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Planned Protest: Fact-checking claim corps members get automatic clearance in August, other rumours

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Planned Protest: Fact-checking claim corps members get automatic clearance in August, other rumours

Sunday Awosoro July 30, 2024 0

As the nationwide protest set for Aug 1st draws near, rumours about the activities of the National...

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Can coconut, plantain leaf baths cure headaches?

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Can coconut, plantain leaf baths cure headaches?

Lilian Adaora Udodi July 27, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user claimed in a video that bathing with water from dried coconut and plantain...

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#Endbadgovernance protest: Nigerian school not shut over viral debate

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#Endbadgovernance protest: Nigerian school not shut over viral debate

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo July 27, 2024 0

Claim: An X user claimed Kasim Primary School in the Agaie LGA of Niger State had been...

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No proof of recent bridge construction in Abia

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No proof of recent bridge construction in Abia

Sunday Awosoro, Miracle Akubuo July 26, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user posted an image of a bridge construction allegedly from Abia State.  Verdict: False!...

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Video showing brawl between EFCC and Nigerian military, 2023 comedy skit

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Video showing brawl between EFCC and Nigerian military, 2023 comedy skit

Miracle Akubuo July 24, 2024 0

Claim: An X user posted a video showing EFCC officials harassed by military personnel. Verdict: MISLEADING! The...

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Claim foreigners can live in Norwegian town without visa, misleading

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Claim foreigners can live in Norwegian town without visa, misleading

Cole Praise July 24, 2024 1

Claim: A Facebook user claims that Svalbard in Norway is the only place you can live and...

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Unrelated image used to portray Jos school building collapse

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Unrelated image used to portray Jos school building collapse

Sunday Awosoro July 22, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user posted an image to show the recent collapse of a school building in...

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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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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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