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Old video of flood-damaged Gombe–Adamawa road recirculates as recent

A TikTok user has posted a 15-second video claiming that a bridge linking Gombe to Adamawa State collapsed on August 5, 2025, due to...

Old video of Nigerian senator criticising IGP, AGF recirculates as recent

A video showing a Nigerian senator lambasting the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) is circulating on social media...

Viral photos of children ‘hospitalised’ after eating Ewedu and Amala are misleading

IMAGES showing three children seated in front of plates of food have been shared online with claims they depict Nigerian children hospitalised after eating...

Old Saudi Arabia drug-trafficking death row report resurfaces as new

A video circulating on social media claims that Saudi Arabia recently released a list of Nigerians sentenced to death for drug-related offences and that...

No, photo of Peter Obi serving food was not taken at Digital Media Summit

A photo showing Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, carrying a tray of food has been circulated on social media with the...

Photo does not show Nigerian man arrested for drug trafficking in Ghana

A photo showing a handcuffed man in a red shirt has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a Nigerian man of Yoruba...

Dapo Abiodun did not rename college after Awujale’s death

A video circulating online claims Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun renamed a state-owned college after the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, following...

Video does not show prisoners being deported to Southern Africa

AN X user, @dipoaina1, has posted a video showing several handcuffed men alighting from an aeroplane, claiming it shows prisoners being deported to Southern...

Is Nigeria the only West African country with light rail system?

AN X account, @AfricaFirsts, has posted a claim that Nigeria is the only West African country with a light rail system. The account posted the...

No, video does NOT show Nigerian Liverpool fans mourning Diogo Jota

A video showing a group of Liverpool supporters marching on a street has circulated online, accompanied by a claim that it shows fans in...

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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice...

Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

A VIRAL infographic shared by Daily Trust claims to...

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...

No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...

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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice...

Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

A VIRAL infographic shared by Daily Trust claims to...

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...

No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...