FACT-CHECK: No evidence that Akpabio threatened northerners
By Pascal Ibe Introduction As the season towards the 2027 general elections gets more intense, ethnicity and...
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FACT-CHECK: AI-generated video of angry youths burning down APC billboards, posters in Kano circulates on X
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Kano metropolis was practically on lockdown on 5 September as thousands of All...
FACT-CHECK: Nigerian ex-gov’s brother makes false claim that Emefiele is ‘still in prison’
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Power is transient, and Nigerian politicians and public office holders are often reminded...
FACT-CHECK: Video of Shettima meeting with Russia’s president from 2023, NOT recent
A video clip of Vice President Kashim Shettima meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin has surfaced online.
FACT-CHECK: Newspaper headline showing Atiku promising that ‘no Nigerian will pay house rent when I become president’, is AI-Generated
A front page of a newspaper, known as Daily Tribune, was postred on the X platform, with...
FACT-CHECK: Have police operatives who publicly executed Delta suspect been released?
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Cases of police brutality, extortion, extrajudicial killings and other unprofessional activities in Nigeria...
FACT-CHECK: Image from attack on farmers in Zamfara Nigeria, linked to Sudan
By Pascal Ibe Introduction In April 2023, a civil war erupted in Sudan between the Sudan Armed...
OPAY refutes viral claim of ‘going on indefinite break’ from September
OPay, a leading payment and financial service platform, has refuted a viral claim that it will begin...
FACT-CHECK: Old, AI-generated videos spread online after deadly Nepal floods
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Some video clips that are unrelated, old and AI-generated have surfaced online following...
FACT-CHECK: Two-month-old video of attack on Borno military base surfaces online
By Pascal Ibe Introduction The insurgency in Borno State is a long-running conflict driven by extremist groups...