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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
5 months
Customs bosses take bribes from smugglers, then betray their colleagues by updating smugglers on the itinerary of patrol officers. A discovery by @fisayosoyombo while smuggling 100 bags of rice from Benin Republic into Nigeria.
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. @fisayosoyombo turned up at the HQ of Celestial Church of Christ, pretending to be gay. They gave him 10 fake prophecies and took his money. #ProphetsOfTheirPockets PROPHETS OF THEIR POCKETS (I): At Celestial Church of Christ, the Prophets Are Scammers
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We can confirm that our Founder @fisayosoyombo has been released by the Force Headquarters. He was released on bail at exactly 6:26pm today and is to return on January 13, 2022. Our only offence here is that we published a TRUE story.
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FLASH The Boko Haram terrorists who invaded Kuje Prison last night had so much time on their hands they delivered a 15-minute Quranic lecture before setting their members free. And they handed them transport fares! COMING SOON. Inside details of Kuje jailbreak.
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#EndSARS : @fisayosoyombo spent 10 weeks tracing the deaths, disappearances and injuries from the military intervention in the Lekki Toll Gate protest of October 20, 2020. His findings are detailed below:
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CONFIRMED: 8 Months After, Lagos Gov’t Yet to Fix Elevator That Killed Doctor in Odan General Hospital
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Daniel Ojukwu @Mazi_OJD , the @fijnigeria reporter who was abducted by men of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector-General of Police, has finally regained freedom after 10 days in police captivity.👇
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We can confirm that she is out. Details later.
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been smuggling hard drugs such as tramadol & terrorist motorcycles into northern Nigeria. Read that again. NCS, the agency set up to combat smuggling, is smuggling dangerous items into the country. The conduit? IBD Dende Full story below👇
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3 years
How Police Refused to Shoot as Fulani Militias Wiped Plateau Community | FIJ There are over 15 towns and villages within Miango, but as of now, FIJ can confirm that all the inhabitants have been dislodged.
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When IBD Dende, a notorious smuggler, is unarmed yet more powerful than gun-wielding Nigerian Customs officers, and he is connected to the CGC, the IGP, President Tinubu and a chain of powerful Nigerians, who will cleanse the system? #IBDDende #CustomsGate
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
3 years
EXPOSED: Mizwanneka, Fraudulent Online Vendor Who ‘Attracts Customers with Kayan Mata’ But Doesn’t Deliver Their Orders
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INTERVIEW: Cuffed, Blindfolded… How Nigerian Editor Landed in Underground Military Cell Over Story Linking Gbajabiamila to $30b Loot
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3 years
REPUBLISHED: The Story for Which Force Headquarters Is After FIJ FIJ had found that Joseph Egbunike, connived with other police chiefs to approve over a billion naira for false police transit camps. #NothingMustHappenToFisayo
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FACT-CHECK: Man Claiming 'ASP Diko' Put Him in Prison for 10 Years Is Serial Testifier Defrauding Different Churches
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When @fisayosoyombo visited Oriwu Central Mosque, the cleric asked for a ram, inflated the cost, took a lot of money, gave fake prophecies. #ProphetsOfTheirPockets PROPHETS OF THEIR POCKETS (II): Lagos Mosque Where Greedy Cleric Scams Miracle Seekers
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The police have summoned @BukkyShonibare , the chairman of FIJ’s Board of Trustees, to Abuja to answer questions about "cybercrime". FIJ believes the invitation is in relation to its five-week-long investigative focus on smuggling and the Nigeria Customs Service👇
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FACT-CHECK: Is the Trending Phone Conversation of Peter Obi and Oyedepo a Deepfake? VERIFICATION: FIJ subjected the audio to a deepfake test using Deepware, an AI tool used to detect alterations in audios and videos.
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Arrows of God, an orphanage home owned by a Reverend and retired Army Colonel, has been engaging in backdoor sale of babies. @fisayosoyombo acted on a tip-off until he bought himself a baby.
