A NIGERIAN broadcast media, Television Continental (TVC), in a viral news video claimed that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria has led to the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu …
FOLLOWING the successful acquisition of Twitter by billionaire investor and businessman Elon Musk which has elicited mixed reactions on social media, several images which show tweets purportedly originating from his verified Twitter handle have surfaced online. Twitter reached an agreement …
FOLLOWING recent bandits’ attacks in Nigeria, the Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Drainage and Water Resources, Joe Igbokwe, has posted a video with a claim that it is drone footage of armed bandits who have been kidnapping Nigerians. …
AS NIGERIA prepares for its 2023 general elections, the Federal Government of Nigeria has urged the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) to help in combating the menace of fake news in the country. This call was made in Abuja by …
EMPHASIS has again been placed on the need to empower the citizens with basic verification skills in order to fight against political misinformation and disinformation that could mar Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. This call was made by experts on Friday …
ON DECEMBER 26, 2021, Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said the money left behind by former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration could not sustain the country for three weeks. He made the claim on a Channels Television’s programme titled, ‘Hard …
A TWITTER user, Katelynsade, with the user ID: @Dagreatdey4you on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, while canvassing support for the presidential ambition of former Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha, claimed that Imo State has the highest number of universities in Nigeria. …
A NIGERIAN broadcast journalist, Oseni Rufai, on Sunday, January 30, 2022 claimed that there are over 136 refineries in the United States of America, adding that none is owned by the government. Rufai made this claim while advocating for the …
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in a viral video, claimed that the current Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expired. The APC chieftain made the claim while addressing …
ON DECEMBER 25, during the Christmas festivities, Nigerians on social media, particularly on Twitter, argued about the population of Muslims in the United Kingdom (UK). In response to a particular post stating that children of Nigerian migrants in the UK …