Covid-19 Checks
From rejection to advocacy: How religious clerics helped to drive high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano
The nationally-promoted COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Kano had initially suffered a setback due to an ugly experience with a failed Pfizer vaccine trial in the state and a deluge of misinformation. Today, data shows that Kano has vaccinated 100% of…
Politics
Virginia Etiaba is not the first female deputy governor in Nigeria
ON May 1, 2023, a Twitter user, Adetutu Balogun (@Tutsy22) claimed that Virginia Etiaba, who served as Peter Obi’s deputy during his time as governor of Anambra state, is the first woman to hold the position of a deputy governor…
Security
Fact-checking Buhari’s claims on Nigerian Army’s progress
Following the Nigerian Army’s Unveiling and Presentation of New Colours ceremony held on April 27, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari made several claims regarding Nigeria’s army progress under his administration. Buhari made the claims in a thread post tweeted on his…
General
False tweet circulates that Ugandan president, Museveni is dead
A Twitter user @joseypro tweeted a claim that the Ugandan president is dead. The claim reads: Breaking news!!! The president of Uganda is dead !!! As of Sunday, May 21, 2023, the claim had garnered over a million views, more…
Government Policy
Did Antony Blinken name Peter Obi, Wike, Keyamo, others in US visa ban announcement?
FOLLOWING the United States’ announcement of visa restrictions on Nigerians allegedly involved in undermining the democratic process during the just-concluded Nigeria’s 2023 general election, claims that names of some prominent Nigerians who made the list have surfaced online. US Secretary…
Economy
Abike Dabiri-Erewa makes false claim about richest man in Sudan
THE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has claimed that the richest man in Sudan is a Nigerian. Abike made the claim on Monday, April 24 while responding to a tweet by a Nigerian…
Health
Obinna Nwosu makes false claim about Indomie production
ON May 1, 2023, Obinna Nwosu, a House of Representatives candidate for African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abia State at the just concluded general election, claimed that Indomie is not produced in Nigeria but in Indonesia. He made the claim following…
Elections
Charly Boy shares fake chart about Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election result
ON May 17, 2023, a Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, shared a chart with a claim that it shows the percentages of votes garnered by candidates of major political parties in the just concluded Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. According…
Insights
Parody accounts surface on Twitter after Hilda Baci’s cook-a-thon for Guinness World Records feat
FOLLOWING the attempt by the Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, to beat the last Guinness World Records (GWR) of cooking for the longest hours, several Twitter accounts posing as Hilda has surfaced online. Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci,…
