FLASHBACK: In 2016, Spokesman ‘BrightGoldenBoy’ Lamented ‘Bribes for Promotion’ in Police
Over the past few days, controversy has rocked the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) after several policemen revealed to FIJ that the force’s administrative department demanded N10,000 from each of them…
Family Buries Council Chair Remi Abass Killed in Osun LG Crisis
Remi Abass, the reinstated Chairman of Irewole Local Government, Osun State, has been buried according to Islamic rites. Abass’ body was laid to rest at his family house in Ile-Sagba,…
FEMICIDE EPIDEMIC: Men Kill 22 Women, Girls in 7 Weeks
Yetunde Hafsoh Lawal, a 23-year-old final-year student at Kwara State College of Education, went missing on February 10. Days later, the police found her dismembered body in a bowl in…
JUST IN: Edwin Clark Dies at 97
Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), is dead. He was 97 years old. His family released a statement announcing Clark died on Monday night. READ ALSO:…
Davido Slams Police With Threats Just Like Persecuted Critics
David Adeleke (Davido), a popular Nigerian artiste and nephew of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has publicly attacked Osun State Commissioner of Police Umar Abba with threats and criticism. The…
Investors’ N18.6m Stuck With Emadia Oghale’s Emerald Farms for 2 Years
Opeyemi Adetula, a Lagos resident, invested N13,640,000 with Emerald Farms in 2021 to get N15,686,000 after three months. Almost four years later, his capital is still with the firm, and…
Want to Read Lagos’ Gambling Laws? Pay N10,000
The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority is charging N10,000 for access to the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Act (2021), FIJ can report. This fee is clearly stated on…
Igbo, Yoruba and the Illusion of Betrayal
Nigeria’s first military coup was not necessarily an Igbo coup, but logic has made it so. By focusing on the ethnic identities of the key plotters and the northern leaders…
Witness Narrates Job Search to Chinese-Led Cyberfraud Journey
Jacob Lilian, the first prosecution witness in the prosecution of Ling Yang, a Chinese national, has described how she was lured into cyberfraud through a job search. Lilian told Justice…
EFCC Quiet 5 Weeks After Inviting Okoya Sons Over ‘Naira Abuse’
Five weeks after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited Subomi and Wahab, sons of businessman Rasaq Okoya who filmed the misuse of currency notes, the agency has kept…