How Lagos Laws Let Landlords Increase Rent Without Restraint
On Wednesday, on-air personality Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi sparked a conversation about the high cost of housing in Lagos. Olagbegi’s question, “So you guys are okay with the high rent in…
SPOTTED: Police Ministry Spending N60.4m to Assess Barracks, N67m for ‘Cooperation’ With Security Agencies
The ministry of police affairs is spending N60,405,370 to assess police barracks across the country, FIJ has found. Contained in the 2025 budget is a line item which reads ‘Assessment…
Akpabio’s ‘Take Her Out’ Order, Akpoti’s Claims Reveal Senate President’s Bullying Behaviour
On Thursday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered the Senate’s sergeant-at-arm to remove Kogi Central’s Natasha Akpoti from the legislative hall during plenary. It was the latest incident between Akpabio and…
Stelmat Nigeria Withholds Lagos Investor’s N2m Capital, Profits for 4 Years
Abake Oshioda (pseudonym), a resident of Lagos State, has accused Stelmat Nigeria Limited of withholding his N2 million for four years without any communication. Oshioda told FIJ he had written…
Smuggler ‘Ope Ilashe’ Is in Police Custody Over Assassination of FIJ’s Witness. But This Is Not His First Murder Case
Opeoluwa Fasola, a smuggler commonly known as ‘Ope Ilashe’ and ‘Oluaye’, is currently in the custody of the Ogun State Police Command as a suspect in the assassination of Yomi…
Travel Agency CEO Maryam Alkali Fails to Refund Kano Client’s N1.35m on Valentine’s Day Deadline
Maryam Alkali, the chief executive officer and managing director of Kano-based Maryam Alkali Travel Agency Ltd, promised to refund N1.35 million to George Fredricks, a client, on February 14. She…
Court Strikes Out FUOYE VC’s Defamation Case Against Ex-Lecturer
On Wednesday, the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, rejected criminal defamation charges which arose from a petition written by legal practitioner T.S. Adegboyega on behalf of Abayomi…
Court Rejects Charges From FUOYE VC’s Defamation Petition Against Ex-Lecturer
On Monday, the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, rejected criminal defamation charges which arose from a petition written by legal practitioner T.S. Adegboyega on behalf of Abayomi…
‘Alat by Wema’ Fraudster Steals Plateau Woman’s N102,000
Loveth Mogaji (pseudonym), a resident of Plateau State, has narrated how a fraudster disguised as a customer care representative of Alat by Wema, Wema Bank’s digital banking platform, stole her…
Lekki Scheme II Residents Protest EKEDC’s 4-Hours-in-2-Days Power Supply
Residents of Lekki Scheme II, Ajah, Lagos, have endured poor power supply from the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) since 2018. Ajibola Akinsete, the chairman of the residents’ association, told…