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Claim about snow in Lagos is FALSE

A VIDEO clip shared on July 8 by Sahara Reporters has gone viral on social media. The footage headlined: “Video: Snow-like Chemical Surge Causes...

Was Ize-Iyamu arraigned in Court for allegedly ‘looting’ N700m?

ON July 6, a Twitter user claimed that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 19 Edo State election,...

Report on Thompson Oliha’s death MISLEADING

ON Sunday, July 5, 2020, City People Magazine reported the death of Thompson Oliha, with the headline, “Former Super Eagles Star, Thompson Oliha is...

Was Access Bank in Onne, Rivers State shut down due to COVID-19 infection?

A viral voice note on WhatsApp last June claimed that Access Bank in Onne, Rivers State has been shut down due to the coronavirus...

Claim that NCDC will pay Nigerians to meet domestic needs due to COVID-19 is FALSE

A MESSAGE which has gone viral on Whatsapp says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is providing monetary palliative to all Nigerians to...

Was N-Power website hacked and applicants’ BVN exposed?

ON Friday, June 26, Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant on New Media to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari announced on his verified Twitter handle @BashirAhmaad...

Viral pictures depicting Anambra communal clash were shot in 2017

ON June 27, a Twitter user identified as @OMOIYAWAEC posted three pictures on the social media to depict incident of communal attacks in Anambra...

Claim that 39 Arabians, 16 Russians and 20 Chinese were listed in the FBI most wanted list is FALSE

SINCE the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced through its verified Twitter handle: @FBI, on June 27, soliciting  help to locate six...

Did security agencies foil planned Hezbollah attack on Lagos?

ON June 19, a news report by TVC News Nigeria claimed that security agencies foiled a planned attack by a terrorist group, Hezbollah, on...

Did court restrain Obaseki from contesting Edo PDP primaries?

By UTHMAN Samad. DADDY D.O, a Twitter user with the username @DOlusegun, on Monday posted a document at exactly 11:51 pm with the claim that a Federal High...

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Obi’s Independence Day claims: Fact or fiction?

FOLLOWING Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary on 1 October...

Atiku’s Independence Day claims: What the facts show

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Nigeria at 66: Fact-checking Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

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Viral photo claiming Tinubu is ‘Nkoyo Nazebi’ lacks evidence

A POST circulating on social media claims that a...

This Kano rally was for Tinubu, not against him

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Obi’s Independence Day claims: Fact or fiction?

FOLLOWING Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary on 1 October...

Atiku’s Independence Day claims: What the facts show

On 1 October 2026, former Nigerian vice president and...

Nigeria at 66: Fact-checking Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

IN his Independence Day address on Thursday, 1 October...

Viral photo claiming Tinubu is ‘Nkoyo Nazebi’ lacks evidence

A POST circulating on social media claims that a...

This Kano rally was for Tinubu, not against him

A video showing a large crowd marching with what...