Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Officially Exit ECOWAS
The Republic of Mali, the Republic of Niger and Burkina Faso officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday, following their notification to exit the group…
Police Defy 18-Month-Old Court Order, Refuse to Pay Murdered Journalist’s Family N50m Compensation
It has been over 18 months since the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to pay N50 million as compensation to the family of late…
Trump’s PEPFAR Fund Cut Exposes Nigeria to Annual $390m HIV Bill FG Failed to Take Up
Donald Trump, the US president, has ordered the suspension of PEPFAR — the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — and Nigeria faces the threat of losing $390 million in…
JUST IN: Egbetokun Files Criminal Charge Against Sowore for Calling Him ‘Illegal IGP’
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has filed a criminal charge against Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC). Sowore uploaded a copy…
Former Lawmaker Bede Eke Agreed to Pay Animation Designer $8,500. He Reneged on Deal, Offered Only N3.5m
Chux Okwuosa, a Lagos-based animation designer, has accused Bede Eke, a former member of the House of Representatives, of reneging on the terms of a verbal contract they struck in…
Ex-Minister Sirika Awarded Aviation Contract to Unqualified Company, Witness Tells Court
Musa Odiniyan, the fifth witness in the ongoing fraud trial of Hadi Sirika, former Minister of Aviation, has told the Abuja Federal High Court how an unqualified Al Buraq Global…
Kwara Rewards Retired Teachers With Unpaid Gratuities After 35 Years of Service
Retired teachers in Kwara State are displeased with the delayed payment of their gratuity benefits after decades of service in the state’s education sector. FIJ spoke with more than 10…
Court Hearing of Nigerian Doctor ‘Bullied’ in Canada Set to Begin
The court hearing on the bullying of Amos Akinbiyi, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, will commence on January 31. This was made…
Despite Court Order, UBA Refuses to Lock Account Used to Steal Abuja Resident’s N100,000
Samuel Akpata (pseudonym), an Abuja resident, has explained how United Bank for Africa failed to obey a court order to block the bank account fraudsters used to steal his N100,000.…
Ikeja Electric ‘To Blame’ As Blackout in Lagos Community Hits Day 10
It has been ten days since households and businesses at Ori-Okuta, Shiriki and some other neighbourhoods in the Ikorodu of Lagos State were plunged into a power blackout. Residents of…