Defence HQ Labels Okuama Leaders’ Deaths ‘Allegations’ but Can’t Deny Them
Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information, has stated that reports of the deaths of Okuama community leaders in military detention remain unconfirmed allegations that are pending investigation. The military could…
NEMA, Benue Police Produce Conflicting Casualty Figures From Boat Accident
Three days after a boat accident in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) and the police in Benue shared conflicting figures of…
Polaris Bank in Benin Rejects ATM Withdrawals Above N10,000 for Guests, Allows N50,000 for Customers
A Polaris Bank branch in the Abakpakpa area of Benin City, Edo State, prevents non-users from withdrawing more than N10,000 via the Automated Teller Machine (ATM). FIJ gathered that a…
ALERT: Customs Plotting With Other Security Agencies to Arrest FIJ Founder ‘Fisayo Soyombo
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intends to arrest ‘Fisayo Soyombo, founder and editor-in-chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) in an inter-agency collaboration that will also include the Nigeria…
UPDATED: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger to Exit ECOWAS by 2025
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic are set to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 2025. Alieu Touray, the president of the ECOWAS Commission, announced…
How Lagos Policemen Arrest Innocent People on CMD Road And Demand N50,000 to N100,000 As Bail
Your friend might be a police officer, but the police is never your friend. Every day since December 2023, when Adeola Lukman (not real name) opened his business on CMD…
Without Explanation, CAC Disables Company Search Features on Its Website
For more than six months, features of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) search portal for checking details about company ownership, directors, and trustees have been inactive without any explanation, FIJ…
‘They Took Our Son’ — Nigerians Relive Police Brutality After Kemi Badenoch Comment
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, came under fire in the past few days for her strong opinions on Nigeria. However, since she shared her lived experience of…
Does Long Possession of Land Prove Ownership in Nigeria?
On Saturday, @ThatVyktur, an X user, commented on the ongoing land dispute between Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Lori Ogebor, the wife of late Colonel…
No! Soldiers in Viral X Post Not French Troops Deployed to Nigeria
On Saturday, X user Mahdi Shehu shared a long thread claiming France had deployed troops to Nigeria in a bid to eventually establish military bases in the guise of combatting…