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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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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