Thieves Steal Lagos Man’s N519,969 Savings Moments After First Bank ATM Rejected ‘Expired’ Card
Kayode Adeyokun, a Lagos State resident, has narrated how N519,969 was stolen from his First Bank account after his debit card was rejected by the bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM).…
Enugu Storekeeper Wants $100 Refund Because ‘Crypto Teacher’ Henry Momoh Gave No Meme Coin Lessons
Chidera Agbo, a storekeeper in Enugu State, paid $100 to cryptocurrency trader Henry Momoh in February with the hope of learning how to trade meme coins. When he did not…
Rivers Woman Suspects Gunmen Killed Husband, Son Over Anti-Looting Stance
Grace Timothy, a resident of Rivers State, suspects she was widowed and her 23-year-old son was killed because her murdered husband was opposed to the looting of public property. Gunmen…
CBN, FIRS, Others Ignore Senate Invitation to Explain Missing Billions
Despite clear statutory provisions, key agencies including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…
Ikeja Electric Yet to Return Family’s Meter After 20 Months of ‘Troubleshooting’
In June 2023, Ikeja Electric (IE) personnel visited Olufunmi Aderinto (a pseudonym), a businesswoman living in Lagos, to fix her family’s prepaid meter. Aderinto, speaking with FIJ on Tuesday, said…
Ododo Gets Fresh N3bn for Kogi Govt House Renovation He Spent N2.29bn on in 2024
The Usman Ododo-led Kogi State government is set to spend N3 billion on renovating the state government house in 2025, FIJ has found. This is after the government spent N2,290,489,340.23…
Ogun Monarch Arraigned for Assaulting Elderly Chief in Viral Clip
Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, a suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, a town in Ogun State, has been arraigned in court for assaulting Abraham Arinola, an elderly man believed to be one…
Court Orders INEC to Pay N1.1bn Compensation to Family of Businessman Killed in 2019
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to pay N1.12 billion in compensation to the family of Mike Madu, a businessman killed in…
Locals Tense as Terrorists Kill 10 Within 5 Days in Plateau’s Mangu LGA
Armed men, suspected to be Fulani terrorists, killed at least 10 residents of Ward Two in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State between January 27 and Friday. Barry, a…
FACT-CHECK: TikTok Users Falsely Quote Trump on Nigerian Politicians’ Children, Property Roundup
Several accounts on TikTok, a social media platform for creating short videos, have claimed that Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America, has ordered the deportation of…