Health

No evidence combination of lime leaf extract, hot drink cures toothache man with tooth ache

No evidence combination of lime leaf extract, hot drink cures toothache

Leshi James September 1, 2021

Claim: Lime leaves extract and hot drink (ogogoro) cures toothache. There is no scientific evidence that shows...

Does sleeping without light help fight disease, boost intelligence?

Rahaman Abiola September 1, 2021

Claim: A frequently shared WhatsApp message claims that sleeping at night without light helps to fight disease...

Lagos University Teaching Hospital not source of viral WhatsApp message on women’s health

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle August 27, 2021

Claim: A WhatsApp message that has been forwarded many times purportedly from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)...

What you need to know about the 3 brands of Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Nigeria differnt covid vaccines

What you need to know about the 3 brands of Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Nigeria

Lami Sadiq August 25, 2021

On March 2nd, Nigeria became the third West African country to receive nearly 4million COVID-19 dosage of...

Would kidney stones form in your body if you don’t drink enough water? kidney stone water

Would kidney stones form in your body if you don’t drink enough water?

Funmilola Afolabi August 24, 2021

Claim: A Facebook post claimed that kidney stones are formed when one does not drink an adequate...

Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce vaccinations to beat vaccine expiry date? covid vaccine expire sierra leone

Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce vaccinations to beat vaccine expiry date?

Antonia Howard August 24, 2021

Claim: Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce compulsory vaccinations for employees of government institutions to accelerate the...

No evidence mixture of kerosene and Insecticide kill head lice headlice kerosine treatment

No evidence mixture of kerosene and Insecticide kill head lice

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 24, 2021

Claim: Viral reports claimed home remedies such as insecticides, kerosene mixed with substances like camphor kill head...

Would drinking okra water in the morning treat your diabetes? okra water diabetes

Would drinking okra water in the morning treat your diabetes?

Funmilola Afolabi August 18, 2021

Claim: Drinking okra water first thing in the morning treats diabetes. The claim that drinking okra water...

Does eating food in plastic containers cause different types of cancer? plastic-cause-cancer

Does eating food in plastic containers cause different types of cancer?

Michael Olatunbosun August 17, 2021

Claim: A picture appeared recently on both WhatsApp and Facebook claiming that American Doctors Association gave out...

No evidence child’s severe skin condition caused by insect bite Swelling of the foot centipede bite,

No evidence child’s severe skin condition caused by insect bite

Dare Akogun August 17, 2021

Claim: Boy’s skin peeling off after he was bitten by insect There is no evidence the child...

No evidence combination of lime leaf extract, hot drink cures toothache

Does sleeping without light help fight disease, boost intelligence?

Lagos University Teaching Hospital not source of viral WhatsApp message on women’s health

What you need to know about the 3 brands of Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Nigeria

Would kidney stones form in your body if you don’t drink enough water?

Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce vaccinations to beat vaccine expiry date?

No evidence mixture of kerosene and Insecticide kill head lice

Would drinking okra water in the morning treat your diabetes?

Does eating food in plastic containers cause different types of cancer?

No evidence child’s severe skin condition caused by insect bite

Economy

Claim coconut water can treat fever in children, misleading

Viral video of “persecuted Christians” in Nigeria, misleading

FALSE! Ivory Coast’s president did not comment on Nigeria’s security

Viral ‘missile-like’ light seen in Sokoto, Kebbi, likely meteor activity