Abdullahi Muritala

No! Video does not show Remi Tinubu in a fisticuffs with Dino Melaye

AN X user, @prudenceoflago3, has posted a video purportedly showing Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, engaging in a fisticuffs and heated exchange with...

Video does not show Jonathan accused Sowore of working for Tinubu

AN X user, @nolifefahard, has posted a video showing a former Nigerian president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, in a media interview alongside a claim that...

How Meta’s policy change may boost fake death hoaxes on Facebook

AMIDST increasing efforts by fact-checking organizations globally to empower the public with information resilience skills, hoaxes, particularly those of celebrity death, continue to spread...

UK still on US visa waiver programme but Nigeria was never included

AN X user, @nigeriastories, has claimed that the United States has excluded the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and others from visa-free entry for 2025. “BREAKING NEWS:...

Fact-checking El-Rufai’s claims on Tinubu-led govt, APC

A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, appeared recently on Arise TV to discuss his political future, including his views on the current...

Viral video showing Ganduje, Kwankwaso engaging in fisticuffs is AI-generated

A Facebook user, Real MD Al-ajab, has posted a video that purportedly shows two former governors of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Abdullahi...

Image of amputated man NOT linked to iPhone gift or wife’s revenge

ON February 9, 2025, a Facebook page, Naija Tatafo, shared two images featuring a man with both hands amputated alongside the portrait of a...

Doctored image of Sultan of Sokoto wearing charm garment circulates online

AN X user, @MilesHopkins15, has shared an image depicting the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, wearing a traditional charm garment.   The claimant posted...

False claim portraying Tems as Ghanaian circulates online 

AN X user, @BenopaOnyx1, has posted an image of Temilade Openiyi popularly called 'Tems' alongside a claim that the recent Grammy awardee is a...

What is the position of law on doxing ‘loan defaulters?’

DIGITAL money lending firms, popularly known as ‘loan apps’ have continued posting alleged ‘loan defaulters’ photos online. But the big question is, what does...

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