Ethiope East LGA Got N2.9bn FAAC Allocation in 6 Months. It Didn’t Fix Bad Roads
Ethiope East Local Government Area in Delta State, whose chairman was recently accused of ignoring a road project, received at least N2,907,873,020 from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in…
PalmPay Demands N39,000 Interest From Customer Who Returned Unwanted Loan Within 24 Hours
PalmPay, a mobile banking company, has refused to clear a N39,263 interest from the account of customer Yinka Lawson (not real name) after he acquired a loan by mistake and…
Lagos Lawyer Writes Ibom Air, Demands Cabin Footage of Hostess vs Emmanson
John Nwokwu, a Lagos State-based lawyer, has demanded the cabin footage of the Ibom Air Uyo–Lagos flight where Comfort Emmanson, a passenger, got into an altercation with the airline’s staff.…
NPF Admits Error, Delists Anambra Driver’s Phone Number From PPROs’ Database
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has admitted it erroneously published the phone number of an Anambra State-based commercial driver as one of 37 phone numbers for spokespersons of police commands…
After FIJ’s Story, Illegal NINCard Website Shuts Down
NINCard Limited, a private company which provided identity related services to Nigerians without a licence from the National Identity Management Commission, has shut down its webpage, FIJ can confirm. FIJ…
Anambra Driver Suffers Barrage of Unsolicited Calls After NPF Published His Phone Number as Edo PPRO’s
Ifeanyi Utaba, a commercial driver in Onitsha, Anambra State, has received a barrage of unsolicited calls after Muyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), shared (archived here) his phone number…
BLOODBATH IN BENUE (4): A Reporter’s View of Yelewata Horror Through Those Who Lived It
In the final part of this series on the brutal killings in Benue State, FIJ’s EMMANUEL UTI recounts a massacre he did not witness himself, but one he came to…
ROMANCE SCAM: How Fake Lawyer Adeola Adesoye Omojola Used ‘PhD’ Scheme to Prey on Nigerian Lady
“Hello Pat, pls, I need a lady who has a valid passport and is ready to travel with me after a solo wedding. I’m relocating and that’s the only step…
After FIJ’s Story, Policeman Gerald Udechukwu Refunds N10.45m to Abuja Car Buyer
Gerald Udechukwu, a policeman in the IGP Task Force on Petroleum, has refunded N10,450,000 to Chukwunonso Simeon, an Abuja resident who paid the sum to purchase a Toyota Hilux vehicle…
Electric Pole Fell on Lagos Resident. IKEDC Did Nothing as She Fought Total Paralysis for 7 Years
On July 20, 2018, Muyibat Onilude, a mother of two, was walking home in the Okota area of Lagos, when a faulty Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) wooden electricity pole…