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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...

Video claiming vigilante – herder clash in Benue is MISLEADING

A video claiming to depict an ongoing clash between local vigilantes and herdsmen in Benue State has surfaced online. A Facebook page, Agozi Commedy, posted...

Old video of Atiku shared as comment on ADC presidential ticket

A video claiming to show former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar expressing confidence about securing the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)...

Viral video does not show Buhari’s burial

An X account, @UDBiafra1st, posted a video showing Northern dignitaries gathered at a funeral, claiming it showed the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The...

2024 OCCRP report naming Tinubu among most corrupt leaders resurfaces online

A 2024 report by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which listed the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as one of the...

Top 10 notable Nigerians caught spreading misinformation in 2024

THE year 2024 is marked by a flurry of claims from Nigerian public figures, spanning diverse topics such as politics, economics, and sports. With...

Photo does not show Obi inside train in Lagos with Sanwo-Olu

AN image purportedly showing the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, posing inside a train alongside Lagos State Governor, Babajide...

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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Photos do not show Hushpuppi after deportation to Nigeria

IMAGES showing a man in handcuffs being escorted by...

Akpabio is wrong; no Nigerian state is without working internet

THE President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has claimed...

Old video of people jostling for food resurfaces online

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

How myth of tax deductions through bank narrations spread in Nigerian markets

FOLLOWING the implementation of the new tax law in...

No record of ‘Chinonso Amadi’s’ arrest for scam in South Africa

A post claiming that a man named Chinonso Amadi,...

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Photos do not show Hushpuppi after deportation to Nigeria

IMAGES showing a man in handcuffs being escorted by...

Akpabio is wrong; no Nigerian state is without working internet

THE President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has claimed...

Old video of people jostling for food resurfaces online

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

How myth of tax deductions through bank narrations spread in Nigerian markets

FOLLOWING the implementation of the new tax law in...

No record of ‘Chinonso Amadi’s’ arrest for scam in South Africa

A post claiming that a man named Chinonso Amadi,...