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: 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...
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...
FACT-CHECK: Viral story of two arrested for stealing police signpost in Kano from 2024, NOT recent
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Stealing because of hunger in Nigeria is an escalating crisis driven by severe...
FACT-CHECK: Image of farmers killed in Zamfara last month, used to depict recent Sokoto killings
An X user, @musa_kiliya, who posted the image on 17 August, claimed that this happened in Kebbe...
FACT-CHECK: Claim that Adeyanju was ‘jailed’ over murder, is false
An X user, @Dee_9889 (Blessed), made a post which suggested that a lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju,...
FACT-CHECK: Image of lynching of motorcycle thief in Benue last year used to depict false story in Edo
A video of a suspected thief who was disgraced and asked to make a fool of himself...
FACT-CHECK: Ex-Nigerian minister, Dalung recycles 2025 images to hail troops’ recent fight against terror
Solomon Dalung, a lawyer and former minister of sports under the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari,...
FACT-CHECK: How AI-generated image was used to depict false story of arrested kidnappers in Abia
Attaching a photo of the arrested kidnappers and the rescued girls, the X user claimed that “terrorists...