Security

False report claims Nigerian soldiers intercepted sand truck concealing weapons in Kaduna image (2)

False report claims Nigerian soldiers intercepted sand truck concealing weapons in Kaduna

Lami Sadiq July 19, 2021

Claim: Several Facebook users claim soldiers of the Nigerian Army intercepted a sand truck which concealed sophisticated...

Hooves padded sandals worn by poachers, not bandits as claimed in this viral message pasted image 0 (9)

Hooves padded sandals worn by poachers, not bandits as claimed in this viral message

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle July 11, 2021

Claim: A WhatsApp message (with attached images) claims Nigerian bandits now wear cow hooves padded sandals to...

2016 video recirculated to depict Nigerian Army killed dozens of bandits in Kebbi nigerian-military

2016 video recirculated to depict Nigerian Army killed dozens of bandits in Kebbi

Lami Sadiq June 23, 2021

Claim: A viral video resurfaced on Friday, 18th June 2021 claiming the Nigerian Army had dealt a...

How To Approach Fake News Amidst Insecurity

Funmilola Afolabi June 22, 2021

Imagine waking up to the news that the president is dead! That would probably be shocking news...

How true is claim a nuclear missile was built by Russian-based Biafran? rocket biafra

How true is claim a nuclear missile was built by Russian-based Biafran?

Silas Jonathan June 22, 2021

Claim: A user on Twitter claims that: “Russian-based Biafran Builds Nuclear Missile.” The claim that a Russian-Biafran...

‘Lace for Male, Ankara for Female’, viral ‘security’ message not from LASTMA LASTMA-officials

‘Lace for Male, Ankara for Female’, viral ‘security’ message not from LASTMA

Lateef Sanni June 21, 2021

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims that the LASTMA has advised users of public transports to beware...

Misleading headline leads readers to believe President Buhari is dead

Silas Jonathan June 18, 2021

Claim: A news headline outlines that “JUST IN: Buhari Shot Dead By Gunmen In Edo” The headline...

Festus Keyamo did not author viral ‘MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS’ Message Festus-Keyamo

Festus Keyamo did not author viral ‘MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS’ Message

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle June 18, 2021

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle Claim: A viral WhatsApp message titled ‘FESTUS KEYAMO DROPS THE MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS –...

No school children kidnapped in Ondo bus hijack as claimed by Shehu Sani Shehu-Sani

No school children kidnapped in Ondo bus hijack as claimed by Shehu Sani

Tope Omogbolagun June 14, 2021

Claim: Shehu Sani, a Nigerian politician, tweeted that some students were kidnapped in Ondo State. Available evidence...

General Faruk Yahaya is 22nd COAS, not 26th as widely reported in media yahaha faruk

General Faruk Yahaya is 22nd COAS, not 26th as widely reported in media

Lami Sadiq June 14, 2021

Claim: Multiple sources have portrayed Nigeria’s new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, as the...

False report claims Nigerian soldiers intercepted sand truck concealing weapons in Kaduna

Hooves padded sandals worn by poachers, not bandits as claimed in this viral message

2016 video recirculated to depict Nigerian Army killed dozens of bandits in Kebbi

How To Approach Fake News Amidst Insecurity

How true is claim a nuclear missile was built by Russian-based Biafran?

‘Lace for Male, Ankara for Female’, viral ‘security’ message not from LASTMA

Misleading headline leads readers to believe President Buhari is dead

Festus Keyamo did not author viral ‘MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS’ Message

No school children kidnapped in Ondo bus hijack as claimed by Shehu Sani

General Faruk Yahaya is 22nd COAS, not 26th as widely reported in media

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