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Daniel Ojukwu

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As seen in: Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Medium, The Punch, Audiomack, The Nigerian Voice, Dubawa, FactCheckHub, World Stage, iBrandTV
Covers:  Human interest, Investigations, Social Justice, Law, Business, Politics
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UNDERCOVER: With N45,000, I Got Valid Police Character Certificate for Kirikiri Prison Inmate

UNDERCOVER: With N45,000, I Got Valid Police Character Certificate for Kirikiri Prison Inmate

Police extortion is commonplace in Nigeria, so it did not surprise me when, in November 2023, some Nigerians …

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Shilla Boys Unmasked: Inside Adamawa's Den of Young Terrorists Snatching Phones and Lives

Shilla Boys Unmasked: Inside Adamawa's Den of Young Terrorists Snatching Phones and Lives

When the Adamawa State Government banned the operation of commercial motorcycles in the state's capital to cu…

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Corporate ‘Delulu’: Companies Hide Lawsuits From Investors, Violate IFRS

Corporate ‘Delulu’: Companies Hide Lawsuits From Investors, Violate IFRS

“In other western jurisdictions, you see the [claims and litigation] disclosures running into pages, but here…

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FACT-CHECK: How Mmesoma Ejikeme's Fake JAMB UTME Result Came About

FACT-CHECK: How Mmesoma Ejikeme's Fake JAMB UTME Result Came About

Mmesoma Ejikeme, a 19-year-old student, has come under fire for allegedly parading a fake JAMB UTME result.

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INSIDER: How Alaba Fire Started, and How Police Lied About It

INSIDER: How Alaba Fire Started, and How Police Lied About It

On Friday afternoon, reports of a fire outbreak in Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos State, went viral.T…

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FLASHBACK: The Day CJN Ariwoola Ruled That Forfeiture Means Punishment for Crime

FLASHBACK: The Day CJN Ariwoola Ruled That Forfeiture Means Punishment for Crime

a ruling in which Ariwoola, the CJN declared that forfeiture means "the loss of a right, privilege or propert…

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12.07.2026 Featured VIDEO: Lagos Anti-Cultism Police Assault Businessman During Questionable Traffic Stop

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By Daniel Ojukwu Verified
| Foundation for Investigative Journalism Verified
Policemen attached to the Zone D anti-cultism unit in Daleko, Mushin, Lagos State, have assaulted Salako Olayinka, a businessman who runs Sabii Chow & Grill. Olayinka was driving from Surulere to Fola Agoro on Saturday afternoon when a team of policemen in black jackets stopped him at Bishop Road en route Mushin. He remembers they had an unmarked Sienna vehicle and wielded guns. He was only able to tell they were policemen because they said so and had the word ‘Police’ written on their jackets.
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11.07.2026 Featured Immigration’s Aslem Umogbai Collected N1.2m, Failed to Renew In-Law’s Family’s Passports. He Makes Them Wait for Refund

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By Daniel Ojukwu Verified
| Foundation for Investigative Journalism Verified
Dennis Etiwe, a Lagos State resident, has told FIJ that Aslem Umogbai, a staff member of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has failed to refund N1.2 million which Alero Aina, his sister, paid him to renew her children’s passports. He explained that Aina, who is based in the UK, told him she was having issues renewing the passports where she was and hoped to get a waiver in Nigeria so it could be done in the country and sent to her family.
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29.06.2026 Featured POVERTY ON TRIAL: In Lagos, Being Poor Means ‘Conduct Likely to Breach Public Peace’

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By Daniel Ojukwu Verified, Ayo Oladiran, Samuel Olumoran
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Poverty is a crime. “Am I in prison because of a crime, Or is it because I have no dime? Where is the justice that I seek, Is it for money that my future is so bleak?” The referenced poem is an excerpt from an authored by Madhurima Dhanuka, head of the prison reforms programme at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.
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