Fraudster Targeting X Users Since 2022 Impersonates Ultimate SamPhil, Scams Farmer of N40,000
A scammer impersonating Ultimate SamPhil Global Ventures Limited, a phone store in Edo State, has defrauded Timothy Chekwube, an Enugu-based farmer, of N40,000. FIJ found that this scammer has been…
FACT-CHECK: Influencers Recycle ‘237 Vibrators at NYSC Camp’ Myth for Engagement
A claim that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) recovered 237 vibrators from female corps members in Cross River State has been circulating on social media platforms since Monday. Multiple…
VIDEO: Ilorin Motorists Abandon Passengers to Protest Petrol Price Hike
Many passengers have become stranded in the Sango, Fate and Maraba axis of Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara, as tricycle drivers ordered passengers out of their vehicles to protest…
‘I Beat People for Tinubu, Now He’s Spoilt Our Lives’, Man Laments at Petrol Station
In a viral video on X, a man is seen lamenting about the fuel pump price and fuel scarcity despite his involvement in electoral violence in the 2023 presidential election.…
ANALYSIS: Every Single Charge Against Isaac Bristol — And His Survival Chances
The law is well settled, that the prosecution always has the burden to prove the commission of an offence. This tallies with the honoured principle of law that he who…
Lauretta Onochie, Ex-Buhari SA, Circulates US Lawmaker’s Picture as Amaka Sonnberger’s
On Wednesday, Lauretta Onochie, a former special assistant to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, posted an image on X, claiming it was Amaka Sonnberger in the hands of the…
After FIJ’s Story, OPay Lifts Restriction on UK-Based Nigerian Scholar’s Account
OPay has lifted the restriction it placed on an account belonging to Magnus Adakole (not real name), a Nigerian scholar residing in the United Kingdom (UK). This came after FIJ…
57,750 Inmates — Whopping 68.1% — Awaiting Trial, and Protesters Are Joining Them in Nigeria’s Prisons
Out of the 84,741 inmates in the 256 correctional centres across Nigeria, 57,750 are still awaiting trial. This figure represents 68.1% of all inmates in the Nigerian prison system, and…
INSIDER: How OOU Student Killed FUNAAB’s Christianah Idowu, Used Her Picture to Demand N3m Ransom
Ayomide Adeleye, a 200 Level Philosophy student of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, confessed on Monday to killing Christianah Idowu, a 300 Level student of the Federal University…
Nigerian Woman Dies Fleeing From Hate Attack in Northern Ireland
Anu Okusanya, a Nigerian woman who was a Northern Ireland resident, died while trying to escape from an assault on another person in August. Multiple sources have said that Okusanya…