Daily Archives: Dec 5, 2025
Fact Guage:
General
Manipulated video misrepresented as Sheikh Gumi asking government to include bandits in national budget
A video showing controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, asking the government to include bandits in the national budget has surfaced online.
According to the...
General
No, Christians do not constitute more than half of Nigeria’s population
An X user, @VivianRora, has claimed that 57 per cent of Nigerians practice the Christian religion.
She wrote: “Muslim–Muslim ticket is partially Islamization. In a...
General
Tinubu’s quote misrepresented as reaction to Wike-Yerima confrontation
A quote attributed to President Bola Tinubu has been misrepresented online to suggest that it reflects the presidency’s position on the recent clash between...
Politics
Video of Tinubu praising Wike not related to FCT Minister–Naval officer clash
A video circulating on social media claims to show President Bola Tinubu responding to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s recent clash with a Nigerian Navy...
Elections
Misinformation trends during Anambra 2025 governorship election
THE 2025 Anambra governorship election, held on November 8, drew nationwide attention as residents of the state went to the polls to elect their...
General
Video from Ghana used to depict attack on church in Nigeria
A TikTok account, “wakawakaplanet”, has posted a video showing women wailing in front of a building engulfed in fire with a claim that it...
General
Kwankwaso did NOT delete X post reacting to Trump’s comment
A claim has circulated online alleging that former Kano State governor and NNPP presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, deleted his X post responding to Donald...
Uncategorized
Trump did NOT revoke 80,000 Nigerian visas
A claim that Donald Trump has revoked 80,000 visas, all belonging to Nigerians, has surfaced online.
The claim was made in an X post by...
General
Trump affirms plan to sue BBC for $1 Billion over edited speech
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, says he has the "obligation" to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over what he described...
Insights
How lack of coordination marred Nigeria’s reaction after Trump’s military action threat
SINCE President Donald Trump threatened to “invade Nigeria” over alleged persecution of Christians, the Nigerian government has struggled to mount a coherent response.
The government’s...
