Nurudeen Akewushola

Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

No, Pastor Adeboye did not stage protest against Jonathan’s administration

AN image showing the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, holding placards on the street amid...

Claim that VeryDarkMan won defamation suit against Falana, Falz is FALSE!

AN X user, @Teeniiola, has claimed that a social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan on Instagram has won the defamation suit...

How true are Sanwo-Olu’s claims on Lagos budget performance, education?

THE Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has made multiple claims regarding his achievements as governor since 2019 during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics...

Did Jonathan inherit over $50bn foreign reserve? 

AN X user, Wale Adebayo(@Mari09ja) has claimed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan inherited a foreign reserve of over $50bn when he assumed the...

Tinubu did not appoint Fani Kayode as finance Minister nor Omokri as CBN Governor

AN X user, @Uptownoflagos has claimed that President Tinubu Bola appointed Femi Fani Kayode and Reno Omokri as the ministers of Finance and governor...

Photo does not show Obi inside train in Lagos with Sanwo-Olu

AN image purportedly showing the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, posing inside a train alongside Lagos State Governor, Babajide...

Has US court acquitted Air Peace boss of fraud allegations?

THREE Nigerian newspapers, Business Day, Leadership and The Nation, published a story (archived here, here and here) suggesting that the embattled Chief Executive Officer...

Viral video of protester calling for military takeover is from Edo not Oyo

A video showing people protesting on the street, with one individual calling on the Nigerian army to take over Nigeria, has surfaced online, with...

Old photo of Igbo monarch arrested over kidnapping in Imo State resurfaces online

AN image purportedly showing a monarch from Nigeria's Southeastern region who was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over kidnapping has resurfaced online. An...

No! Court did not order VeryDarkMan to pay N500m fine over defamation

ON October 15, 2024, many Nigerian media platforms reported that the Lagos State High Court has imposed a fine of N500 million on social...

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