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EXPLAINER: What are the requirements, procedures for creating new states in Nigeria?

THE House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review on Thursday, February 6, proposed the creation of 31 additional states across Nigeria. If approved, it would...

False claim circulates that ferry service debuts from Onitsha to Lagos

A claim that a ferry service now commutes passengers from Onitsha to Lagos for a fare of ₦7,000 has gone viral online. The claim was...

Video does not show Oluomo’s belongings thrown out of NURTW office in Abuja after appeal court judgement

A video showing packed portraits and other properties belonging to Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, has surfaced online, with claims that he was...

X user used image from Ghana to depict alleged ritual killing in Lagos

An X user, @ChiditweetØ42, has posted an image showing people gathering around a Hilux pick-up van with a claim that it shows a Nigerian...

Old video of arrested fake drugs manufacturer resurfaces online

A video showing a news broadcast about the raid of a fake drug factory has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a...

UPDATED: Old video of #EndSARS protest shared as new amid August protests

EDITOR'S NOTE/CORRECTION: *The headline has been updated to reflect context.   A video that shows an armed robbery scene that happened on Bode Thomas Street, in Surulere...

Video does not show youth’s clash with traditionalists over August protest

A video showing burning tyres on a street has surfaced online alongside a claim that it was from a clash between traditional worshippers and...

Video does not show flooding in Austria 

RESIDENTS of Lagos State recently experienced heavy floods following the torrential rain that left many families homeless for days. The development sparked criticisms from the...

Did Tinubu build independent power plant as Lagos governor?

An X user, @Riddwane, has claimed that the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, built an independent power plant during his tenure as the governor...

Video of naked women protesting is NOT from Lagos

A claim that women in Lagos state are protesting naked over current economic hardship in Nigeria has been circulating on X. The claim was accompanied...

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Photo does not depict police barrack in Nigeria

A social media influencer, Rinu Oduala, has posted a...

Video does not show snow in Jos

A viral video showing a woman gathering ice from...

Timeline of Ponzi schemes in Nigeria: A decade of financial fraud, deception

THOUSANDS of Nigerians had watched helplessly as MMM, the...

Entries open for 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards

The 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards, the continent’s longest-running celebration...

X user shares old images of new buses in Burkina Faso as recent

An X user, @africanhub_, has shared images of buses...

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Photo does not depict police barrack in Nigeria

A social media influencer, Rinu Oduala, has posted a...

Video does not show snow in Jos

A viral video showing a woman gathering ice from...

Timeline of Ponzi schemes in Nigeria: A decade of financial fraud, deception

THOUSANDS of Nigerians had watched helplessly as MMM, the...

Entries open for 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards

The 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards, the continent’s longest-running celebration...

X user shares old images of new buses in Burkina Faso as recent

An X user, @africanhub_, has shared images of buses...