FACT-CHECK: Video does not show Governor Alia responding to Peter Obi after youths blocked the NDC presidential candidate’s convoy
By Pascal Ibe Introduction On Tuesday, 8 September, youths suspected to be loyalists of one of the...
FACT-CHECK: Is the University of Ibadan the second-best in Africa, as claimed?
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Nigeria has over 100 universities regulated by the National Universities Commission (NUC) across...
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...
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...