Crime Facts

FACT CHECK: Are Repentant boko haram members paid N150,000 monthly?

A claim went viral on Twitter that repentant Boko Haram members are paid N150,000 monthly while soldiers are paid N65,000 monthly, Daly Trust Investigates VERDICT: Claim 1: Repentant Boko Haram are paid N150,000 monthly FALSE. Evidence shows that repentant Boko Haram members are not on N150, 000 monthly remuneration. The Federal Government has debunked the […]

277 journalists ‘murdered’ within ten years- Report

At least 277 journalists were murdered while on the job worldwide since 2008, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) found in an annual analysis. The report – annual Global Impunity Index – says 83 per cent of those cases did not record successful prosecution of the perpetrators over the ten years. According to the data, […]

Israel discovers 1,700-year-old stone with Greek inscription

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday that its archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old boundary stone with Greek inscriptions. The rare stone was uncovered during an archaeological excavation led by the IAA near the northeastern Nafah army base in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. It is inscribed with the name “Nafah village” in ancient Greek. […]