By Pascal Ibe Jude Jamike has lamented over the arrest of his younger brother, Chinweikpe Ugwu by operatives of Anti-Vice Unit, Imo State Police Command, Owerri on Tuesday. The incident happened in n Umuhu Okwuato, Aboh Mbaise, Imo Stateon Tuesday. This incident adds to the list of police brutality and harassment of Nigerians currently. In […]
By Pascal Ibe Claim An X user, @Alexigwe15, shared a screenshot of the publication showing that the factional leader of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, has been released. Other X users shared this similar claim here here and here. Findings According to an exclusive report by Punch Newspaper on November 28, the Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s […]
By Pascal Ibe Claim An X user @Onyema_7 has claimed that Nigeria’s southeast governors are currently planning to build a rail line that will connect all five Southeast states. Verdict This claim is UNPROVEN as there’s no strong evidence that supports the claim. Full Text An X user, @Onyema_7, has claimed that the southeast governors […]
An Imo State-based journalist and activist, the convener of Protect The Weak Foundation, Chinonso Uba(NonsNkwa), is currently missing. A source told CrimeFacts news last night that the activist was abducted around 5 pm on Sunday by unidentified persons. The source said, “Somebody just alerted me that Nonso Nkwa was abducted in front of Teachers House […]
By Pascal Ibe On Saturday, Allen Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, was charged in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice for submitting false documents to the government in an effort to end an investigation of him that resulted in earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is not in its custody. In a statement on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the ex-governor remains wanted “for alleged N80.2billion money laundering charges”. “Media reports today that a former Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello is in […]
Three hoodlums and two police officers have died in separate attacks on Sunday night and early hours of Monday in Imo and Anambra States. Police operatives in Imo state on Sunday night repelled an attack on Njaba Divisional Headquarters by hoodlums suspected to be affiliated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Njaba police […]
Residents of Irete Autonomous Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, are currently enveloped in palpable fear after suspected herdsmen invaded and machete two siblings few days ago. Our correspondent learnt that since Wednesday, members of the community have been plagued by persistent insecurity issues, primarily attributed to attacks by armed […]
Isaac Kelechi confirmed on Friday night that police authorities have returned the N3 million that some officers extorted from him in Bayelsa State, south-south Nigeria. According to Premium Times, Mr. Isaac said on Friday night that he has now collected the money. “They have given me the money today. (I am) just coming in from […]
Claim An X user, @WaleBolatito, claimed that the ex-governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, apologized on behalf of Amala, a Canadian woman who threatened to poison the Yoruba and Benin people in August. Verdict This claim is FALSE. In two separate posts on X on August 30 and September 4th, while reacting to this, the 2023 […]
