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Samoa Agreement: Fact-checking seven viral claims on same-sex marriage, others

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Samoa Agreement: Fact-checking seven viral claims on same-sex marriage, others

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo July 20, 2024 0

Amid debates over clauses in the Samoa Agreement recently signed by Nigeria, particularly concerning LGBTQIA rights, a...

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Viral claim about monthly sanitation shutdown in Lagos, misleading

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Viral claim about monthly sanitation shutdown in Lagos, misleading

Phillip Anjorin July 20, 2024 0

Claim: Social media users claim that the Lagos State Environment and Water Resources Ministry has re-introduced monthly...

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False! Tinubu did not resign as ECOWAS Chairperson

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False! Tinubu did not resign as ECOWAS Chairperson

Mohammed Taoheed July 20, 2024 0

Claim: A viral social media post asserted that Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has resigned as chairperson...

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Comparative analysis of Nigeria’s debt stock in Buhari, Tinubu’s first year of governance

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Comparative analysis of Nigeria’s debt stock in Buhari, Tinubu’s first year of governance

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo July 20, 2024 0

Claim: TV presenter Rufai Oseni recently stated that the loans acquired within the first year of Mr...

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Old audio used to portray Wike’s “plan to murder” electoral officers

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Old audio used to portray Wike’s “plan to murder” electoral officers

Rejoice Taddy July 19, 2024 0

Claim: An X user (formerly Twitter) shared an audio along with a caption asserting that the current...

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Video of flooded highway in Lagos, not Accra

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Video of flooded highway in Lagos, not Accra

Miracle Akubuo July 19, 2024 0

Claim: An X user shared a video of vehicles submerged by heavy rainfall, claiming it happened in...

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Lonestar MTN, Orange not fined for poor data and voice call quality

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Lonestar MTN, Orange not fined for poor data and voice call quality

Prince E. Cooper July 19, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user alleged that the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) fined Orange Liberia and Lonestar Cell...

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False! New UK Prime Minister did not make corruption allegations about Nigeria

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False! New UK Prime Minister did not make corruption allegations about Nigeria

Babatunde Okunlola July 17, 2024 0

Claim: An Instagram blog claimed that the New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer made allegations about corruption...

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22, not 800, reported dead in Jos school building collapse

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22, not 800, reported dead in Jos school building collapse

Mohammed Taoheed July 17, 2024 0

Claim: An X user asserted that 800 lives have been lost in the recent building collapse in...

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False! National Assembly did not pass bill granting full autonomy to local governments

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False! National Assembly did not pass bill granting full autonomy to local governments

Faruk Shuaibu July 17, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook page, Kebbi Daily Updates, posted that the National Assembly has passed a bill granting...

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