4 High Profile Journalist Arrests and Police Invitations in the Past 21 Days
Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria guarantees freedom of expression and the press. Apart from this, Section 22 of the same constitution also places on the press, the…
Femab Properties FIJ Exposed in 2021 ‘Defrauds’ University of Sierra Leone in $4.5m Contract
Femab Properties, a Nigerian real estate company, has been accused of duping the University of Sierra Leone (USL), a public-funded tertiary institution in Freetown, after taking $4.5 million (an equivalent…
3 Months After, NPF-NCCC Still Holding on to Daniel Ojukwu’s Passport
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) has continued to withhold the international passport of Daniel Ojukwu, an FIJ journalist whom it abducted on May 1. After granting him…
25 Children Among 75 EndBadGovernance Protesters Remanded by Abuja Court
The Federal High Court in Abuja granted an August 8 motion for the remand of no fewer than 75 Nigerians accused of attempting to overthrow the government through their participation…
REVEALED: Abuja Court Ordered 60-Day Remand of 75 #EndBadGovernance Protesters — 22 Were Children
The Federal High Court in Abuja granted an August 8 motion for the remand of no fewer than 75 Nigerians accused of attempting to overthrow the government through their participation…
DSS Arrested Journalist at Lagos Airport After Unnamed Agency Placed Him on Watchlist
Adejuwon Soyinka, a journalist with the Conversation Africa, was arrested in Lagos by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday after he was placed on a watchlist by some…
Nigerian Doctors Down Tools, Embark on Strike to Demand Abducted Colleague’s Release
Nigerian doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have embarked on a nationwide one-week warning strike effective from 12 am on Monday. The decision to…
MRA Asks Egbetokun to Stop Police Harassment of Journalists
Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a non-governmental organisation promoting press freedom, has asked Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to stop the police’s harassment of journalists and “the obvious abuse of police…
Some Public-Interest Leaks by ‘PIDOM’ That May Have Embarrassed FG
In the last one year, @PIDOMNigeria, a whistleblower and micro-blogger on X, has published high-profile public-interest documents showing official corruption and misconduct within the government. In addition to leaking official…
From Nigeria to Burkina Faso: Undercover as a Trafficked Person
Unless you’re heedless, greedy or desperate to ‘escape’ from Nigeria at all costs, there is absolutely no reason to get lured into landlocked Burkina Faso, locked in hell and unable…