Did This Video Showing Security Operatives Breaking Into A Residence Happen In South East Nigeria? A video of some security operatives trying to break into a residential building was posted on Facebook with the claim that it happened in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. The 32 seconds video was Abraham Law on July 26, 2025 […]
Is It True That Lagos Island Used To Be Nigeria’s Capital?
Is It True That Lagos Island Used To Be Nigeria’s Capital? Popular Nigerian newspaper, Nigeria Tribune, quoted a claim made on X by ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri, stating that Lagos state was never the capital of Nigeria, rather, Lagos Island was. This was posted on July 29, 2025, with a picture of Omokri and captioned […]
Can Camel’s Tear Neutralise Snake Venom?
Can Camel’s Tear Neutralise Snake Venom? A claim posted on July 19, 2025 on TikTok says that a drop of tear from a camel can neutralise the venom of 26 deadly snakes. The 8 seconds video which has a footage of a camel and its tears dropping with tiny pictures of snakes inside the tears, […]
Fact-checking Claims About Ex-President Buhari’s Projects In Southern Nigeria
Fact-checking Claims About Ex-President Buhari’s Projects in Southern Nigeria On July 15, 2025, an X user @Gozionc said that former President Muhammadu Buhari demonstrated unmatched love for the Igbo people (Ndigbo). He noted that this was done through several completed infrastructure and welfare projects. The post had a picture of late President Muhammadu Buhari dressed […]
Has Former Supercop, Abba Kyari Been Released From Prison And Reinstated To Duty?
Has Former Supercop, Abba Kyari Been Released From Prison And Reinstated To Duty? A TikTok user, @garkuwamatasa01 claims that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has been released, reinstated into the Nigerian Police Force, and is now set to resume anti-crime operations. Posted on July 21, 2025, the 21 seconds video had various images […]
Air Peace Airline Has The Largest Fleet In Africa?
Air Peace Airline Has The Largest Fleet In Africa? On July 22, 2025, a X user @AfricaFirsts made several claims about Air Peace, a Nigerian private airline owned by Allen Onyema. The post had a picture of an Air Peace branded plane fleet with Allen Onyema, the chairman and CEO of Air Peace Limited posing […]
The Ghanaian Government Is Paying First-Year Tertiary Students 288 Dollars
The Ghanaian Government Is Paying First-Year Tertiary Students 288 Dollars On July 21, 2025, an X user @AfricaFirsts made a claim that the government of Ghana is now paying $288 to each first-year tertiary student. The post had an image showing the Nelson Mandela Hall at the University of Professional Studies, Accra in Ghana, captioned, […]
Botswana’s President, Duma Boko Has Slashed Politicians’ Pay And Raised Worker Wages
Botswana’s President, Duma Boko Has Slashed Politicians’ Pay And Raised Worker Wages On July 16, 2025, a Facebook user @Afrocania made the claim that Botswana’s newly elected president, Duma Boko, is emulating Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, by significantly cutting political salaries and increasing wages for ordinary workers. The post had images of Ibrahim […]
Is This Image Of A Collapsed Flyover From Nasarawa State, Nigeria?
Is This Image Of A Collapsed Flyover Happen From Nasarawa State, Nigeria? An X user posted an image of a collapsed overhead bridge alongside a screenshot of the Vanguard newspaper of July 18, 2025, which had the headline, “Keffi bridge collapses, kills 2 persons”. The poster claims that the bridge collapsed three weeks after it […]
Are Igbos In Vietnam Under Attack?
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 […]
