Hosted by Esther · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
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Esther hosts Mysteries Naija, a true crime show with 16 episodes published.
In November 2021, 11-year-old Sylvester Oromoni Jr. left for boarding school like thousands of other Nigerian children. Weeks later, he returned home with severely ill and within days, he was dead. His death sparked one
Salome Adaidu was a 24-year-old NYSC member with plans for the future. In January 2025, she visited someone she knew. She never returned. A shocking discovery led to the arrest of Timileyin Ajayi , a man who would become
In Part 1, we explored how Blessing CEO built one of the most recognizable and controversial brands on Nigerian social media. In Part 2, we examine the controversy that threatened to destroy it. When Blessing CEO publicl
Long before the headlines about cancer, public feuds, and viral controversies, there was Blessing CEO, a divorced mother who reinvented herself and built one of the most recognizable personal brands on Nigerian social me
To millions of listeners, Osinachi Nwachukwu was the powerful voice behind some of Nigeria's most beloved gospel songs. Her music inspired faith, hope, and resilience. But behind the public image was a marriage that frie
In 2023, Hilda Baci became more than a chef. She became a national obsession. What started as a record-breaking cook-a-thon quickly turned into something bigger. Millions watching live streams, celebrities showing up, br
At just 17 years old, Segun Olowookere was arrested in Osun State and later sentenced to death in a case that would spark controversy for years. Supporters, activists, and family members insisted he was innocent and clai
In April 2021, Iniubong Umoren, a young philosophy graduate, left home for what she believed was a job interview in Akwa Ibom State. She never returned. As friends and family searched desperately for answers, attention t
In 2021, the kidnapping and murder of 5-year-old Hanifa Abubakar shocked Nigeria and devastated the city of Kano. What began as a missing child case took a horrifying turn when investigators discovered that the person be
In September 2023, the death of Greatness Olorunfemi sparked outrage across Nigeria. After armed robbers attacked a commercial bus in Abuja, the young woman was critically injured and reportedly taken from hospital to ho
In 1996, the disappearance and murder of 11-year-old Anthony Ikechukwu triggered one of the most violent public uprisings in Nigerian history, the Otokoto Riot. What began as a missing child case in Owerri, Imo State, qu
She went missing, and at first, it didn’t look like a crime. It didn’t look like a typical missing person case. But the deeper people looked, the more everything pointed back to someone close, Ediri Igbudu. Not a strange
In 2014, a stretch of forest along the Ibadan-Lagos expressway hid something no one expected, and no one could ignore once it was exposed. What began as rumors of missing people led to a shocking discovery: a den deep in
In the early 2000s, a quiet part of Lagos became the center of one of Nigeria’s most disturbing discoveries. What started as suspicion quickly turned into horror. A man living in isolation, human remains found nearby, an
In the 1940s, deep in the Southern Annang region of colonial Nigeria, fear moved through the villages like a predator with no shape. People disappeared at night. Bodies were found mutilated. And the whispers were always
When an influencer dropped a so-called “GRW prank,” the internet exploded. Was it satire, a stunt for clout, or a step too far? This episode looks into the world of viral fame, how shock value fuels clicks, how audiences
In the early 2000s, a young man known to the public as Derico Nwamama turned eastern Nigeria into a war zone. What began with a friendship spiraled into a trail of blood, ambushed buses, murdered officers, and towns livi
In Ogun State, six young women go missing without a trace. What police later uncovered was darker than anyone imagined. Ritual kidnappings and the kind of evil that hides in plain sight. This episode dives into the chill
Long before social media crime stories and CCTV cameras, one man held a whole country hostage, Lawrence Anini. The people called him The Law, The Terror of Benin, Nigeria’s Most Wanted. Banks shut early. Drivers whispere
Everybody heard the story, but not everybody knows what really went down. Michael Ataga, CEO, living the good life. Chidinma Ojukwu, young, fine, smart girl from UNILAG. One night in a short-let apartment, everything cha
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