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Old video of children flogged during church ritual in Port Harcourt resurfaces

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing children being flogged during a church ritual in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has resurfaced online, raising concerns about the treatment of minors. The...
Security

Viral video of bandits playing in Northern Nigeria hospital is unproven

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating across social media platforms shows armed men inside a medical facility playing with hospital equipment, with captions asserting that they...
Politics

Kano Emir’s procession video misrepresented as Peter Obi’s visit to Kwara

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing a large crowd gathered along a street has been shared on X with a claim that it shows Peter Obi, the...
General

Does Sowore want to legalise marijuana for recreational use? Misleading

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media features a commentator questioning why Human rights activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate (AAC), Omoyele Sowore,...
Elections

Old Adelabu interview fuels APC rejection claim

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing former minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, criticising the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and urging Nigerians, particularly residents of Oyo State,...
Insights

The Business cost of misinformation in Nigeria

Nurudeen Akewushola -
ON 30 August 2026, a post began circulating on X claiming that OPay, one of Nigeria’s major fintech companies, was about to shut down...
Uncategorized

Did Peter Obi say his ‘son is gay’? No, quote fabricated

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL graphic circulating on social media claims that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), said his son is gay...
Politics

No, Jonathan didn’t say ‘he would have annulled the 2015 election’

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A Facebook user, Noonooagu has posted a quote attributed to former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, claiming that he said he would have annulled the...
General

Old video of retired police officer refusing to leave office resurfaces

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a Nigerian police officer who has refused to retire or vacate his office despite...
General

NAFDAC director general inflates Nigeria’s illiteracy rate

Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE director general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has claimed that about 56 per cent...

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Old video of children flogged during church ritual in Port Harcourt resurfaces

Viral video of bandits playing in Northern Nigeria hospital is unproven

Kano Emir’s procession video misrepresented as Peter Obi’s visit to Kwara

Does Sowore want to legalise marijuana for recreational use? Misleading

Old Adelabu interview fuels APC rejection claim