FIJ’s investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu got valid police character certificate for prisoner ‘going to Ghana’ with ₦45,000 while making findings on police extortion on PCC issuance and its process in Nigeria. Non-involvement of the Correctional Service to check records of applicants in PCC issuance poses threats to other countries
By DANIEL OJUKWU via Foundation for Investigative Journalism Police extortion is commonplace in Nigeria, so it did not surprise me when, in November 2023, some Nigerians complained about how policemen…
Nigeria’s Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume said last week that President Bola Tinubu had been “caged” in the Presidential Villa and that some forces are preventing well-meaning people from physically discussing the truth with him. Today the senator has been sacked from his position in the Senate
Morakinyo Akinosun Abuja – Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday sacked its Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Ndume, a member of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress…
UAE denies approving $10k bank balance, N640k fee as visa application requirements. Investigation alleges Nigerian government created fake UAE website to mislead Nigerians on UAE visa ban issue
Opeyemi Olamilekan and agency report The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says Nigeria has not been exempted from the customary visa application process. On Monday, Nigerians were thrilled to read that…
Snakes on a plate: pythons touted as protein alternative
AFP In a warehouse in the lush humid farmlands of central Thailand, thousands of pythons lie coiled in containers, rearing and striking at the glass as people pass by. They…
Paris mayor takes pre-Olympics dip to prove Seine clean
AFP PARIS, France – The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, took a long-awaited swim in the murky waters of the Seine on Wednesday amid joy and relief that the river…
FIFA says opening probe into Argentina players’ racist chants
AFP FIFA said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America. “FIFA is aware of a video circulating on…
European Commission was wrong to redact Covid vaccine deal details: EU court
AFP The European Commission was wrong to redact details of multi-billion-euro deals it struck to secure Covid vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic, an EU court said on Wednesday. The commission…
Arthur Judah Angel’s son allegedly kills the Nigerian human rights defender and anti-death penalty advocate with sledgehammer over fund expected from Amnesty International that never came – police say
Morakinyo Akinosun BENIN CITY, Nigeria – The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the murder of a Nigerian human rights defender and anti-death penalty advocate, Arthur…
IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu denied access to doctor in Nigeria’s secret police DSS custody despite formal request; lawyer says self determination activist currently ill
Olayomi Koiki Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, the illegally-detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has expressed concern over Kanu’s deteriorating health. Kanu is currently…
Israel bombs Gaza after US criticises high civilian toll
AFP Authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said dozens of Palestinians were killed Tuesday in three separate strikes, as Israel pounded the territory despite renewed US criticism of the high civilian toll.…