‘Black Axe, a Nigerian Cult, Now a Big Irish Problem’
The Black Axe, a global confraternity which originated from Nigeria, has been described as the group that runs the biggest criminal operation in the world. This claim was made by…
FACT-CHECK: On Tinubu’s Certificate, There’s Evidence BBC Africa Is Wrong
BBC Africa published a report on President Bola Tinubu’s certificate, titled ‘Bola Tinubu diploma: No evidence Nigeria’s president forged college record’, on Wednesday. FIJ has found inconsistencies in the report…
JUST IN: House of Reps Seat Empty as Abdulkadir Danbuga Dies
Abdulkadir Danbuga, the member of the National Assembly representing Isa-Sabon-Birnin Federal Constituency in Sokoto State, has died, leaving a legislative seat empty. The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) confirmed Danbuga’s death…
Customer Pulled Out of Buying House After Paying N5m. Ochacho Homes Has Denied Him Refund for 2 Years
In March 2021, Ifeanyichukwu Magboh, a businessman, purchased two houses in Idu Gwari estate, Abuja. Magboh found an option he could afford and purchased the buildings in the name of…
More Civil Servants Complain About WACS Deduction, But IPPIS Says Its Loan Management
Following FIJ’s report on questionable loan deductions on Sunday, more civil servants have raised concerns about deductions that read “WACS Loan Account” from their September salaries, but the Integrated Payroll…
After Gulping $10b in 43 Years, Ajaokuta Steel Is Still ‘Almost Ready’
Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s vice president, said on Sunday that President Bola Tinubu planned to rely on the Ajaokuta Steel Complex to create 500,000 jobs. Ajaokuta Steel has been a Nigerian…
Aero Contractors Pockets Customer’s N1m After Cancelling Flight
An Abuja-based staffer of Cacelyn Travel and Tours has accused Aero Contractors of withholding his client’s N1,080,675 for over two months. The staffer, who chose to be anonymous, told FIJ…
INVESTIGATION: ‘Hello Baba’ Scammers Who Dupe Random Phone Users With Fake Recharge Cards Have ‘Headquarters’ in Ile-Ife
If you are a phone user in Nigeria, chances are you have spoken to or received an unsolicited text message containing fake recharge cards from some individuals claiming to have…
‘They Came With Sticks and Guns’ — Singer Skales Narrates Traumatic Encounter With EFCC Officials
Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, a rapper and singer known as Skales, has described his encounter with some Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials, who broke into his home around 4…
Sanwo-Olu May Not Let Drambi Vandi Die for Killing Bolanle Raheem. Here’s Why
“And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth:…
Man’s N480,000 Disappeared While He Slept. Now, OPay Is Blaming Him
A supply chain manager residing in Lagos has accused OPay of gaslighting him and refusing to provide a reasonable explanation after N480,000 mysteriously vanished from his account without his authorisation.…
DETAILS: How Killer Cop Drambi Vandi Was Tried, Sentenced
The much-awaited sentencing of Drambi Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police, who murdered pregnant Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, on December 28, 2022, in Lagos State, occurred on Monday with the…
Private Citizen Seyi Tinubu Flies to Kano in Presidential Jet To Watch Polo
Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son, and his friends on Sunday flew to Kano in a presidential jet to attend the finals of this year’s edition of the Kano International…
Policeman Drambi Vandi To Die by Hanging for Killing Lawyer Bolanle Raheem
Drambi Vandi, the suspended policeman who killed Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer, has been sentenced to death by hanging. A Lagos State high court sentenced him on Monday after he…
INTERVIEW: ‘How Arrows of God’s Rev D. C. Ogo Forcefully Took My Baby in 2001’
Khadijat Vivian, a 38-year-old-woman who had her baby forcefully taken from her 22 years ago by Reverend D. C. Ogo, the founder of Arrows of God Orphanage Home, has cried…
For 4 Months, Nigerian Government Starves Its Scholars of Money in Romania
Nigerian beneficiaries of the Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship to Romania have not received allowances from the federal government for January to April 2022, FIJ has gathered. In interviews with FIJ,…
How Nigerian Migrants Rescued 18 Accident Victims From Fire in Italy
Two Nigerian migrants residing in Italy have rescued 18 passengers who were involved in a fatal bus accident. The Nigerians, Odion Eboigbe and Godstime Erheneden, carried out the rescue with…
Lagdo, a Hydroelectric Dam in Cameroon, Has Killed 28 People in Nigeria
Bayelsa, Taraba, Adamawa, Edo, Delta, Benue, Nassarawa, Kogi, and Anambra State have been advised to immediately activate emergency responses following the release of Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam. Mustapha Ahmed, the director…
For 8 Months, Atoyebi Bamidele Refuses to Repay N108m Loan He Took From Friends
Atoyebi Bamidele, a Lagos-based businessman, has failed to return N108 million belonging to Benedict Adewole and Sunday Williams (not real names), two Lagos-based real estate businessmen. The businessmen told FIJ…
Of Mohbad, Bullying Culture in the Entertainment Industry and Failed Policing
While Nigeria celebrated its 63rd independence anniversary, I twice had the cause to rub minds with some of the brightest talents in the literary circle and creative space in the…