The Justice Project Secures Release of Truck Driver Framed Up for Murder, Imprisoned for 3 Years Without Trial
A Lagos-based truck-for-hire driver simply identified as ‘Mr A’ for private reasons has been set free after spending three years in prison over an armed robbery allegation. The Justice Project,…
FLASHBACK: The $500,000 Bribery Scandal That Sent Farouk Lawan to Kuje Prison for 5 Years
Nigerians saw media reports about Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, who left Kuje Correctional Centre on Tuesday, five years after he was sentenced to prison.…
N180,139 Disappears From Enugu Teacher’s Bank App Days After UBA Staff Helped Her With OTP
Simbi Oge (not real name), an Enugu-based teacher, got the shock of her life on February 6 when she discovered that her United Bank for Africa (UBA) account had been…
Viral Video Linked to Recent Tanker Explosion Old, From Lagos
On October 15, a petrol tanker exploded and produced a four-hour-long inferno in Majiya, Taura Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa State. The last official report on Sunday pegged the…
Father of Two Jobless, Awaits Refund After Paying Agent Helen Eche N1.9m for Work Visa One Year Ago
Promise Igwe resigned after paying Helen Eche, a recruitment agent, N1,900,000 for a Brunei Darussalam work visa and travel tickets in October 2023. The harsh economy was biting hard on…
Edo Tiler at UBA’s Mercy After Sending Mum’s N632,000 to Wrong Account
Funsho Elemo (not real name), a tiler living in Edo State, was told by a United Bank for Africa (UBA) customer service agent to get a court order when he…
CEO Says Tariff Must Increase or ‘MTN Will Shut Down’ Due to Devalued Naira
Karl Toriola, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN, has said that the telecommunications company would have to shut down if its tariff prices remained the same. The Punch quoted…
12 Months After ‘Beginning Extradition’, Police Play Dumb on Confessed Murderer Killaboi
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have refused to comment on Benjamin Nnanyereugo, a confessed murderer better known as Killaboi, 12 months after the NPF…
FACT-CHECK: Did US Court Acquit Air Peace’s Onyema as Report Claims?
On Tuesday morning, a report from The Nation claimed a court in the United States acquitted Allen Onyema, the CEO of Air Peace Limited. Onyema is facing obstruction of justice…
How Lagos Drivers Render Zebra Crossings Unsafe for School Children
Bello Fatai, a lollipop man, wakes up every morning to help school children cross the road at Olusosun in the Ojota area of Lagos State. Fatai has spent the last…