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EXCLUSIVE: Kuje prison wardens turn into beasts after jailbreak, torture, starve inmates

Wardens manning the Kuje Medium Security Prison in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, have been ill-treating inmates since last month’s jailbreak, an insider has told FIJ. The prison was hit by terrorists on the night of July 5, and several inmates were set free, while one security guard lost his life in an attempt to defend […]

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AUDIO: ‘Shout let me see you’ — How businessman Kenji Steve raped Abuja girl

The Abuja-based lady sexually assaulted by Kenji Steve, a businessman, repeatedly asked him to let her go as she did not want any physical contact with him, but he did not budge, an audio conversation of proceedings obtained by FIJ has revealed. FIJ had reported how a young lady who asked not to be named

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REPORTER’S DIARY: Inside Lagos banks where People With Disabilities are neglected

It took less than three minutes at the entrance gate of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) in Victoria Island, Lagos, to confirm that discrimination against persons with disability in Nigerian banks was not a made-up story. The security officer at the door did not paint the bank right. The customer staff in other banks

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Chido Onumah, the Executive Director of IMCAI addressing the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) team

One year after receiving 780,000 naira for desktop, Adelove shipping has not delivered it

Awoniyi Olayinka, a Warri-based construction manager, has accused Adelove Shipping Company, a Nigerian-owned cargo freight company based in the United States, of failing to deliver his all-in-one desktop one year after making payment. Awoniyi told FIJ he had a relative take the product to Adelove for shipping after purchasing it for N789,260 from an online

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WITNESS TESTIMONIES: How lawbreaking Area C policemen brutalised Lagos lawyer Ridwan Oke

On July 5, officers attached to the Area C Command of the Lagos State Police arrested Ridwan Oke, a lawyer, for questioning them after they broke traffic regulations. Oke, who played an important role in the release of several detainees during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests, was later released after the intervention of Benjamin Hundeyin,

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Peoples Gazette published the story. Dapo Abiodun and DSS are prosecuting a blogger

The Department of State Service (DSS), Ogun State, is prosecuting Bashiru Hammed, a blogger and publisher of EaglesForeSight, for a report on Dapo Abiodun, the state governor, which he culled from Peoples Gazette. The DSS accused Hammed of defamation of character and cybercrime, citing a publication made by the blogger on April 27, 2022. The

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CMEDIA project: GSAI tasked on long-term sustainability of activities within Abuja Municipal Council

70 days and still counting: How Dapo Abiodun is keeping a blogger in prison without trial

The moment the doors leading to Courtroom 1 of the high court in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State, were thrown open, lawyers and observers, most of whom were plaintiffs, defendants and interested parties in the 10 cases slated for hearing on Tuesday, trooped in. Within five minutes, all the seats in the room became occupied. This

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Yushau Shuaib, Editor-in-Chief of PR Nigeria addressing the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) team during a visit to his office in Abuja.

4 years after maturity, Niger Insurance has not paid investor’s N380,000

Muonyililo Gregory, a pharmacist resident in Lagos, has narrated how Niger Insurance PLC defaulted in the payment of his N386,498 after the maturity of his plan. Gregory told FIJ that he had subscribed to a three-year insurance plan with the company in October 2015, and the plan reached maturity in September 2018. He said he

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REPORTER’S DIARY: A day at Ado-Langbasa Health Centre where staff sell government equipment

The Primary Health Care Centre is an approach of the Federal Government to provide health care services at the grassroots. It was launched in 1988 to improve equity in access and utilisation of basic health services. More so, it caters for immunisation of babies and toddlers against major communicable diseases as well as maternal and

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Nike Babajide walked into General Hospital Apata to evacuate a miscarriage. It led to her death

Nike Babajide walked into the General Hospital Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State, for a scan and treatment. It was a decision that could have been taken by anyone in her condition but that was the beginning of a journey that would lead to her death. Nike’s stomach grew, her husband told FIJ, and as it did

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After FIJ’s story, Travelstart refunds customer’s n746,000 held since December

Travelstart, an online travel agency, has refunded the sum of N746,836 to Olayemi Durotimi, a customer whose flight was canceled in December 2021 after booking through the company. Durotimi told FIJ that she received the money from the agency on Friday. FIJ had reported how the travel agency refused to refund the UK-based Nigerian after

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Iduh, appeals to WSCIJ on media sustainability

‘Go to the Police’ — Bolt abandons client in bid to apprehend fugitive driver

Bolt Nigeria, a top e-hailing company, has told Oluwaseun Oti, an entrepreneur who lost close to N128,700 to a Bolt Driver, that it cannot reach its driver or offer any serious help towards retrieving the money. Oti, an entrepreneur based in Lagos, had erroneously paid Saheed Olumegbon, the bolt driver, N130,000 for a short trip instead of N1,300 on

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Iduh, appeals to WSCIJ on media sustainability

Confirmed: Saheed Olumegbon, Bolt driver flees to Ifo, Ogun state

  Saheed Olumegbon, a bolt driver who was accidentally paid N130,000 instead of N1,300 by Oluwaseun Oti, an entrepreneur, has fled from Lagos, where he operated as a driver, to Ifo, Ogun State, FIJ can report. On Thursday, Oti had tweeted and also told FIJ that he mistakenly transferred N130,000 to Olumegbon instead of N1,300,

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After receiving N130,000 instead of N1,300, Bolt driver Saheed Olumegbon ‘disappears’

Oluwaseun Oti, an entrepreneur, has accused Saheed Olumegbon, a bolt driver, of capitalising on an erroneous cash transfer he made, while trying to pay for a ride. Oti told FIJ that he mistakenly transferred N130,000 to Olumegbon instead of N1,300, the actual amount he was supposed to pay for the ride, on Thursday. The businessman

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After FIJ’s story, Yabatech to sanction ‘sex-for-marks lecturer’ Akindele Omotosho

Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) is set to probe and sanction Akindele Omotosho, a lecturer accused of sexually harassing present and former students of the institution. A source in the School of Liberal Studies, where Omotosho teaches in the Mass Communication department, told FIJ that the department was set to strip him of his roles

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A female student helped a Yabatech lecturer with his bag. Her reward? Sexual harassment!

Akindele Omotosho, a lecturer in the Mass Communication Department of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Yaba, Lagos, has been accused of sexually harassing a student of the institution. Omotosho was alleged to have kissed the female student in his office, moments after she assisted him in carrying his bag from his car to the office

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Women\’s economic empowerment and the neglect from the Ministry of Women Affairs

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Investigation: How deplorable state of primary healthcare centres in the FCT, contributes to Nigeria’s high maternal mortality

In this investigative report conducted by Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI), staff and patients of primary healthcare centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) decry the poor state of the Primary HealthCare Centres, insufficient skilled and non-skilled personnel, dilapidated structure and lack of equipment and drugs amongst many other issues. Nigeria accounts for over 34

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Women in politics: towards an inclusive 2023 election

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Accountability question and government\’s inaction towards gender mainstreaming in Nigeria

As the issue of gender mainstreaming was brought to the fore-front of discussion, this programme discusses government, politics, women, social inclusion and accountability within the Nigerian space xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie

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Revealed: How Judiciary staff issue fake affidavits and divert funds into personal accounts

The activities of corrupt judiciary staff who issue fake affidavits and divert funds into personal accounts were exposed. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie atottenhamvalenciaAS ROMALeverkusenac milanmbappenapolinewcastleaston villaliverpoolfa cupreal madridpremier leagueAjaxbao bong da247EPLbarcelonabournemouthaff

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