EXPLAINERS Round-Up: Sokoto killing, Messi’s Public holiday, other top claims fact-checked this week 11 October 2026
INVESTIGATION: What are Nigerians eating? Tracing TELA maize from farms to dinner tables Abstract: A 13-month PREMIUM TIMES investigation traced Nigeria’s first genetically modified maize from research laboratories to farms, markets… Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman · Sep 27, 2026
Round-up: Yoruba’s alleged protest against Tinubu, other top claims verified this week As different narratives and trends circulate online, misinformation and disinformation keep spreading, shaping public conversations, especially on Facebook.… Mohammed Taoheed · Sep 20, 2026
How TikTok creators use Yorùbá to evade censorship, push erotic content to users Content warning! This story contains sexually explicit words documented as part of the investigation. Reader discretion is advised.… Sunday Awosoro · Sep 5, 2026
Can Nigerian creators face legal action for prank videos?  Full Text The advent of social media and the harsh realities of Nigeria’s economic situation have given content… Mohammed Taoheed · Aug 20, 2026
Round-Up: Sokoto killing, Messi’s Public holiday, other top claims fact-checked this week Oct 11, 2026 Sunday Awosoro 132 views
INVESTIGATION: What are Nigerians eating? Tracing TELA maize from farms to dinner tables Sep 27, 2026 Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman 491 views
Round-up: Yoruba’s alleged protest against Tinubu, other top claims verified this week Sep 20, 2026 Mohammed Taoheed 219 views
01 How TikTok creators use Yorùbá to evade censorship, push erotic content to users DUBAWA In-depth · Sep 5, 2026
04 Weekly round-up: New terrorist group, Sultan endorsement, judge kidnap, others, top claims verified last week Fact Check · Aug 9, 2026
05 How Telegram’s regulatory failures, misinformation fuel prostitution in Nigeria DUBAWA In-depth · Jun 3, 2026
01 Analysis Exploring the Legal and Political Consequences of the Postponement of Senegal’s Presidential Election Senegal · CJID Web · 171 views · Feb 13, 2024
02 Explainers The road ahead for Sierra Leone’s tripartite committee Sierra Leone · Mohamed Jaward Nyallay · 84 views · Feb 13, 2024
03 Featured The Media, a Virus or Vaccine for correcting Information Disorder? Sierra Leone · Francis Sowa, Ph.D. · 70 views · Feb 12, 2024
04 Explainers President Boakai’s appointment and matters arising in Liberia Liberia · Jackson C. Clay Jr. · 103 views · Feb 10, 2024
05 Fact Check Tourism Minister’s claim of “no pollution in Sierra Leone” is false Sierra Leone · Mohamed Jaward Nyallay · 48 views · Feb 1, 2024
06 Explainers Boakai’s presidential inauguration and the future of Liberia Liberia · Gloria Wleh, Jackson C. Clay Jr. · 96 views · Jan 26, 2024
07 Facebook Checks Viral Richard Koon’s American passport, fabricated! Liberia · Jackson C. Clay Jr. · 120 views · Jan 17, 2024
08 Fact Check Five times AI-generated images misled the public in 2023 Lademi Aborisade · 97 views · Jan 12, 2024
09 Education Six false assertions about Nigerian universities Sunday Awosoro · 66 views · Jan 1, 2024
10 Elections Viral election-related disinformation across West Africa in 2023 Liberia · Elizabeth Ogunbamowo · 64 views · Dec 31, 2023
