Daily Archives: Oct 6, 2026
Fact Guage:
Security
Photo shared by Nnamdi Kanu, not of ISWAP, Boko Haram in Nigeria
A TWITTER post shared on May 24, by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of a separatist group in Nigeria known as the Indigenous People of Biafra...
General
Did Bishop Kukah praise separatist leader, Kanu, as man of truth?
A news report shared online claimed that the current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Matthew Hassan Kukah recently described the leader...
General
Claim attributed to late COAS is False!
A few hours after the death of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Ibrahim Attahiru in a military air crash in Kaduna, a viral statement...
Government Policy
WhatsApp post in circulation makes FALSE claim on free CAC registration, benefits
AÂ post circulating on WhatsApp claimed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved free online company registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)...
Politics
Claim that Buhari travelled to France for a postponed summit is FALSE
A tweet that has been shared over 500 times, claimed that Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to France to attend a summit that was...
General
Viral photos of helicopters are in USA not Nigeria
A Twitter post shared thousands of times claim three photos of unmarked helicopters were taken "flying over forest in Maiduguri air dropping packages". It...
COVID-19
Old video on ‘fake lockdown news alert’ circulates online
LESS than 24 hours after the announcement of COVID-19 restrictions across the country by the Nigerian Government, a video of a former National Coordinator...
Politics
Fact-checking several claims attributed to Buhari
IN the heat of the accusations and counter-accusations that Nigeria's Minister for Communications Isa Pantami was sympathetic to terrorists and terrorist organisations, a collage...
General
Misleading 2020 global terrorism ranking resurfaces online
IN April 2021, following widespread killings and attacks in Nigeria, a former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar shared a contentious infographic which showed the top countries...
Elections
Checking Moghalu’s claims on voters turn-out for 2019 elections
A FORMER Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, said that only 28 million Nigerians voted out of the 84...
