Daily Archives: Oct 23, 2026
Fact Guage:
General
Does viral photo show Assistant Commissioner of Police arrested?
ON March 12, 2021, Soludo Diaso @SDiaso, shared a photo of a man wearing a Police uniform and several other men sitting on the...
General
Burna Boy, Wizkid NOT the first Nigerians to win Grammy
VIRAL posts on Sunday, March 14, 2021 claimed that Nigerian artistes, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy and Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly...
Elections
Has North Korean President, Kim Jong-Un, been contesting unopposed?
A viral post on Twitter claimed that the North Korean president, Kim Jong-un, has been the only one appearing on ballot despite the country...
General
Viral photo of cattle eating tomatoes is from India, not Nigeria
ON March 4, 2021, an image posted by a blog showed cattle eating from a tomato heap by the roadside.
The blog noted that these...
Economy
Is Nigeria the largest producer of cassava in the world?
KARIMA Babangida, the Director of Federal Ministry of Agriculture claimed that Nigeria is the highest producer of cassava.
Babangida who was represented by Umar Mohamed,...
General
Vacancy circulating online for Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is FALSE
A post circulated on WhatsApp claimed that the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is recruiting to fill various vacant positions.
The post retrieved on February 28,...
Government Policy
Does a woman need the approval of a male relative before she can adopt a child in Nigeria?
A tweet circulated online claims that in Nigeria a woman cannot adopt a child without getting a male relative to approve the adoption.
The post...
Security
Nigerian dailies share false claim on rescue of Zamfara schoolgirls
ON Sunday, February 28, 2021, at least two major Nigerian dailies claimed in separate reports that 317 students from the Government Girls Secondary School,...
Tutorials
How to identify phishing scams and websites
Phishing scams are becoming a constant feature in misinformation that is shared online especially on messaging platforms.
Phishing, a social engineering technique used in deception,...
General
Beware! ‘2021 Dangote Empowerment’ post in circulation is FALSE
AÂ post circulating on WhatsApp claims that the '2021 Dangote Empowerment' is ongoing and urged people to click a link to check their 'cash...
