CLAIM: Nigerian Universities’ Teaching Hospitals Have No Solar Power Infrastructure On April 29, 2025, an X user, @princeujay made a claim that major public hospitals in Nigeria do not have alternative solar power supply. The post contains an image of a nurse carrying a placard with the following written on it. “National Hospital Abuja – […]
Fact-Checking Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s Claims About Salt
Fact-Checking Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s Claims About Salt An X user posted a video of popular religious teacher, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, who claims in his teaching that people should eat more salt, stating that medical practitioners repackage salt in the form of medicine and sell it back to the masses. Posted on May 4, 2025, the […]
Does Drinking Cinnamon And Ginger Mixture Cure Diabetes?
Does Drinking Cinnamon And Ginger Mixture Cure Diabetes? A claim on TikTok stated that drinking a mixture of cinnamon and ginger is a cure for diabetes. This was posted on April 30, 2025 with an image of cinnamon and ginger, and a voiceover making the claim, it was captioned “Mix Cinnamon with Ginger and say […]
Is Burkina Faso Set to Purchase Weapons From Russia?
Is Burkina Faso Set to Purchase Weapons From Russia? On May 10, 2025, a Facebook user @NewsflashNaijaChronicles posted four pictures including one featuring the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, and Vladimir Putin of Russia and three others showing armoured tanks. The post had the caption: “Burkina Faso is reportedly gearing up to purchase weapons […]
Potato Consumption Increases Arthritis Risk in People With Type O Blood
Potato Consumption Increases Arthritis Risk in People With Type O Blood On April 17, 2025 a TikTok user made a claim that people with type O blood should not consume potatoes because it puts them at risk of getting arthritis. The TikTok post with this claim is a 28 seconds video captioned, “You should eat […]
CLAIM: Nigeria Is No Longer Indebted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CLAIM: Nigeria Is No Longer Indebted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) On May 7, 2025, an X user, @abdullahayofel posted a claim on the platform stating that the government of Nigeria, led by President Bola Tinubu has cleared all outstanding debt owed to the International Monetary Fund, IMF. The post which had a picture […]
Did The BBC Declare Abuja as Africa’s Most Beautiful City in 2025?
Did The BBC Declare Abuja as Africa’s Most Beautiful City in 2025? A user on the microblogging platform, X, made a claim that Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, was declared by the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC as the most beautiful city in Africa in 2025. This claim was posted on May 10, 2025 with four pictures […]
Holy Words, Twisted Truths: How Religious Misinformation Fuels Conflict in Nigeria
Holy Words, Twisted Truths: How Religious Misinformation Fuels Conflict in Nigeria Misinformation has become a pervasive issue in Nigeria, it has transcended political or health misinformation to ethnic and religious misinformation. These misrepresentations of facts have played a significant role in triggering and sustaining various conflicts throughout the country. As a multi-religious nation, Nigeria presents […]
Peter Obi Didn’t Build Schools And Hospitals When He Was Governor of Anambra State
Peter Obi Didn’t Build Schools And Hospitals When He Was Governor of Anambra State There has been a claim made by the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu that the former governor of Anambra state and presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party during the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi did […]
Was There a Recent Secret Alliance Between the Nigerian Army and Fulani Terrorists?
Was There a Recent Secret Alliance Between the Nigerian Army and Fulani Terrorists? On April 24, 2025, a Facebook user, Kanu Chinenye Oluchukwu posted two photos of unidentified civilians and some men clad in military uniforms with the caption: “Shock and fear grip Katsina State as Nigerian Army representatives secretly meet with notorious Fulani terrorists, […]