BLOODBATH IN BENUE (3): State Negligent in Not Protecting Yelewata. Soldiers Stood by as June, July Attacks Occurred
After speaking with residents and perusing documents in the aftermath of a massacre, FIJ’s EMMANUEL UTI found that the Benue State Government had a decade to nip the recurring attacks…
EXCLUSIVE: Keyamo Lied. Ibom Air Did Not Want To Take Comfort Emmanson to Court
The claim of Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, to have “conferred with Ibom Airline to withdraw the Complaint against Comfort Emmanson”, does not represent the true state…
Like KWAM 1, FG Rewarded Dokubo, Tompolo With Multimillion-Dollar Jobs for Militancy, Pipeline Vandalism
On August 6, videos emerged showing popular Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM 1) standing in front of a ValueJet aircraft in an attempt to prevent it from taking off. According…
After FIJ’s Intervention, Abia Policemen Release Residents They Held for N300,000 Ransom
Policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in the Aba area of Abia State have released three people they kidnapped and held for ransom on Sunday. Upon receiving a…
Hours After FIJ’s Story, Website Selling Nigerians’ Data Withdraws Services
Less than 24 hours after FIJ exposed nimcverify.ng for illegally selling Nigerians’ personal information, the website has changed completely and withdrawn its data modification and verification services. At press time,…
Police Disobey Court Order, Keep Osun Man Detained in Place of His Son
Adekola Lateef Adegoke, a judge sitting at the Iwo Division of the Osun State High Court, ordered the Osun State Police Command on August 4 to release Olayonwa Wakeel Akande,…
Keyamo Orders Comfort Emmanson’s Release From Kirikiri
The federal government has ordered the withdrawal of charges against Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who was jailed after an altercation with Ibom Air staff, and directed steps for her immediate…
NCoS Staff Emmanuel Onoja Yet to Refund Makurdi Teacher’s N300,000 After Failed Employment Scheme
COVID-19 was taking its toll on Dorcas Aboh-Uduh in early 2020 and she needed a new job. A private school teacher at the time, she met Emmanuel Onoja, an official…
FG Plans to Reward KWAM 1’s Bad Behaviour With Airport Security Ambassadorship
The federal government has shared plans to engage Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, a Fuji musician popularly known as KWAM 1, as an ambassador for airport security, following the incident with ValueJet.…
Delta LG Chairman Quiet After Resident Accused Him of Threatening His Life Over Accountability Calls
Aki Efe Vincent, a resident of Ovu Community who has been calling for better governance, has accused Augustine Ogedegbe, the chairman of Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, of…