Fire Guts Popular Lagos Store — Why Nigerian Shops and Markets Keep Burning Down

23 Jul 2026

A fire broke out early Thursday morning at Justrite Superstore on Akowonjo Road, in the Egbeda-Akowonjo area of Lagos State, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The blaze started on the second floor of the building, in the section that sells electronics. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said it received an emergency call […]

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Another Plane Skids Off a Nigerian Runway — Why This Keeps Happening

23 Jul 2026

An Enugu Air plane skidded off the runway while landing at the Benin Airport on Thursday, July 23, 2026, sending panic through the aircraft and triggering an emergency response. The plane, an Embraer E170 jet operating as Flight 4264 from Lagos, ran past the end of Runway 05 at about 3:10 p.m. and came to […]

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NSCDC Raids Suspected Fake University in Lagos As Crackdown on Illegal Institutions Intensifies

22 Jul 2026

Nigerian security operatives have shut down a suspected fake university that was operating out of a three-bedroom flat in Lagos. More than 100 young people, many of them desperate for a foreign education, were rescued from the property. The case is now raising fresh questions about how fake schools continue to trick Nigerian and West […]

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Empty Desks, Locked Doors: What a Governor’s Surprise Visit Reveals About Nigeria’s Civil Service

22 Jul 2026

Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi carried out an unannounced visit to the State Secretariat in Dutse to check whether civil servants were actually at their desks, and found the complex largely deserted, with several senior offices locked as late as 11 a.m. Among those absent were the offices of the Secretary to the State Government […]

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When a Police Chief Says “See You in Court”: The Limits of Settling Corruption Claims Online

21 Jul 2026

Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 2, Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, has declared that he will not respond to online activist VeryDarkMan (VDM — real name Martins Vincent Otse) over allegations linking him to the Ajiran double murder case, saying anyone concerned about the matter should go to court instead. “I won’t stoop so low to […]

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Between Dirty Streets and Heavy-Handed Enforcement: Cross River’s Sanitation Trust Problem

21 Jul 2026

A woman was seen confronting officials of an environmental task force (a government enforcement team that arrests and fines residents for breaking sanitation rules) in Cross River State after she was apprehended for allegedly disposing of refuse improperly. Details of what exactly was said or how the confrontation started have not been fully independently verified, […]

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When Getting Your Free Voter Card Comes With a Price Tag

21 Jul 2026

A resident of Onitsha South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State has accused officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC — the body that manages elections and voter registration in Nigeria) of secretly demanding ₦2,000 from applicants before releasing their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs — the ID cards Nigerians need to vote). According […]

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No Doctor, No Nurse, No Help: What a Viral Video From an Ibadan Hospital Says About Nigeria’s Deepening Health Worker Shortage

20 Jul 2026

A video circulating online shows a man alleging that Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital in Yemetu, Ibadan, had no doctors or nurses on duty when he rushed a family member needing emergency care to the facility at night. In the video, the man can be heard saying, in Yoruba, “kosi doctor ninu Adeoyo, to ba ku […]

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When the Watchdog Becomes the Victim: What It Means That Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Chief Was Extorted by Police He’s Meant to Help Hold Accountable

20 Jul 2026

Four police officers are in custody in Abuja after allegedly extorting ₦53,000 (about $35) from Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) — Nigeria’s top anti-corruption agency. The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed the arrests on Monday while […]

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