known as Igbo Jah. Daniel…
SSANU Begins Nationwide Strike Over Withheld Salaries, Halts University Operations
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has cited the Federal Government’s failure to address unpaid salaries, stalled negotiations and unfulfilled promises as the reasons for a nationwide strike…