Are Igbos In Vietnam Under Attack? On July 17, 2025, an X user @NoNonsensezone made a claim that the Igbos in Vietnam are being attacked and expelled from Vietnam. The post was acommpanied by a one-minute video showing a group of people in a heated encounter with uniformed men, with the inscription, ‘Igbo tribe from […]
Were 300 Students Told To Leave University Of Calabar’s Dentistry Department Due To Accreditation Issue?
Were 300 Students Told To Leave University Of Calabar’s Dentistry Department Due To Accreditation Issue? On July 14, 2025, a popular online influencer on X claimed that the Department of Dentistry, University of Calabar, was never accredited but kept granting admission to students. The post which has a picture of students donning lab coats is […]
Did A Secondary School Girl Kill Her Teacher In Akwa Ibom State?
Did A Secondary School Girl Kill Her Teacher In Akwa Ibom State? On July 16, 2025, a Facebook user posted three pictures on a public group with an accompanying claim that the young girl in the picture shot and killed her school teacher in Akwa Ibom state. The poster alleged that the girl had killed […]
Did Bishop David Oyedepo Affirm That President Muhammadu Buhari Died Long Ago?
A newsblog on X posted a video which claims that in 2018, Bishop David Oyedepo said ex-president Muhammadu Buhari had died and been replaced by a clone. The X user further mocked those who had asked for a retraction of their earlier post which alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari had died a long time ago […]
Police Officer Kills Bus Driver Over 200 Naira Bribe
Police Officer Kills Bus Driver Over 200 Naira Bribe On July 12, 2025, a Facebook user posted a video claiming that it shows how a police officer allegedly shot a bus driver over 200 naira bribe in Edo state, Nigeria. The video which has Ghanaian flag colour with Ghana Eye imprinted on it was captioned, […]
Russia and China Brokered The Ceasefire Between Israel And Iran
Russia and China Brokered The Ceasefire Between Israel And Iran A former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Adamu Garba II, claims that Russia and China pulled the ceasefire string in the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, by calling Iran to halt its offensive, and not the United States […]
Simon Ekpa Has Been Granted Bail In Finland
Simon Ekpa Has Been Granted Bail In Finland On July 3, 2025, an X user claimed that the Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been granted bail by Finnish authorities and will soon be reunited with his family. At the time of this publication, the post had reached over 92,000 people, with about 2,050 replies, reposts, […]
CLAIM: There is an Ongoing War Between Herders And Vigilantes In Benue State
CLAIM: There is an Ongoing War Between Herders And Vigilantes In Benue State On June 30, 2025, a Facebook page Agozi commedy posted a video with the claim that there is an ongoing war in Benue State, Nigeria, where local vigilantes allegedly killed 35 Fulani herdsmen’s cows and 14 herdsmen who were said to be […]
Has The Nigerian Government Blocked Trade Deals Between Russia And The Igbos?
Has The Nigerian Government Blocked Trade Deals Between Russia And The Igbos? On May 19, 2025, an X user claimed that the Nigerian government has continuously blocked trade deals between the Russian government and the Igbos. This was posted with a collage image of Russian president, Vladimir Putin and the governor of Abia state, Alex […]
Fact-checking Claims About Free Tuition Fee, Meals and Accommodation at Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
Fact-checking Claims About Free Tuition Fee, Meals and Accommodation at Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria A user on the microblogging platform, X, claims that Nigeria’s government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cancelled tuition fees from all 33 federal science and technical colleges across the nation, beginning from the 2025-2026 academic session. This was […]
