True Crime with Reni

He didn’t just run the drug trade, he ran the entire country. Built his own prison. Bombed a plane. Ordered hits on politicians. And he still had people crying at his funeral.

‼️Quick correction fam 🙏🏽 The ₦100 note was actually introduced in December 1999 under President Obasanjo — not the era I mentioned in the video. Thanks to everyone who spotted t…

41 bullets. 19 hit him. Amadou Diallo was unarmed, all he had was his wallet. And decades later, the story hasn’t changed. From Diallo to George Floyd to Breonna Taylor to Sonya Ma…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 100% Nigerian. 100% articulate. 100% unapologetically HER. She’s the author who gave us Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, and essays that…

In May 2013, British soldier Lee Rigby was murdered in broad daylight on the streets of London. The attackers claimed it was revenge, but the crime shocked the entire world. This…

From Madam Koi Koi in school corridors, to the ghost of Ara Nwanyi Asaba, the cursed Goonu Banana house, and the mysterious village of Araromi Oke that vanished overnight… these ar…

On September 26, 1992 a Nigerian Air Force C130 Hercules NAF 911 went down just minutes after takeoff in Lagos. All 159 people on board including some of the nation’s finest milita…

On August 6, 2017, St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu, Anambra State, was turned into a crime scene. Gunmen stormed a Sunday Mass looking for one man, but when they didn’t fin…

He was once called Mr Integrity. The man who helped bring down Patricia Etteh in 2007. But years later, Nigerians watched him caught on tape… stuffing bribe money into his cap. Thi…

She grew up tracking antelopes in Sambisa. When Boko Haram came, she used those same skills to track insurgents. Aisha Bakari Gombi, known as the Queen Hunter, risked her life to r…

In 1994, Rwanda lost nearly a million people in just 100 days. Neighbors turned on neighbors, churches became graves, and the world stood by. This is the story of the Rwandan Genoc…

He was called Nigeria's Super Cop. Praised, promoted... and feared. But behind the medals and media spotlight was a darker side. Drug trafficking. Hushpuppi. Arrest. Is Abba Kyari…

Most people fear HIV. But there’s a rare subculture of men who chased it—on purpose. In 2003, Rolling Stone claimed it was widespread, but the story was exaggerated. Still, bug cha…

Obafemi Awolowo gave a whole generation free schools, free healthcare, Cocoa House, Liberty Stadium, and even Africa’s first TV station. People still call it his golden era. His ro…

She was young, beautiful, and full of life. He was the man she married. But their story ended in tragedy that shocked Nigeria. This is the full case of Kolade Arowolo and Titilayo.

She wasn’t just a queen. She was a warrior, a builder, and a leader who changed history. For 34 years, Queen Amina of Zazzau expanded her empire, commanded armies, and built walls…

She was a doctor. He was a convicted murderer. Together, they built a scam empire, faked his death, and tried to vanish into luxury. “Beauty and the Bester” is the wild story of Th…

Not every tear after 9/11 was real. Some people faked survival stories, invented dead relatives, and even wore firefighter uniforms — all for sympathy, fame, or money. Here are the…

History just repeated itself. In 2009, Boko Haram’s founder Mohammed Yusuf was paraded in custody before he was unalived. Sixteen years later, his teenage son Muslim Yusuf has been…

Jerry John Rawlings. To some, Papa J — the man of the people who gave Ghana pride and stability. To others, a dictator whose rise was paved with blood. No hero’s story is black and…