INVESTIGATION: Unmasking a cyber fraudster, Agozi Samuel

One may think that the name “Agozi Commedy“ (archived link) on Facebook is among the skit-makers who earn a living from creating comical contents online. However, an extensive investigation by FACTWATCH Nigeria has uncovered…

Saudi Arabia Imposes $26,661 Fine On Hajj Visa Violators


  The Saudi Ministry of Interior has announced strict new penalties targeting individuals who violate Hajj permit regulations, including a heavy fine of $26,661 on those who apply for visit…

Court reinstates suspended Edo LG chairman

  An Edo State High Court sitting in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, on Wednesday, declared the impeachment of the elected chairman of the local government, Taju Alade, illegal and…

A’court affirms conviction of professor who manipulated election results in favour of Akpabio

  The court of appeal in Calabar has affirmed the conviction of Peter Ogban, a professor of soil science at the University of Calabar, who was sentenced to prison for…

LP ward chairman kidnapped in Edo

  Gunmen have abducted Okasime Olowojoba, the Labour Party (LP) chairman of Ward 1 in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The kidnappers are reportedly demanding a ransom of…

Access Bank reacts to allegations of ex-worker secretly filming female colleagues

  Access Bank has responded to allegations circulating on social media that a former contact centre agent secretly filmed colleagues without their consent. In a statement released on Monday, the…

Senator Natasha mocks Akpabio with sarcastic apology

  The suspended Chair of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has written a sarcastic apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Her letter…

Nigerian Varsity Dismisses Lecturer Over Sexual Harassment

  The Governing Council of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has dismissed a senior lecturer, Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu, from the service of the institution following findings of sexual…

Oborevwori, Okowa, others dump PDP for APC

  Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, the immediate past governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State have defected to the All Progressives Congress.…

INVESTIGATION: More Residents Lament State Of Schools In Imo Communities 

.…As shortage of teachers hamper learning Following the Imo State Government’s dismissal of a damning report by CrimeFacts.news titled “Dilapidated Schools Litter Imo State, as Education Gulps N159 Billion in…

War On Terror: Ekpa’s boys in blame game, as security forces neutralize “Onowu”, two others

  Elder brother to notorious gunman and suspected IPOB terrorist, “General Gentle” has been gunned down by security operatives. The deceased hoodlum, Nkwachi Eze popularly known as ‘Onowu’ was shot…

Tinubu running most corrupt, intolerant government ever, says el-Rufai

  Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says the President Bola Tinubu administration is the “worst and most corrupt” in Nigeria’s history. El-Rufai spoke in Katsina on Monday night during…

FLASHBACK: Suspended NOT Expelled! How Catholic Church Handled Benue Governor Alia Over Involvement In Politics In 2022

On Monday, Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, raised concerns over what he described as a deliberate attempt by the Benue governor, Hyacinth Alia…

Security operatives fire teargas at pro-Fubara protesters —but turn blind eye on Rivers demonstrators supporting emergency rule

  Security operatives on Monday fired tear gas at women protesting against the emergency rule in Rivers State and the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara but allowed the protest led…

PDP governors vow no merger in 2027

  Amidst ongoing controversy trailing talks of mergers and coalitions ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum says the party is not prepared to…