Abdullahi Muritala

X user shares old images of new buses in Burkina Faso as recent

An X user, @africanhub_, has shared images of buses alongside a claim that the Ibrahim Traoré-led military government of Burkina Faso recently purchased a...

Are over 2 million Nigerians living with HIV?

A claim suggesting that more than two million Nigerians are currently living with HIV has circulated widely online. The post , made by Nigerian-based blog...

Old video of domestic homicide in Osun recirculates online

An X user, @Chuks, on April 25, 2025, repurposed a video report about an alleged domestic homicide involving a husband and wife in Osun...

Uromi killings: Claim that Edo paid ₦6bn to Northerners, handed over 16 vigilantes is FALSE

A post circulating on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) claims that the Edo State Government paid ₦6 billion in compensation to Northerners over...

Image does NOT show Lil Jon commissioning a school in Ghana

A claim that an image shows American rapper, Jonathan Smith popularly called Lil Jon, commissioning a school he built in Ghana has circulated online. The...

No, US did not slash tariffs on Chinese goods to 10%

A viral claim that the United States has drastically reduced tariffs on Chinese goods including phones, computers, microchips, TVs, and solar panels from 145%...

How to use Google Fact Check Explorer for crosschecking information

Google Fact Check Explorer is a simple tool that allows online users to verify information by providing fact-checked content from trusted sources especially credible...

Does any law empower Nigerian president to suspend state governor?

BASHIR Ahmad, a former media aide to ex-Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has claimed that the Nigerian Senate passed the Emergency Powers (Repeal and Re-enactment)...

Fact-checking Peter Obi’s claims on Arise TV’s prime time show

THE Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria's 2023 election, Peter Obi, appeared on Arise Television's Prime Time on April 1, 2025,  where he spoke...

Photo of ‘Wizkid school’ circulating on Facebook is AI-generated

A Facebook user, Zara Onyinye, has posted an image of a building alongside a claim that the Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a. Wizkid,...

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