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Did Tinubu order reinstatement of Fubara?

A Facebook user, Agozi Commedy, posted a video claiming that President Bola Tinubu ordered the sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, to hand...

Does any law empower Nigerian president to suspend state governor?

BASHIR Ahmad, a former media aide to ex-Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has claimed that the Nigerian Senate passed the Emergency Powers (Repeal and Re-enactment)...

No, State of Emergency was declared in Borno, Yobe

A verified X user, @MissPearls, has claimed that a state of emergency was never declared in Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, or Benue, saying it has...

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

THE Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on March 18, 2025 declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State. The declaration followed ongoing political turbulence in...

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...

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FACT-CHECK: Did Atiku lose $2.5m after Tinubu’s US court victory?

A Facebook post claiming that former vice president Atiku...

Imo attempted murder: Victim misidentified as girlfriend’s sister

A REPORT circulating across various news platforms and social...

False! Seun Okinbaloye did not accuse Tinubu, INEC of rigging 2027

A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...

EXPLAINER: PFIPC controversy and how government agencies are established in Nigeria

ON Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Independent Corrupt Practices...

No, R. Kelly is not dead – tweet from parody X account

A VIRAL post circulating on X claims that American...

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FACT-CHECK: Did Atiku lose $2.5m after Tinubu’s US court victory?

A Facebook post claiming that former vice president Atiku...

Imo attempted murder: Victim misidentified as girlfriend’s sister

A REPORT circulating across various news platforms and social...

False! Seun Okinbaloye did not accuse Tinubu, INEC of rigging 2027

A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...

EXPLAINER: PFIPC controversy and how government agencies are established in Nigeria

ON Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Independent Corrupt Practices...

No, R. Kelly is not dead – tweet from parody X account

A VIRAL post circulating on X claims that American...