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Image showing SSS officials at national assembly entrance is old!
A claim that the State Security Services (SSS) have taken over the National Assembly to impeach the sitting senate president, Godswill Akpabio has surfaced...
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Old video of flooded Ore bridge recirculates online
A claim that the Ore bridge on Shagamu-Benin expressway has collapsed has been making rounds particularly on Instagram.
The claim was contained in a video...
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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...
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Video compilation making rounds online does not show storm in Washington
A video has been making rounds on WhatsApp claiming to show a storm in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America.
The minute-long video...
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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...
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False claim circulates that Kenya, Nigeria are the least corrupt countries in Africa
A claim that Kenya and Nigeria have been ranked among the least corrupt countries in Africa has surfaced on the X platform.
An X user,...
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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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X user used image from Ghana to depict alleged ritual killing in Lagos
An X user, @ChiditweetØ42, has posted an image showing people gathering around a Hilux pick-up van with a claim that it shows a Nigerian...
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Bobrisky has NOT been sentenced to 2 years imprisonment!
A claim that a Nigerian cross-dresser and socialite, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky has been sentenced to two years imprisonment has circulated widely...
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Video of ‘Igbo Must Go’ protest in Ghana is over 1 year old
A video showing a group of women holding tree branches and chanting “Igbo Must Go” has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows...
