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Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - September 4, 2026 0

A VIDEO posted by a verified X user @UNOFFICIALFACT purports to show a crowd in Kaduna destroying a campaign venue set up for Nigerian...

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

Economy Zainab ABDULRASAQ - September 3, 2026 0

A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and the 2027 presidential candidate of the...

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

Business Zainab ABDULRASAQ - September 2, 2026 0

Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy shift, with the Federal Government targeting 2027 for the phase-out of electricity subsidies and a...

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

ArtificialIntelligence Zainab ABDULRASAQ - September 1, 2026 0

A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi threatening to cause nationwide unrest if any harm comes to bandits. The...

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 31, 2026 0

A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that a police officer named "Mr. Anthony" single-handedly fought off 22 armed robbers, killing 21 of...

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

Health Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 28, 2026 0

NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria, estimating more than 50,000 cases over 25 years and identifying 64 high-risk local government areas. A...

AI-manipulated video falsely depicts Tinubu addressing economy

ArtificialIntelligence Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 27, 2026 0

A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a recent national broadcast by Nigerian president Bola Tinubu addressing Nigerian citizens on the...

Old Sudan video recycled as Sokoto imam assault

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 26, 2026 0

A VIRAL video circulating on social media allegedly shows youths in Bodinga, Sokoto State, assaulting an imam over claims that he campaigned from the...

Nigeria 2027: How disinformation could deepen ethnic divides

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - August 26, 2026 0

DISINFORMATION actors are increasingly exploiting Nigeria’s ethnic fault lines to spread false narratives and hate speech, reinforce stereotypes, and turn ordinary incidents into weapons...

Nigeria housing project photo miscaptioned as Kenya’s Kilifi development

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 24, 2026 0

AN aerial photo shared on social media claims to show a nearly completed affordable housing project in Kilifi County, Kenya. The post, shared by an...