Controversial Nigerian politician and IT entrepreneur, Adamu Garba II, during an interview stated that Nigeria is ‘one of the cheapest places to live in.’
The interview was on a podcast called MIC ON PODCAST hosted by seasoned TV host, Seun Okinbaloye. Garba II who was a guest on the podcast made this claim while answering Okinbaloye’s question on the current state of Nigeria’s economy and what the government is doing about it.
Around Late January, a video went viral on social media platforms and blogs. The video was accompanied with the claim that Burkina Faso soldiers have killed scores of heavily armed Fulani bandits and terrorists crossing over into Nigeria.
The video, posted by a user on X, garnered over seven hundred thousand views, triggering discussions and reactions.
An X user who uses the handle @Nwaadaz posted a one-minute video on her account, showing corpses, motorcycles, and ammunition with the caption, “Burkina Faso soldiers killed scores of heavily armed Fulani bandits and terrorists crossing over to Nigeria.”
On Monday, January 29, 2024, six school children, three teachers, and a bus driver of Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary School in Emure Ekiti, Ekiti State were abducted.
However, news began circulating on social media on Friday, February 2nd, 2024, stating that the children had been released.
A video shared on Facebook by a page known as “Eco puzzling” claimed that a Nigerian doctor, Dr. Dave Sullivan, has discovered a cure for diabetes has gone viral on the social media platform.
The video featured a news anchor purportedly with Channels TV featuring the alleged doctor, who reportedly claimed a cure with an effectiveness of 96% has been discovered.
According to the video, taking just one pill a day could save individuals from diabetic foot complications.
The video footer read: “30,000 Nigerians cured of diabetics.”
A text message purportedly stating that Union Bank of Nigeria would shut down operations effective from January 19, 2024 went viral last week.
The claim that the bank was shutting down operations as directed by CBN came at the time when the apex was in the process of acquiring Union Bank for the federal government.
In the aftermath of the explosion that occurred in Ibadan on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, various narratives on social media suggested that victims were in urgent need of blood donation.
An online medium had shared a link claiming to be the application form for TETFund 2024/2025 recruitment, which went viral on social media platforms.
Aside from the link, there is another social media which went viral that highlighted salary ranges for those who emerged successful with the same link urging them to apply for the job.
Around late December 2023, a video made the rounds on social media with the claim that it was a recording of the Chairman of the election commission chair of the Democratic Republic of Congo being humiliated after announcing fake and rigged results.
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, a user on X, Franklin Ekechukwu, posted a picture in reaction to the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He accompanied the picture with a caption “Tinubu delivers speech in an empty hall! Nigerians are very unfortunate.” VERIFICATION According to a news report […]
On Friday, July 21, 2023, the Lagos State Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour shared a picture of people trekking in Lagos, Nigeria on his Twitter page. His accompanying text suggested image captured people trekking due to the recent hike in fuel price and transport following subsidy removal. […]
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