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Weekly Round-Up: Top five claims DUBAWA verified last week

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Weekly Round-Up: Top five claims DUBAWA verified last week

Lademi Aborisade December 21, 2025 0

The continuous spread of misinformation across social media and other platforms underscores the critical need for verification,...

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X image of arrested IPOB/ESN members dates back to 2021

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X image of arrested IPOB/ESN members dates back to 2021

Miracle Akubuo December 20, 2025 0

Claim: An X user shared an image with the claim that the Nigerian police arrested IPOB members...

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Benin Foiled Coup: Can Nigerian president deploy military to another country without the Senate’s approval?

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Benin Foiled Coup: Can Nigerian president deploy military to another country without the Senate’s approval?

Mohammed Taoheed December 20, 2025 0

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, President Tinubu ordered the deployment of Nigerian soldiers to the neighbouring Benin...

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Did US military launch air strikes against ISWAP in Lake Chad?

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Did US military launch air strikes against ISWAP in Lake Chad?

Phillip Anjorin December 20, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook page, Nigerian Armed Forces & Military News, claimed that a video showed the United...

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Misleading! Boss LAJ didn’t perform at all-game final show

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Misleading! Boss LAJ didn’t perform at all-game final show

Usman Fambuleh December 19, 2025 0

Claim: A social media post claims that Amadu Lamrana Bah, popularly known as Boss LAJ and described...

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False! Bong County team player, not dead

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False! Bong County team player, not dead

Laymah Kollie December 19, 2025 0

Claim: Amos S Zoe posted in the Bong County Forum claiming that one of the players from...

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Was Ibrahim Traore removed from power?

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Was Ibrahim Traore removed from power?

Amarachi Onwuzulike December 19, 2025 0

Claim: An X user claims that Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s military leader, has been removed from power....

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Viral message of planned Muslim attack on ‘We Are One’ crusade, recirculated

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Viral message of planned Muslim attack on ‘We Are One’ crusade, recirculated

Lademi Aborisade December 19, 2025 0

Claim: Viral  WhatsApp message warned Christians not to attend a crusade titled “We Are One,” alleging that...

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Ethiopian militia video shared as Nigerian bandits planning an attack

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Ethiopian militia video shared as Nigerian bandits planning an attack

Rejoice Taddy December 19, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user, @Jackson Igbinoghene, shared a video suggesting that a crowd of people chanting while...

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Un communiqué attribué à la Présidence du Faso accorde le statut de réfugié politique au Colonel Pascal Tigri du Bénin

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Un communiqué attribué à la Présidence du Faso accorde le statut de réfugié politique au Colonel Pascal Tigri du Bénin

Marina KOUAKOU December 18, 2025 0

FAIT : Une publication Tiktok du 11 décembre 2025 a diffusé un communiqué affirmant “la Présidence du...

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