Security

Misleading headline leads readers to believe President Buhari is dead buhari

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...

Viral image depicting police officer shooting at protesters fact-checked police shooting

Viral image depicting police officer shooting at protesters fact-checked

Lateef Sanni June 13, 2021

Claim: Viral Image attributed to ChannelsTV claims a policeman shot a protester in Abuja. Dubawa’s findings show...

2018 video circulated to sell narrative two survived plane crash that killed Nigeria’s Army Chief

Lois Ugbede June 12, 2021

Claim: A viral video claims two persons survived the plane crash that killed Nigeria’s Army chief. Dubawa...

No evidence these Military trucks are heading to SouthEast as Facebook user claims EYFEBnyWoAUDMxZ

No evidence these Military trucks are heading to SouthEast as Facebook user claims

Lois Ugbede June 11, 2021

Claim: A Facebook post claims the image of a military truck convoy was headed for SouthEast Nigeria....

2018 photograph recycled as recent military attack in Abia State soilder

2018 photograph recycled as recent military attack in Abia State

Faith Adeoye June 8, 2021

Claim: Nigerian Army killed and dragged an Igbo man at Urata Junction in Aba, Abia State. The...

Viral video depicting Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram from MALI

Uchenna Igwe May 24, 2021

CLAIM: A viral video showing bodies of dead soldiers has been passed round as Nigerian soldiers killed...

Photos of unmarked helicopters purportedly flying over Maiduguri forests from the US, not Nigeria

Uchenna Igwe May 15, 2021

Claim: A twitter user shared photos of unmarked helicopters allegedly seen by villagers, flying over and airdropping...

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

Viral image depicting police officer shooting at protesters fact-checked

2018 video circulated to sell narrative two survived plane crash that killed Nigeria’s Army Chief

No evidence these Military trucks are heading to SouthEast as Facebook user claims

2018 photograph recycled as recent military attack in Abia State

Viral video depicting Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram from MALI

Photos of unmarked helicopters purportedly flying over Maiduguri forests from the US, not Nigeria

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