Kidnapped Law School Students Regain Freedom After 6 Days
Five students of the Nigerian Law School (NLS), Yola Campus, who were kidnapped on Saturday, have been freed six days after their abduction. Udeme Edet, the spokesperson of the Benue…
Lagos Policemen Steal N407,000 From Trio Because They Had ‘Expensive Perfumes’
On Thursday, policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command extorted N407,000 from three men in the Opebi area of Lagos State, FIJ has gathered. The three men were in…
fetswallet’s Downtime Traps Funds, Frustrates Customers for 4 Months
fetswallet, a mobile money (e‑wallet) service provider, has failed to find a solution to its mobile downtime that has lasted four months. Customers can no longer access their funds for…
After FIJ’s Story, DIG Okolo’s Thieving PA Gadzama Threatens Businessman He Extorted N750,000 From
M. M. Gadzama, the personal assistant to Benjamin Okolo, the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Department (FID), has called to threaten Aliyu Abba, a…
12-Year-Old Was Stuck in Prison. He Feared Dying of Hunger or Beating for 10 Years
July 11 was supposed to be a routine prison visit for Alex Umuchioke Ogoke, a lawyer with the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria and Leeds Legal Firm. Ogoke had walked…
Tinubu Extends Customs Chief Adeniyi’s Tenure Beyond Legal Limit
President Bola Tinubu has extended Comptroller General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi’s tenure in office by one year. The 59-year-old Adeniyi, having joined the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as a cadet…
After FIJ’s Story, Quickteller Refunds N45,163 to IKEDC Customer
Quickteller has finally refunded Yomi Ayantunde (pseudonym), a customer of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, whose electricity payment it failed to disburse to the DisCo. After Ayantunde obtained his prepaid meter,…
VIDEO: 5 Pieces of Fish, Spoilt Potatoes, No Spices… What Army’s N540,000 Foodstuff Allowance Got 9 Soldiers
A Nigerian soldier made a video showing the small quantity and poor quality of foodstuffs nine soldiers were given to survive on for one month, with each soldier’s allowance at…
NOUN Said Students Could Print Course Materials. It Used DSS, Copyright Commission to Prosecute Vendor for Doing Just That
The Department of State Services (DSS) has detained Ben Akpan (pseudonym), a printing vendor, and prevented him from communicating with his loved ones for three days after the National Open…
The World Has Moved on From Us, Says Missing Anambra LP Candidate’s Wife
Eucharia Agbasimalo, the wife of Obiora Agbasimalo, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2021 Anambra State governorship election, has said the entire world has moved on from the missing…