Court Remands Activist Detained on IGP’s Orders in Suleja Prison
Abiodun Thomas, the detained activist arrested on the orders of the IGP, will spend at least another weekend in detention as she was remanded in the Suleja Custodial Centre on…
It’s Budget Presentation Season but Open Treasury Portal Remains Inaccessible
It is budget presentation season in Nigeria yet the Open Treasury Portal (OTP), a platform designed for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to report daily transactions and enable public financial…
FACT-CHECK: ‘Raining Direct Curses Online’ Not Punishable by Law
On December 13, policemen arrested Abiodun Thomas, a rights activist, and detained her on the orders of Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police. Abiodun was arrested around the Shomolu…
UBA Customer’s Card Was ‘Swallowed’ by ATM… Then His N81,000 Vanished
Gabriel Olatunde, a Lagos State resident, has narrated how N81,000 mysteriously vanished from his United Bank for Africa (UBA) account. Olatunde told FIJ that the money was stolen from his…
IGP, PSC Ignore Court Order, Demolish Family’s Property in Lagos
Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the Police Service Commission (PSC) have unlawfully demolished a property in the Falomo area of Lagos State. The police authorities want to rebuild…
Bauchi High Court Dismisses Blasphemy, Cybercrime Charges Against Rhoda Jatau
Rhoda Jatau, a health worker resident in Warji Local Council, Bauchi State, has been discharged and acquitted after a Bauchi High Court found her not to be guilty of the…
UPDATED: Ekiti Court Grants Dele Farotimi Bail
An Ekiti State Magistrate Court granted Dele Farotimi bail on Friday morning. Farotimi’s bail grant was made public in an X post on Friday by Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of…
Subscribers Cry Out as Tizeti Network Downtime Enters Week 3
Tizeti, a wireless internet service provider, has had a connection downtime for over two weeks and efforts by subscribers to inquire about the cause have been frustrated by the poor…
Police ‘Hurriedly’ Arraign Rights Activist Detained on IGP’s Orders in Abuja Court
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) hurriedly arraigned Abiodun Thomas, an activist who had been detained on the Inspector General of Police’s orders without a charge, at the Federal High Court…
Abiodun Thomas, Rights Activist Detained on IGP’s Orders, Faints in Police Custody
Abiodun Thomas, the rights activist who has been in police custody for seven days, slumped on Thursday shortly after the Abuja police took her statement. FIJ learnt that the detained…