NDLEA Warns Public Against Fake Vehicle Auction Scam

NDLEA Warns Public Against Fake Vehicle Auction Scam

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned Nigerians to disregard fraudulent offers by scammers claiming to sell forfeited vehicles on behalf of the agency. In a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the agency said criminal elements are impersonating senior NDLEA officials, particularly the Secretary to the Agency, Barrister Shadrach Haruna, by sending fake letters and messages offering vehicles […]

July 6, 2026 6

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NDLEA Arrests Nigerian-British Grandma with 13kg Cocaine Hidden in Fake Plantain Peels, Busts Malaysia-Bound Drug Syndicate

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect, a United Kingdom-based caregiver, was apprehended at the departure hall of Terminal 2 while preparing to board a Virgin Atlantic flight to London. According to […]

July 6, 2026 8

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APC Disowns Fake List of Primary Election Winners

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned a purported list of successful candidates from its recently concluded party primaries, describing the publication circulating on social media and other platforms as fake and unauthorised. According to a public notice issued by the party and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said it had not released the official list of successful candidates from the […]

June 28, 2026 22

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Defence Headquarters Debunks Fake Video of CDS, Warns Against AI-Generated Misinformation

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed a viral video circulating on social media purportedly showing the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, describing it as fake and digitally manipulated. DHQ also said some versions of the video falsely identified the individual featured as the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, stressing that the content did not originate from any official military source. […]

June 14, 2026 11

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Immigration Denies Passport Payment Fraud Claims, Warns Nigerians Against Fake Platforms

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service has dismissed allegations of irregularities in its passport application and payment process, describing the claims as false, misleading and an attempt to defraud Nigerians. In a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, the agency said its passport application system remains secure, transparent and accessible only through its official portal. According to the statement, the NIS operates a […]

May 7, 2026 18

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Troops arrest fake security operatives, kill three militants in Plateau operations

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, say they have arrested two suspected impostors and killed three armed men during coordinated operations in Plateau State, in what authorities describe as a significant step towards restoring security. In a statement signed by Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, the task force said soldiers responding to reports of sporadic gunfire in the Dutse Uku area of Jos North […]

April 4, 2026 19

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Nigeria Customs warns public over fake social media message

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned the public about a fake message circulating on social media, describing the content as false and not originating from the agency. In a notice issued on Monday, the Service said its attention had been drawn to the misleading information and urged Nigerians to disregard it. The NCS stressed that the claims contained in the viral message were not issued […]

March 30, 2026 25

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HURIWA Accuses Abba Kyari Allies of ‘Fake News’ Campaign to Derail Drug Trial

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has accused associates of suspended police officer Abba Kyari of spreading false information to undermine his ongoing drug trafficking trial. In a statement signed by its national coordinator, Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, the group alleged that reports circulating on social media linking officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to the case were fabricated and intended to obstruct justice. HURIWA […]

March 27, 2026 16

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APC Disowns Viral Fake Slip Claiming Terrorist Turji as Party Member

By Zainab Uzomah The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as fake a membership slip circulating on social media, which falsely suggests that wanted terrorist Mohammed Bello Turji has been registered in the party’s ongoing electronic registration and validation exercise. In a press statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC described the document as a “complete fabrication” with no connection to its official membership register or […]

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