Was $1 equivalent to N22 during Abacha’s rule?

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Was $1 equivalent to N22 during Abacha’s rule?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo April 15, 2025 0

Claim: Several social media posts claimed that the US dollar was consistently equivalent to N22 throughout General...

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Did Sokoto court pass jail term, 12 strokes of cane on 18-year-old over government criticism?

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Did Sokoto court pass jail term, 12 strokes of cane on 18-year-old over government criticism?

Mohammed Taoheed April 15, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook post claims that a chief magistrate court in Sokoto has sentenced one Hamdiyya Shariff,...

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Viral WhatsApp video showing Islamic teacher scourging students to tears, misleading

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Viral WhatsApp video showing Islamic teacher scourging students to tears, misleading

Ukashatu Wakili April 15, 2025 0

Claim: A video circulated on WhatsApp shows an alleged Islamic teacher beating two students with a heavy...

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​​2021 ultimatum by Emir Abbas Tafida shared as new development

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​​2021 ultimatum by Emir Abbas Tafida shared as new development

Rejoice Taddy April 15, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video of the Emir of Muri, Abbas Tafida, giving Fulani herdsmen...

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False! The government has not paid $52,000 to Nigerian TikToker Jarvis

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False! The government has not paid $52,000 to Nigerian TikToker Jarvis

Usman Fambuleh April 15, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Ivan Jaw, claimed that the Government of Sierra Leone gave $52,000 to Nigerian...

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Nimba Decides2025: The candidates and the opinion polls during the campaign season

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Nimba Decides2025: The candidates and the opinion polls during the campaign season

Bettie Kemah Johnson-Mbayo April 15, 2025 0

The Nimba 2025 by-election will take place on April 22, 2025, across all nine districts. Currently, there...

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Religious groups deny issuing viral statement in support of Koon

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Religious groups deny issuing viral statement in support of Koon

Jackson C. Clay Jr. April 14, 2025 0

Claim: V. Vehzelee Sumo, a communication officer in the office of the Majority bloc, has posted a...

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Round-Up: Fluoride-cancer link, alleged reprisal attacks on Igbos in Kano, others top false claims verified this week

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Round-Up: Fluoride-cancer link, alleged reprisal attacks on Igbos in Kano, others top false claims verified this week

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo April 13, 2025 0

False information continues to thrive on social media, even as purveyors of misinformation and disinformation persist in...

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Yadda ake amfani da harshen uwa da labaran karya a yada wasu bakin manufofi

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Yadda ake amfani da harshen uwa da labaran karya a yada wasu bakin manufofi

Rejoice Taddy April 11, 2025 0

A wajen da ke da taron jama’a da hayaniya, mutane biyu wadanda baki ne ga junansu, idan...

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DUBAWA wins Michael Elliot Award second consecutive year

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DUBAWA wins Michael Elliot Award second consecutive year

Lois Ugbede April 10, 2025 0

Silas Jonathan, the digital investigations manager for the Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Disorder Analysis Centre...

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