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
3 years
Force Headquarters Detains @fisayosoyombo Over Story Exposing High-Level Police Corruption FIJ understands that 11 lawyers loyal to Egbunike petitioned Usman Alkali, the Inspector-General of Police, over the story. #NothingMustHappenToFisayo
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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The Office of the Vice President of Nigeria paid the sum of N10 million to offset hotel bills incurred by guests of Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, FIJ has learned.
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
4 years
100 days after #LekkiMassacre , the #EndSARS deaths they didn't want you to know about:
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
2 years
Ukraine Officials Bar Nigerian Student From Train Over Skin Colour “Because of my skin type, I could not enter the train. Because I am a black girl, I could not enter the train with the whites.”
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A Lady’s Experience as Member of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a South Korean ‘Cult’ Targeting Nigerians, West Africans
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FULL TEXT: ‘We Declined House Committee’s Request for Cryptocurrency Bribe’ — Binance CEO Narrates Colleagues’ Journey to Nigerian Custody
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Catholic School Hurriedly Buries JSS1 Student Who Died After 'Maltreatment by Teacher' | FIJ “She was always flogging him when he misbehaved. If he wrote slowly, she flogged him. If she played roughly, she flogged him.”
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FACT-CHECK: Onanuga’s Claim That Nigeria Budgeted 97% of Revenue for Debt Service in 2023 Is False
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JUST IN: Police Attempt to Rearrest Chioma Okoli ‘Against Court Order’ Over Erisco Tomato
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Corps Member ‘Who Exposed Anambra Killer Cop and Organ Harvester’ Has Spent Over a Year in Prison — Accused Policeman Free
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The Oko-Oba Abattoir in Lagos stands as a bustling hub for meat processing. But what is concealed beneath is a grim reality – animals unfit for consumption are finding their way into the market. FIJ’s EMMANUEL UTI exposes the anomalies present in Lagos biggest slaughterhouse.
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REVEALED: In May, Adebayo Adelabu’s Power Ministry Paid Over 160m to One-Month-Old Companies for Projects
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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Bold Minister Said No Journalist ‘Has Been Put in Jail’ Under Tinubu. Here Are 11 Cases He Forgot
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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INSIDER: How 101 Boko Haram Members Were Freed From Kirikiri — And Their Full Names An insider in the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison, has narrated to FIJ how 101 suspected Boko Haram terrorists were released from the facility on Saturday morning.
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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Since February 20 when @fijnigeria began spotlighting the corruption and betrayal of national security in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the agency has remained mum, only speaking through publicists, influencers and paid third-party promotional pieces.
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
3 years
UNDERCOVER: From Ikeja to Lekki, LASTMA Officials Operate Like a Criminal Gang | FIJ Investigative journos @AF_Damilola and @ibrahim_adey monitored the operations of @followlastma . They found a crop of people whose stock-in-trade is to extort motorists.
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
3 years
FLASH: FIJ can confirm that 'bandits' have contacted the Nigerian Defence Academy to demand a ransom of N200million for the abducted Major Stephen Datong. Details soon.
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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If you'd like us to report a case of injustice, please shoot us an email via justice @fij .ng. You're the reason we're here. We will do our independent investigation but leave us with your number as well.
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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On Aisha Buhari's orders, Zainab Kassim was abducted by the DSS, beaten by her security aides, detained by the police. She was only released because she almost died, writes @fisayosoyombo .
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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REPORTER’S DIARY: To Avoid Embarrassment, Police Moved Me from Panti to NCCC to FCID in 1 Day
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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BREAKING Our editor, @AF_Damilola , has regained freedom after combined efforts of sustained media pressure, relentless work by the Nigerian Embassy in Benin, and legal representation and advocacy efforts facilitated by @fijnigeria and @CPJAfrica 👇🏿
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Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
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FIJ asked Clina Lancet to run DNA maternity tests on two of Mama Chidera’s five cryptic kids: one of the nine-year-old triplets and one of the seven-year-old twins.
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