FACT-CHECKS/INVESTIGATION
Police Crackdown: 5,936 Suspects Held, Hundreds of Guns Recovered
September 4, 2025
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified its war against violent crime, arresting nearly 6,000 suspects and seizing a large cache of arms and ammunition in nationwide operations. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP...
Kebbi Police Arrest Woman for Burying Newborn Alive
September 4, 2025
The Kebbi State Police Command has taken into custody a 20-year-old woman accused of attempting to bury her newborn baby girl alive. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the shocking incident in a...
Edo Governor Suspends Oil and Gas Aide Over Unapproved Fundraising
July 29, 2025
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has suspended his Special Adviser on Oil and Gas, Felix Osemwengie Isere, over allegations of unauthorised fundraising linked to a planned oil and gas summit. The suspension was confirmed...
Bride Fakes Own Kidnap After Spending Brother’s N3.6M ON Bridal Shower
July 28, 2025
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Merit Alice, who admitted to staging her own kidnapping in a desperate bid to repay N3.6 million entrusted to her by her brother. Alice confessed...
Bandits Kill 33 Kidnapped Victims Despite N50Ransoms Payment
July 28, 2025
Gunmen have reportedly killed at least 33 kidnapped victims in Banga village, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the victims were abducted from the troubled village by a notorious...
Osun Community Clash: Amotekun Operative Killed in Altercation with Soldier
July 28, 2025
A tragic altercation in the Ijeda Ijesa community of Osun State has left an operative of the Amotekun Corps, identified as Samuel Tope, dead and another critically injured following a violent clash involving a soldier....
Police Neutralize Three Bandits, Seize Ten AK-47 Rifles in Major Security Operations
July 27, 2025
The Nigeria Police Force has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing nationwide crackdown on armed criminal syndicates, neutralizing three notorious bandits and recovering ten high-powered rifles during coordinated tactical operations across several states. According...
Drugs in Moimoi Sachets: NDLEA Arrests Chinese Man, 80-Year-Old Woman
July 27, 2025
A Chinese businessman, Liang Tak You, and an 80-year-old Nigerian grandmother, Mrs. Grace Ekpeme, have been arrested in a sweeping nationwide operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which uncovered consignments of synthetic...
Chinese Embassy Investigates Claims of Nigerian Miners Abandoned in Central African Republic
July 26, 2025
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria says it has launched an investigation into reports that a Chinese-owned mining company abandoned a group of Nigerian miners in the Central African Republic (CAR). This follows a wave of...
EFCC Places Real Estate Sector Under Surveillance, Warns of Money Laundering Risks
July 26, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that it is closely monitoring the operations of real estate companies across Nigeria, citing growing concerns about the sector’s vulnerability to money laundering and fraud. EFCC...
