Daily Archives: Jun 25, 2026
Fact Guage:
Elections
False claim that Nyesom Wike has defected to APC resurfaces online
A video showing the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, in a virtual meeting has resurfaced online with a claim that he has defected...
News
Nigerian information minister calls for more funding to tackle fake news
NIGERIA's minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for an upward review of the budgetary allocation for the ministry of information and...
General
Claim that UI lecturer rewarded ten students with $100 each is FALSE
A blog post has gone viral with the claim that a lecturer at the University of Ibadan gave $100 each to ten students of the...
General
Viral video does not show Saraki’s son spraying dollar notes on strippers
A video showing a bearded man spraying dollar notes on strippers in a club has surfaced online with a claim that it shows Seni...
News
YouTube to certify accounts of healthcare professionals to lessen misinformation
YOUTUBE has announced plans to certify the YouTube accounts of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals as part of its effort to reduce misinformation...
Health
How true is the claim that drinking pineapple with hot water cures cancer?
A video has circulated online claiming that drinking pineapple with hot water can cure cancer.
A Facebook user, Oyindamola Adeniyi, posted the video on the...
Elections
#NigeriaDecides2023: A guide to understanding opinion polls during the campaign season
By Oluseyi Awojulugbe
Nigeria's 2023 elections will be the seventh since the country's return to democratic rule in 1999. And voter interest – and registration...
Elections
No, Tinubu didn’t say he was an ‘Igbo man’
By Motunrayo Joel
IN SHORT: As the race to the 2023 Nigerian elections speeds up, it’s been reported on social media that the ruling party's...
News
Buhari advocates media literacy to fight fake news
NIGERIA's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has called on all nations, multilateral and donor agencies to support global financing of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) to...
News
Google announces initiatives to help curb misinformation, improve media literacy in Africa
GOOGLE has announced additional initiatives through the Google News Initiative (GIS) to support African journalists and fact-checking organisations to advance media literacy in the...
