FACT-CHECKS/INVESTIGATION
NSIB Report: Air Peace Pilots Test Positive for Alcohol and Drugs
September 12, 2025
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed that the pilot and co-pilot of an Air Peace aircraft tested positive for alcohol and drugs following a runway incident at the Port Harcourt International Airport on...
Ansaru Commander Mahmud Usman Jailed 15 Years
September 11, 2025
A Federal High Court in Abuja has handed down a 15-year prison sentence to Mahmud Usman, described as one of the commanders of the proscribed terrorist group Ansaru. The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned...
Obi of Lagos: Police Arrest 65-Year-Old Man and Three Others
September 11, 2025
The Lagos State Police Command says it has taken into custody a 65-year-old man, Chibuike Azubike, who allegedly styled himself as the “Obi of Lagos.” Azubike was picked up along with three others while preparing...
EFCC Arraigns PDP Candidate, Campaign DG Over Money Laundering Case
September 11, 2025
The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency by-election, Esther Dawaki, alongside the Director General of her campaign...
Court Denies Bail to Five More Accused of Owo Church Bombing
September 10, 2025
The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant bail to five men charged with carrying out the deadly bombing of St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The suspects — Idris Abdulmalik...
Village Head Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Sister in Akwa Ibom
September 9, 2025
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested the village head of Ibagwa, Abak Local Government Area, for allegedly shooting his 32-year-old sister during a family dispute. In a statement released Tuesday in Uyo, the...
Troops Kill Notorious Bandit Leader Kachalla Bala, Five Others in Kogi
September 9, 2025
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade, Lokoja, have recorded a major breakthrough against criminal gangs, eliminating a feared bandit commander, Kachalla Bala, along with five of his men during a series of operations across...
Body Found in Car at National Assembly, Police Launch Investigation
September 8, 2025
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has begun an investigation after a lifeless body was discovered inside a vehicle at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Monday by the...
23-Year-Old Woman Nabbed with Guns, Cash in Kogi Lodge Raid
September 5, 2025
The Kogi State Police Command has taken into custody a 23-year-old woman after she was found with firearms and other incriminating items at a lodge in Oguda village, Okene. In a statement on Friday, the...
Police Summon El-Rufai Over Alleged Conspiracy and Public Disturbance
September 5, 2025
The Kaduna State Police Command has invited former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for questioning over allegations of criminal conspiracy, incitement of public disturbance, mischief, and causing grievous hurt. The summons, signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police...
