Video of people looting buried chickens is NOT recent
An X user, @obongattahikang, has posted a video showing a throng of people holding sacks and shovels to unearth buried frozen chickens from a...
Old video of youths protesting at Emir of Ilorin’s palace circulates online
By Yunusa Umar
A video showing hundreds of youths chanting multiple songs at the Emir of Ilorin's palace has surfaced online with a claim that...
No! Photos do not show Borno lawmaker sharing shoe kits to youths
A photo collage showing some young men in similar polo shirts and shoe-shining kits have resurfaced online with a claim that a Nigerian lawmaker...
Fact-checking claims in Buhari’s presidential farewell speech to Nigerians
THE immediate-past president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 28 delivered his farewell speech in a televised broadcast to Nigerians prior to his handing...
2023 election: Fact-checking 12 claims made by Kwankwaso at Chatham House
THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 made several claims on Nigeria's current...
Claim that Obi said he pulled 439 million people out of poverty is FALSE
A viral video has surfaced online alongside a claim that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said he pulled 439 million...
How true are viral claims on Nigeria’s unemployment rate, extreme poverty and debt profile?
A viral post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria has 28% unemployment rate, 49% poverty rate and $89.5billion debt profile.
The claims were made by a...
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Image does NOT show soiled cash bundles recovered from Maiduguri flooding
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