Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Government Policy
Did Patience Jonathan fight for female cadets’ admission into Nigerian Defence Academy?
A claim that Dame Patience Jonathan, the former Nigerian first lady and wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, fought for females to be admitted into...
General
Sam Omatseye shares misleading tweet about Tinubu with Buhari in Saudi Arabia
SAM Omatseye, a renowned Nigerian columnist with The Nation newspaper, has tweeted an image showing Nigeria's President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and President Muhammadu Buhari...
General
False claim circulates that Mike Ozekhome to appeal ex-convicts’ cases
A claim that Mike Ozekhome, a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, said that ex-convicts are approaching him to appeal their cases in court...
General
Claim that National Population Commission is still recruiting is FALSE!
A claim that the National Population Commission (NPC) is recruiting more Ad-hoc staff to fill in shortage of officials for this year's population census...
Elections
False claim circulates that Atiku is retiring from politics, congratulates Tinubu
A claim has circulated online that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria's 2023 general election, is retiring...
Elections
No, US government did not criticize Nigeria’s presidential election!
A Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has shared a video alongside a claim that the United States had...
Elections
False claim circulates that Alex Otti is the first elected Labour Party governor in Nigeria
Following the declaration of Alex Otti as the winner of Abia State gubernatorial election held on March 18, 2023, netizens have repeatedly shared a...
COVID-19
From rejection to advocacy: How religious clerics helped to drive high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano
The nationally-promoted COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Kano had initially suffered a setback due to an ugly experience with a failed Pfizer vaccine trial in...
Elections
Osun election: False claim circulates that Gboyega Oyetola wins at Appeal Court
Following the appeal court judgement on Friday over the disputed July 16, 2022 gubernatorial election in Osun State, a false claim has circulated online...
Elections
LIVE-CHECK: Collation of Votes for Nigeria’s 2023 Governorship and State Assembly Elections ongoing (UPDATED)
Collation of election results is ongoing following the conduct of Nigeria's 2023 Governorship and State Assembly Elections.
Nigerians on Saturday, March 18, 2023 voted to...
