Lawyers Sue IGP, Police for N100m Over Olamide Thomas’ Abduction, Rights Violation
Lawyers representing Olamide Thomas, a human rights activist, filed a fundamental rights lawsuit against the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday, stating violations of her rights to dignity, personal liberty and…
REPORT: Nigeria Records 51,887,032 Household Crimes in 2024
Nigeria has recorded not less than 51,887,032 household crime incidences in 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest data revealed. The NBS subdivided the crime statistics across the six…
CONFIRMED: Edo Police Manhandled 3 Unidentified Men in Video Clip
In the wake of trending testimonies about Nigeria Police Force (NPF) misconduct across time on X, a 26-second video has emerged of three yet-to-be-identified young men being manhandled by policemen.…
Ekiti CP Oversaw Farotimi’s Illegal Arrest. PSC Promoted Him to AIG
On Tuesday, the Police Service Commission (PSC) approved the promotion of Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, among 10 others, to the Assistant Inspectors General of…
193 Chinese, Arabs, Filipinos Face Prosecution for Employing 600 Nigerians in Organised Cybercrime
A group of 193 Chinese, Filipino, Pakistani, Indonesian and Kazakhstani nationals face prosecution for employing about 600 Nigerians in an organised cybercrime syndicate based in Victoria Island, Lagos State. Wilson…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘A Lot of Anger’ In Customs As Tinubu, CGC Illegally Extend 12 Senior Officers’ Service Years
Contrary to the public service rules (PSR), President Bola Tinubu and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) under Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adeniyi have extended the service years of 12…
Court Orders NIS, Tunji-Ojo to Pay Applicant N3m for Failing to Issue Her Passport
Minister of Interior Olabunmi Tunji-Ojo has been directed to ensure that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) complies with an Abuja Federal High Court judgment ordering it to pay N3 million…
Rights Activist Abiodun Thomas Stuck in Police Detention 3 Days Without Charges
Olamide Abiodun Thomas, a human rights advocate, has been stuck in police detention for three days without being charged in court. FIJ learnt that the police fixed 10 am on…
Man Who Exposed Beninese Police’s Wrongful Arrest of Ex-FIJ Editor Unreachable for 15 Months
Fifteen months after the arrest of Ahmadu Abdulrhaman Nasiru, the man who disclosed the arrest of Damilola Ayeni, FIJ’s former editor, on trumped-up charges in Benin Republic, nothing has been…
Fraudster on the Prowl. His Targets? Nigerian Artists
Etinosa Yvonne, a Nigerian visual artist, has detailed how a fraudster, whose name is believed to be EDMOND CHRISTIAN UDEH, has been using her WhatsApp profile to solicit “monetary help”…