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Viral video of American soldiers eating Egusi soup in Nigeria is AI generated

A viral video circulating on social media claims to show American soldiers currently stationed in Nigeria enjoying a meal of Egusi soup and fufu.   The...

FCT elections: Key responsibilities of Area Council chairpersons

AS residents of Nigeria’s capital prepare for the next Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), there is growing public interest in...

Old video of people lining up for bread in Lagos resurfaces online

A video circulating on social media purports to show residents of Lagos State receiving a loaf of bread each amid worsening economic hardship in...

No, Peter Obi’s wife is not among Fidelity bank’s board of directors

AN X user, @Uptownoflagos, has claimed that Margaret Brownson Obi (née Usen), wife of 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is among the...

Photos do not show Hushpuppi after deportation to Nigeria

IMAGES showing a man in handcuffs being escorted by security personnel have surfaced online with claims that they depict Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday,...

Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles...

Video does not show Oyo Amotekun deployed over school abduction

A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to...

How false claims, recycled videos clouded Oyo school abduction

WHEN gunmen stormed communities along the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of...

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Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday,...

Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles...

Video does not show Oyo Amotekun deployed over school abduction

A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to...

How false claims, recycled videos clouded Oyo school abduction

WHEN gunmen stormed communities along the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of...