Police, INEC Silent After Amaechi’s Chief of Staff’s Rigging Confession
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are both yet to publicly react to rigging admissions Tony Okocha, the embattled Rivers State All Progressives Congress chairman,…
REPORT: Despite N1b Rice Production Revenue, Ogun Ranks Most Expensive State to Get Healthy Meal
Despite earning N1 billion from rice production in August, Ogun has been ranked as the most expensive state to get a healthy diet. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in…
EXPLAINER: Was Tinubu Legally Wrong to Give Kekere-Ekun GCON Honour When Abbas Got CFR?
There was some drama in the House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers in the green chamber rejected the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) honour President…
Nigeria’s Olamide Ayeni Selected for Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Olamide Ayeni, an award-winning Nigerian student in the United States, has emerged as one of the 88 successful candidates for the 2025 class of the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Ayeni…
Court Bans VIO From Collecting Vehicles, Fines — for the Third Time
For the third time at least, a Nigerian court has ruled against the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) from arresting and confiscating vehicles on the road. VIO is a state-level agency…
Court Grants Ex-Taraba Gov N150m Bail in N27b Fraud Case
Darius Ishaku, a former Taraba State governor arraigned for alleged involvement in an alleged N27 billion fraud case, was granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday.…
Visually-Impaired Nigerian Puts Career on Hold to Babysit Kids in Canada
Tomi Waziri, a visually-impaired Nigerian who moved to Winnipeg, Canada, with his wife and two children in 2023, is currently unable to commence his career as a massage therapist. Since…
NiDCOM Waiting for ‘That Stage’ Before Helping Nigerians Flee Lebanon, Iran
Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the head of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM)’s media, told FIJ that the conflict in Lebanon has not got to the stage it needs to help Nigerians flee…
‘Emefiele Told Us About Politics in 2022 Naira Redesign’, Ex-CBN Director Tells Court
Folashodun Shonubi, a former acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has told a high court in Abuja that former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele admitted politics played a…
FACT-CHECK: Did All Lagos LP Rep Members Sponsor No Bill in First Year?
In 2023, four Labour Party (LP) candidates were elected to the House of Representatives from Lagos. Seyi Sowunmi from Ojo, Thaddeus Attah from Eti-Osa, Olawande George from Amuwo Odofin and…