News as it breaks
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disowned a fake letter circulating online and falsely attributed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, describing it as a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and undermine diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Liberia. In a statement issued on Monday,…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has warned students and the general public to beware of fraudsters circulating fake information about its interest-free student loan scheme, following the emergence of a fraudulent notice promoting a non-existent 2026 registration portal. In a statement shared on its official X handle, NELFUND…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rolled out a two-day capacity-building workshop in The Gambia to equip journalists with tools to combat misinformation, disinformation, and anti-democratic narrativesthreatening democracy in the region. Organised in partnership with the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and supported by the Government…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 46-year-old Jude Onouha, alleged kingpin of a “vicious and notorious” criminal syndicate that disguised as security operatives to hijack luxury cars from unsuspecting victims. Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Babaseyi Oluseyi, who issued a statement on behalf of Commissioner of Police CP…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has raised an alarm over the fraudulent creation of fake social media accounts impersonating its Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Dunoma Umar Ahmed, PhD. According to a statement issued on Friday, the fake accounts—operating on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram—have been used to solicit money, personal…
The Nigerian Navy said its operatives have arrested three suspects, including an imposter who impersonated a naval officer for allegedly issuing forged documents to facilitate illegal oil bunkering activities in Rivers State. The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Desmond Igbo, disclosed this while parading the suspects before newsmen after which they…
Nigerian singer, BNXN has threatened to expose clubs and lounges that sell fake drinks to its customers. In a post shared on his X handle, BNXN stressed that the fake drinks affect the health of the people who consume them. He added that club owners should endeavour to give…
The examination body also reassured Nigerians that its “system was neither tampered with nor compromised as the candidate simply falsified a copy of a result slip of a candidate named “Asimiyu Mariam Omobolanle”, who sat the UTME in 2021 and scored 138.”
“The operatives of the NSCDC traced the supplier of the fake currency notes to Kwartarkwarshi village, a residential home town of the prime suspect Muazu Abdulkarim who is now at large.”
We have confirmed from verified sources that the governor has been in touch with top INEC officials, forcing them to allocate fake figures in his favor.
