True Crime with Reni

At just four years old, Shanti Devi claimed she remembered her husband, her child, and a life she had lived before. But could any of it be true?

In 2014, a search for missing motorcycle riders led to a horrifying discovery in Ibadan, Nigeria. Here’s the story of Soka's infamous Forest of Horror.

In 1973, a 16-year-old boy from one of the world’s wealthiest families was kidnapped in Italy. What followed was extraordinary.

He knew he wasn’t allowed to go. He went anyway.

Diddy, Dudus, the Shower Posse and a Jamaican crime family with a shocking history. Here's the story behind the headlines.

The mysterious creator of Bitcoin disappeared in 2011, and nobody knows who they really are.

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For some people, gaining weight is a sexual fantasy. And the stories get stranger.

He died at just 27. Three years later, the questions surrounding MohBad’s death still haven’t gone away.

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They went to watch the sunrise together. Then he whispered three words.

The day the ocean changed everything.

₦36 million went missing. Then came the snake, the witch… and somehow, a mermaid.

19-year-old activist Toyin Salau disappeared in June 2020. Days later, the search for another missing woman would lead police to the truth.

Four criminals. Four very bad choices.

After 30 years on death row, tomorrow could be Christa Pike’s final day.

Her husband thought she was dead. Then Noela came home.

Seven years later, his family is still asking the same question.

Nearly 30 years after her death, Princess Diana is at the centre of royal drama again.

They followed him into the wilderness. What happened there became horrifying.

A murder. An aristocrat. Then, he vanished.

She trusted him with her money. He came back with another wife.

He thought there was no evidence. Years later, the evidence came back for him.

They had families, plans, and somewhere to be that morning.

She read his messages. He said it was fantasy. What do you think?

A suicide. Thousands of messages. And one instruction that changed everything.

Sometimes the thing that looks like a mistake changes everything.

At 15 years old, the Taliban tried to kill her. She survived.

A woman was caught with cocaine at Lagos airport. Almost immediately, she named Ariket.

He had already shown what he was capable of.

He lost both parents at six. Decades later, he crowned himself emperor.

Miracles, murder charges, strange rumours and a man who says he is beyond death.

The court has one case. The internet has questions.

A $2,500 deal. A five-year-old girl. And a mother who was supposed to protect her.

This is the story of Sharon Otieno.

In July 2008, 22-year-old Tim McLean was travelling home on a Greyhound bus in Canada when a stranger sat down beside him.

What happened next horrified the other passengers and shocked the country. But the story did not end with the killing.

Less than nine years later, the man responsible was completely free.

This is the story of Tim McLean.

In 2019, hundreds of thousands of dollars disappeared from a bank in Zambia. So did one of its employees, Pamela Gondwe.

Seven years later, where is Pamela Gondwe?

For decades, Georgia Tann was seen as one of America’s most respected figures in adoption. Behind that reputation was a system that took children from their families, changed their identities and placed them with families across the country for huge sums of money. Thousands of families were affected, and Georgia Tann never faced justice.

The 1979 Kano case that went all the way to Nigeria’s Supreme Court.

For 18 years, John List lived under another name. But his past eventually found him.

Three girls. Three boyfriends. One unbelievable truth.

She transformed the office of Nigeria’s First Lady forever. This is the story of Maryam Babangida.

The rise of the world’s most powerful drug cartel, from Pedro Avilés to the war tearing it apart today.

Millions celebrate. Some people go home in fear. Here’s the disturbing pattern researchers, police and charities have been warning about.

She was 15 years old when she left the UK to join ISIS. Years later, people are still asking the same question: was she a willing recruit, or a trafficked child?

I bet you’ve never heard this compliment before.

Two murders. 157 years apart. The similarities are almost impossible to believe.

Britain once taxed people based on how many windows their house had.

A president lost his country. Obasanjo chose to fly back with him.

They were created to stop criminals. Then everything changed.

The World Cup trophy vanished. Twice.

From stolen maces to fist fights and tear gas… these moments really happened.

She was just days away from giving birth. What happened on her journey home shocked Nigeria.

Could you prove you were sane… if nobody believed you?

Four close friends. One affair. One murder. This is the story of Mariette Bosch.

She travelled for a nursing interview. She never made it home.

One of the strangest criminal cases ever brought before a court.

A 21-year-old student. A class WhatsApp group. A case that continues to raise difficult questions about mob justice, due process, and accountability in Nigeria.

One man.

One extraordinary life.

One endless debate.

You’ve just been arrested. Now what?

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A heartbreaking case of trust, greed and murder. This is the Thompson Omokafe case.

They poisoned him. They shot him. They threw him into a river. Or did they? The strange story of Rasputin.

Three folktales. Three warnings. And depending on who you ask… they may not just be stories.

What would you do if this was your daughter?

He claimed to have killed hundreds of girls across South America. Then, after serving his sentence, he disappeared.

Thomas is a tree.

You’re not.

Before Instagram blogs took over, there was NaijaGistLive. And the story behind it is even wilder than the gossip.

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Two women travelled to Aba to meet a man. They were never seen again. Years later, the questions still remain.

He walked into a consulate for wedding paperwork and never came out.

A bird the size of a loaf of bread crosses the Pacific Ocean non-stop. Nature is incredible.

She buried husband after husband. Then families started comparing notes.

When did kidnapping stop being a crime and become an industry?

From secretary… to First Lady… to one of the most controversial women in African politics.

Despite the forgiveness, the kindness and the second chance, not everyone changes.

A successful businesswoman. A famous news anchor. A murder that still raises questions.

Armed police. Political godfathers. A governor refusing to step down.

This is one of the wildest political scandals in Nigerian history.

The deeper police looked, the stranger the story became.

A teenage girl claimed saints were speaking to her… and somehow changed the course of a war.

Two stories. Two different countries. And people still cannot explain what they claim happened.

Nothing has changed. Happy Children’s day, I guess.

Humans voluntarily do some VERY strange things 😭

The shrine people feared for centuries. And the story may not be as simple as we were told.

In 2009, Nigerian politicians were threatening to leak each other’s nude photos… and one actually ended up in a newspaper 😭

Okay, things have been a bit heavy lately. So here’s some good news for once.

Somalis still debate him to this day. Was Siad Barre a nation builder, a dictator… or somehow both?

Bonnie & Clyde

Modern life suddenly feels luxurious 😭

53 suitcases. No search. Military intervention. Nigeria never forgot.

She escaped slavery. Then kept going back for others.

A young teacher. A secret affair. And a murder that was supposed to look random.

She said she was pregnant for 10 months. Then everything fell apart.

A feared name. A violent ending. And a story Lagos still argues about.

One of the most controversial nurse cases in recent history.

Nigeria finally had an airline… until people started checking.

£5 billion… but one simple question changed everything.

This case still doesn’t add up.

They had everything. And it still went wrong.

It started as another argument.