Daily Archives: Sep 20, 2026
Fact Guage:
Elections
Akpabio is wrong; no Nigerian state is without working internet
THE President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has claimed that over nine states in Nigeria do not have internet access due to insecurity.
Akpabio made...
General
Old video of people jostling for food resurfaces online
A video circulating on social media claims to show residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, scrambling for 1kg bags of rice recently distributed as federal...
Insights
How myth of tax deductions through bank narrations spread in Nigerian markets
FOLLOWING the implementation of the new tax law in January 2026, many Nigerian business owners have mandated their customers to use misleading narrations in...
General
No record of ‘Chinonso Amadi’s’ arrest for scam in South Africa
A post claiming that a man named Chinonso Amadi, was apprehended in South Africa for allegedly defrauding a client of $520,000 has circulated widely...
Government Policy
No, price of cooking gas has not dropped to N1,000 per kg
A post circulating on social media claims that the price of cooking gas has recently dropped from ₦1,400 per kg to ₦1,000 per kg...
Insights
Ministry of Information ignores fight against misinformation in 2026 Budget
THE Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation did not allocate any funds to enlighten the public on the danger of fake news in...
Politics
Is Bello Turji registered as an APC member?
AN image circulating on social media claims to show an All Progressives Congress (APC) membership slip allegedly issued to notorious bandit leader Bello Turji,...
News
No, Nigeria’s national grid did not collapse three times in January 2026
A post circulating on the social media platform X claims that Nigeria's national electricity grid collapsed on three different occasions in January 2026.
An X...
Insights
Did Onitsha screwdriver trader really influence US military strike in Nigeria?
By Nanji Nandang
WHEN United States (US) President, Donald Trump carried out a “powerful and deadly strike” against ISIS militants operating in Nigeria on Christmas...
Business
Does depositing ₦10 million in OPay guarantee ₦10,000 daily interest?
A viral post on X claims that depositing ₦10 million in an OPay account and locking the funds will yield ₦10,000 in daily interest,...
