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Old video of Nigerian policemen protesting resurfaces online

A video showing some officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) protesting has resurfaced on social media with a claim that it shows a...

Photo does NOT show Ugandan Police spokesman shooting catapult at journalist

A VIRAL photo showing a man in uniform while holding a catapult with his two hands has surfaced on social media alongside a claim...

Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ nuclear missile NOT capable of destroying the whole world

AMID the ongoing Russia - Ukraine crisis, a viral post shared on Facebook on Monday, February 28, 2022, claimed that Russia has a nuclear...

#EndSARSMemorial: Fact-checking Lai’s claims on Lekki shooting

IN Nigeria, a memorial was held on the anniversary of what has come to be known as the 2020 Lekki shooting. The incident happened when...

Photo does NOT show Deputy Commissioner of Police arrested for kidnapping in Kaduna

AN image of a man dressed in the Nigerian camouflaged Police uniform sitting in front of other men in the Police-parading-suspects style has been...

Photo shared by Nnamdi Kanu, not of ISWAP, Boko Haram in Nigeria

A TWITTER post shared on May 24, by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of a separatist group in Nigeria known as the Indigenous People of Biafra...

Nigerian dailies share false claim on rescue of Zamfara schoolgirls

ON Sunday, February 28, 2021, at least two major Nigerian dailies claimed in separate reports that 317 students from the Government Girls Secondary School,...

Oyo crisis: Viral photo of man drenched in blood was NOT shot in 2021

A PICTURE of a man drenched in blood has been shared multiple times online with the claim that it shows a scene from the...

How genuine are pictures of burnt houses in Igangan, Oyo State?  

ON January 23, 2021 several images depicting the charred remains of  burnt buildings were circulated online. The buildings were said to belong to the...

Reports that Assistant Commissioner of Police was shot dead in Edo is FALSE

SEVERAL Nigerian blogs on Sunday, November 15, 2020 reported that an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was shot dead on Friday in Benin, the...

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