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FACT CHECK: Does the senate spend N1 trillion annually as alleged by Sowore?

By Kingsley OBIEJESI. OMOYELE Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and a presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2019 general elections, has been consistent in his comments...

FACT CHECK: Was Buhari arrested in UK by INTERPOL to answer allegations of war crimes?

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. A video has gone into circulation, which appears to show President Muhammadu Buhari, Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, APC national leader Bola Tinubu, and...

FACT CHECK: Was the Nigeria Air logo designed by a Bahraini company? Yes

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. FOR many reasons, a vote of no confidence has been passed by many on the recently released Nigeria Air logo — as the entire...

FACT CHECK: Can the GCFR national honour be awarded posthumously?

By Kingsley OBIEJESI. PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday night, announced that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the popularly acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 general election...

Is Nwokolo, Lagos DSP with impressive qualification, whom he claims to be?

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. A picture recently surfaced on the social media showing a business card belonging to Michael Nwokolo. Nwokolo, according to the card, has not...

FACT CHECK: President Buhari’s fancy lies on past oil prices

By Chikezie OMEJE. MUHAMMADU Buhari, Nigeria’s President, loves to repeat a claim about oil prices averaging $100 from 1999 to 2014. This claim has been fact-checked...

FACT CHECK: IGP’s ‘transmission’ video wasn’t doctored

By Chikezie OMEJE. A video emerged online Wednesday, showing a scene where Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), was struggling to read his speech...

FACT CHECK: Did Dapchi girls return from captivity with ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags?

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. The mood in Nigeria has generally been celebratory since Wednesday, following the release of 105 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from the Government Girls Science and...

Did Nigeria record a reduction in preschool enrolment?

By Chikezie OMEJE. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently reported that the number of children who enrolled in public early childhood education dropped from 4,672,908...

FACT CHECK: Does Adeosun have the powers to suspend the SEC DG?

Mounir Gwarzo, the suspended Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Tuesday insisted that Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, has no...

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