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Police commit to press freedom, pledge to partner media against disinformation

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced plans to intensify efforts in tackling misinformation and disinformation in the country, recognizing their potential to incite...

EXPLAINER: What to know about third-party vehicle insurance, police enforcement in Nigeria

DESPITE many motorists expressing concerns about poor awareness campaigns, the Nigerian Police Force across the Federation has announced the commencement and enforcement of the...

Serving as Lagos police commissioner is NOT prerequisite for IG appointment

AN X user, @datarpro, has claimed that only police officers who have served as a Commissioner of Police in Lagos State can be appointed...

Claims of mass kidnapping in Oyo, state of emergency in South West are FALSE

AN X user, @Voiceofigbos, has claimed that 50 people, including five Nigerian soldiers, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Oyo State, and as a...

LIVE-CHECK: Ondo 2024 governorship election kicks off

By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. The Ondo State 2024 Governorship Election kicks off Saturday morning as voters cast their ballots to elect the next governor for...

Old photo of Igbo monarch arrested over kidnapping in Imo State resurfaces online

AN image purportedly showing a monarch from Nigeria's Southeastern region who was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over kidnapping has resurfaced online. An...

Simon Ekpa shares video of female police officer allegedly assaulted in 2022 as recent

A pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has posted a video alongside claim that some men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) generally assault their female...

Video does not show recent gunmen attack in Nigeria’s Southeast

A video showing vehicles engulfed by fire has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows vehicles conveying Nigerian policemen being set ablaze recently...

Viral photos do not show recent arrest of ritual suspects in Ondo State

AN X user, Harry (@chiditweets042), has posted two photos: one showing two people in front of a plastic bowl, and another showing bowls containing...

#EndBadGovernance protest: X users share old photo of Nigeria’s police spox armed with machine gun

As the ongoing nationwide 'hunger' protest tagged 'End Bad Governance protest' in Nigeria entered its fourth day, a photo showing the spokesperson of the...

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No, cost of registering WASSCE is not N120,000

A viral video showing a lady saying that the...

Doctored video shows Salah saying he would exit Liverpool soon

A video with a claim that an Egyptian footballer,...

No, State of Emergency was declared in Borno, Yobe

A verified X user, @MissPearls, has claimed that a...

False claim circulates that Opay is the 6th largest bank in Nigeria

A claim that Opay is the sixth largest bank...

EXPLAINER: What does a State of Emergency entail in Nigeria?

THE Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on March 18,...

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No, cost of registering WASSCE is not N120,000

A viral video showing a lady saying that the...

Doctored video shows Salah saying he would exit Liverpool soon

A video with a claim that an Egyptian footballer,...

No, State of Emergency was declared in Borno, Yobe

A verified X user, @MissPearls, has claimed that a...

False claim circulates that Opay is the 6th largest bank in Nigeria

A claim that Opay is the sixth largest bank...

EXPLAINER: What does a State of Emergency entail in Nigeria?

THE Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on March 18,...