A video showing a lynched man inside a vehicle has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, who declared Aisha Dahiru, popularly called Binani, as the winner of …
A Twitter user, @CossyCosydiva, has claimed that Abia state Governor-elect, Alex Otti, has secured a $50million dollars funding for the construction of a 500km road network in Abia state. The claim, which was posted in Pidgin English on April 13, …
A claim that money, textile fabrics and foodstuffs were distributed to the electorate during the governorship supplementary election held in Kebbi state on Saturday, April 15, 2023, has been circulating online. Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, made the claim …
Nigerians have been warned to be wary of several online platforms claiming to be credible fact-checking platforms in the country. Members of the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition (NFC) gave the warning on Thursday during a Twitter Space organized by FactsMatterNG in …
EXPERTS drawn from the legal and media industry have called for increased media literacy and awareness for citizens including the implementation of a comprehensive legal framework to curb misinformation in Nigeria. This call was made on Thursday during a Twitter …
A claim has circulated online that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria’s 2023 general election, is retiring from politics and has promised to join hands with others to support the nation’s president-elect, Bola …
A claim circulating on social media says Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos state, used some derogatory words to describe his Labour Party counterpart, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. Adediran, popularly known as ‘Jandor’, is contesting in …
A claim that the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is disbursing campaign funds to the electorate in Lagos is circulating on WhatsApp. Sanwo-Olu, who is the gubernatorial flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, is seeking for …
A former Nigerian lawmaker and spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has shared a photo alongside a claim that suggests that the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s life is in danger. …
A tweep simply identified as Ify Ella has claimed in a tweet archived here that Baze University owned by Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is the costliest university in Nigeria. This was in an attempt to promote the presidential candidate of the …