4 Months on, Customer’s N125,000 Still Hangs Between Arik Air and GTB
Tadada Aminu Ahmed sent the sum of N125,000 to Arik Air via mobile transfer for a Port Harcourt-Lagos flight in January, but he neither got a booking nor a refund.…
FG Proposes N54,000, but Organised Labour Insists on N615,000 Minimum Wage
The federal government has proposed N54,000 as the new minimum wage, following organised labour’s rejection of a N48,000 offer. However, organised labour, which comprises the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and…
11 Months After Taking Woman’s N155,551, IKEDC Hasn’t Delivered Meter
Esther Chikezie, a Lagos resident who paid Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) N155,551 for a prepaid meter installation 11 months ago, has got nothing. Chikezie paid N155,551.57 in June 2023…
A Community in the Northeastern Philippines Works to Save Butuanon Language as It Nears Extinction
Groups sound the alarm as the Butuanon language faces the threat of extinction, raising fears of a future where the echoes of Butuan’s linguistic legacy may fade into silence. BUTUAN,…
Ebonyi Lawyer Arrested by DSS in 2021 Still in Custody Without Charge
The Department of State Services (DSS) has refused to either release Piu Awoke, an Ebonyi-based lawyer who was indiscriminately arrested by the agency in 2021, or charge him in court.…
‘2,000 NTI Students’ Still Waiting for Certificates Years After Graduation, Missing Out On Opportunities
Former students of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, have narrated how the institution, affiliated with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), refused to issue degree certificates to them.…
Lagos Auditor Put N5m in Adama J. Adama’s Agro-Business Scheme in 2021. No Gain, No Refund Yet
Florence Lawan (not real name), a Lagos State-based auditor, has narrated how Adama J. Adama, the CEO of Viable X, an export financing platform, defrauded her of N5 million after…
Over Land Tussle in Imo, Police Keep Man in Abuja Custody for a Month — ‘Because Powerful Ex-Military Officer Is Involved’
On April 20, officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Abuja, arrested Joseph Oluigbo, an Abuja-based furniture upholsterer, for failing to provide the people he had served as surety for in…
FLASHBACK: ‘Jonathan’s Medicine’: How Ganduje Removed Emir Sanusi in 2020
Chaos and panic erupted in Kano State on March 9, 2020, when the Abdullahi Ganduje-led state government removed Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano. It was the second time Sanusi…
INSIDER: Ikoyi Prison Officials Seize Inmates’ Cash, ‘Demand N1m Bribe’ to Release Confiscated Freezer
Some prison warders and Mobile Police (MOPOL) officers have confiscated belongings worth millions of naira from inmates at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, EQToday can exclusively report. Among the seized items…