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 484 views
INVESTIGATION: What are Nigerians eating? Tracing TELA maize from farms to dinner tables Sep 27, 2026 Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman 873 views
Round-up: Yoruba’s alleged protest against Tinubu, other top claims verified this week Sep 20, 2026 Mohammed Taoheed 548 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 Fact Check Did Ghana secure release of Nigerian soldiers detained in Burkina Faso? Mohammed Taoheed · 173 views · Dec 24, 2025
03 Fact Check Misleading! Boss LAJ didn’t perform at all-game final show Sierra Leone · Usman Fambuleh · 288 views · Dec 19, 2025
04 Fact Check False! Bong County team player, not dead Liberia · Laymah Kollie · 127 views · Dec 19, 2025
05 Fact Check Viral pictures of Sierra Leone universities are doctored! Sierra Leone · Usman Fambuleh · 390 views · Dec 15, 2025
06 Fact Check Viral photo purportedly showing Wole Soyinka, young Gbenga Daniel, is false Sierra Leone · Patrick Samura · 294 views · Dec 15, 2025
07 Fact Check Misleading! The Ruling Unity Party did not meet the country’s education budget by 13.9% Gloria Wleh · 81 views · Dec 15, 2025
08 Fact Check Snow did not fall in Freetown; viral photos are distorted Sierra Leone · Usman Fambuleh · 358 views · Dec 10, 2025
09 Fact Check False! Petroleum Price increased under Boakai’s administration Liberia · Lee N. Monjue · 104 views · Dec 5, 2025
10 Fact Check False! CDC, Unity Party combined votes during 2023 elections, not 1.4 million Liberia · Lee N. Monjue · 152 views · Dec 3, 2025