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News
No, FG has not announced renaming of Kwara to Odo Oya State
A GRAPHIC circulating on social media claims that the Federal Government of Nigeria has officially announced the relocation of Kwara State from the North...
News
No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London
A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice Simon Haruna Tsammani, the Court of Appeal judge who chaired the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal...
Security
No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo
A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces in Oyo State have arrested a local pastor suspectedly acting as a key logistics supplier...
Security
Video of armed fighters in forest is from Ethiopia, not Nigeria
A VIDEO showing a heavily armed group of fighters stationed in a dense forest has triggered panic on social media, with claims that it...
Security
Tinubu’s aide spreads false claim about rescue of Oyo abducted pupils, teachers
THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, has claimed that a joint security operation led to the rescue of...
Security
Video does not show Kano governor distributing plates as empowerment package
AN X account, The Yoruba Times, shared a video showing the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, distributing plates to some women, claiming it...
Security
Old video of unrest in Ebonyi reused to depict fresh Enugu attack
AN X user, @AloyEjimakor, posted a video claiming it shows a recent attack by terrorists in Ishiagu and Awgu communities in Nigeria’s South-East.
He shared...
ArtificialIntelligence
Presidency goofs, falsely accuses VDM over doctored ‘Tinubu audio’
FINDINGS have shown that the Presidency goofed after threatening social media commentator Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over a manipulated audio clip...
Security
Old skit falsely shared as Nigerian soldiers losing battle against Oyo kidnappers
An X user, @Gozie07, has posted a video purportedly showing a Nigerian soldier on the battlefield saying that three men had died and urgently...
Economy
Viral chart falsely inflates Nigeria’s extreme poverty data
A race chart circulating on social media claims to show a data breakdown of the number of people living in extreme poverty by country...
