Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
General
#EndBadGovernance: False claims circulate that protest has been postponed till October 1
A claim that the #EndBadGovernance protest billed for August 1 -10 has been circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp.
The claim stated that the...
General
NTA page advertising Ponzi scheme is fake!
A Facebook post that is advertising an investment networking scheme has been circulating online.
The post, allegedly shared by a Facebook page with the name...
Government Policy
How true is the claim that every employer must pay the new national minimum wage?
NIGERIA's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, recently claimed that every employer in the country must pay their workers the new national minimum wage.
He made the...
Economy
False claim about Nigeria’s inflation rate surfaces online
A verified X account, @Straightshuters, has posted a claim online that Nigeria's food inflation rate has dropped to 2 per cent from 34 per...
Health
Oseni Rufai shares false claim about underdosed paracetamol tablets in Nigeria
An Arise TV journalist, Oseni Rufai, has claimed that nearly all Paracetamol tablets sold in Nigeria do not meet stipulated dosage standards.
In other words,...
Politics
Did Obi fail to conduct local government elections as Anambra governor?
A former Nigerian presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of Nigeria's opposition Labour Party, was among the...
Politics
Claim that Burkina Faso will no longer import military uniforms is FALSE
A video purportedly showing Burkina Faso's military president, Ibrahim Traore, announcing that the country will no longer be importing uniforms for its police and...
General
LGBTQ+: Did Buhari ask Obama to grant US visa to queer Nigerians?
AMID controversies over the signing of the Samoa Agreement by the Nigerian government, a letter allegedly written by Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari to a former...
Economy
Hauwa Allahbura makes false claim about Ogun State’s 2024 budget
THE Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, trended on X this week as many Nigerian netizens called him out over the poor quality of...
Security
Okuama murder: Community lies in ruins despite Nigerian Army’s “no retaliation” promise
THE phrase “Peace Mission” was plastered across tabloids and amplified on social media, but it was a cruel contradiction for the Okuama community in...
