
Did The U.S. Government Sign a Death Penalty Law For Illegal Immigrants?
Did The U.S. Government Sign a Death Penalty Law For Illegal Immigrants? On February 8, 2025, a TikTok user, @teawithcarson posted a video stating that the US government justice department released a memo reinstating the death penalty for federal crimes. a long list of crimes that warrants the death penalty

CLAIM: Former Governor El-Rufai Removed 300 District Heads and Traditional Chiefs While His Successor Reinstated Them
CLAIM: Former Governor El-Rufai Removed 300 District Heads and Traditional Chiefs While His Successor Reinstated Them Umoh Umoh There is a circulating claim that the former governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai ousted over 300 district heads and traditional chiefs/kings in southern Kaduna On February 9, 2025, the claim

Was Over 5 Billion Dollars And Gold Discovered in Former President Buhari’s New York Residence?
Was Over 5 Billion Dollars And Gold Discovered in Former President Buhari’s New York Residence? There has been a claim on X that over 5 billion Dollars in cash and gold worth about 700 million Dollars was discovered in the home of former president, Muhammadu Buhari in New York by

Is it True That 600,000 Nigerian Students Have Benefited From The 104 Billion Naira Student Loan?
Is it True That 600,000 Nigerian Students Have Benefited From The 104 Billion Naira Student Loan? The Federal Government has declared that over 600,000 students have received loans worth 104 billion Naira. The claim which was posted on January 31, 2025, by a popular verified handle, Naija PR, has the

Has President Tinubu Started The Deportation Process For 700 U.S Citizens In Nigeria?
Has President Tinubu Started The Deportation Process For 700 U.S Citizens In Nigeria? On January 25, 2025, a TikTok user @realcelebrityblogger posted a screenshot from their X account claiming that the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has started the process of deporting 700 U.S citizens living in Nigeria and

Is Sheikh Gumi a Terrorist Founder That Urged Government to Arm Igbo Youths Against IPOB?
Is Sheikh Gumi a Terrorist Founder That Urged Government to Arm Igbo Youths Against IPOB? On January 28, 2025, a Facebook page, Biafrans View Channel put up a post claiming that controversial islamic leader, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi is one of the terrorist founders and leaders in Nigeria and he has

Has President Trump Announced Continuation of HIV Pills Funding for Some African Countries?
On January 31, 2025, a TikTok user @chinedu_newspage, posted a commentary video saying that the U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the continuation of fundings for HIV pills and medications in some African countries. The user also claimed that the money from the fundings is 500 million dollars. As of

Did Russia’s Putin Interfere in DR Congo’s Ongoing War?
Did Russia’s Putin Interfere in DR Congo’s Ongoing War? There has been a circulating claim on X that Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the unity of African nations in resolving the ongoing conflict in DR Congo. The claim which had a blurry image of the Russian president, Vladmir

Fact-Checking U.S. Travel Ban on Nigeria and Three Other Claims
A Facebook post by Igbo Times Magazine published on January 24, 2025 stated that President Bola Tinubu has pulled Nigeria from the U.S. stocks, closed the country’s embassy in the U.S., and blocked sale of oil to the United States in response to Trump’s travel ban on Nigerians. The post

Is The United States Deporting Over 3,690 Nigerians?
Is The United States Deporting Over 3,690 Nigerians? There has been a circulating claim on X that about 3,690 Nigerians living in the United States of America are currently facing deportation by the American government. One of such claims was posted by Comrade Haroun on January 29, 2025 on X.

Notorious Bandit Leader, Bello Turji Has Been Arrested
Notorious Bandit Leader, Bello Turji Has Been Arrested There has been a claim circulating on microblogging platform, X, that the notorious bandit leader who has been terrorising states in the north western part of Nigeria, Bello Turji, has been arrested. The claim, which has an image of Bello Turji clad

Did The Federal Government Approve the Construction of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic in Abuja, Nigeria?
Did The Federal Government Approve the Construction of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic in Abuja, Nigeria? On January 22, 2025, a TikTok user, @celebritylove_12345 posted a commentary video saying that the federal government of Nigeria has approved the construction of a polytechnic in Gwarimpa, Abuja which will be named after the

CLAIM: Trump’s Administration Begins Mass Deportation of Nigerians
CLAIM: Trump’s Administration Begins Mass Deportation of Nigerians A popular Facebook page, Igbo Times Magazine claims that the Trump administration has begun a massive deportation of Nigerians. The claim, which has an image of Donald Trump and a crowd of people heading into the entrance of an aeroplane was posted

Advert by Trick: Peter Obi Accuses EFCC of Acting Like A Thief
Advert by Trick: Peter Obi Accuses EFCC of Acting Like A Thief A popular Facebook page, Igbo Times Magazine claims that the flagbearer of the Labour Party in the last presidential elections, Mr. Peter Obi accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of acting like thieves by scaling through

Has President Trump Ordered the FBI to Arrest Nyesom Wike?
Has President Trump Ordered the FBI to Arrest Nyesom Wike? Trump FBI arrest Wike claimFollowing the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, a Facebook page, Igbo Times Magazine posted the claim that the American President had ordered for the arrest of Nigeria’s Minister

Did The Anambra State Governor Ban Native Doctors in The State?
Did The Anambra State Governor Ban Native Doctors in The State? On January 21, 2025, a TikTok user @celebritylove_12345 posted a video talking about a new law implemented in Anambra state. The user said the governor of Anambra state Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has put a ban on native doctors and

CLAIM: President Tinubu, Other World Leaders Not Invited to Trump’s Inauguration
An X post claimed that President Tinubu and other world leaders were not invited to the inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump. The claim posted on January 20, 2025 by a verified X user, Pastor Okezie J. Atani with the caption, “Dear Ob!diot influencers and their fellow Ob!diot followers rejoicing

APC Leaders and Thugs Plan to Burn Down the Edo State Tribunal Court
APC Leaders and Thugs Plan to Burn Down the Edo State Tribunal Court On January 21, 2025, a TikTok user @g.g.orumwense.tv.1 posted a video claiming that some APC leaders were planning to burn down the Edo state tribunal court in a bid to get rid of evidence from the 2024

Tinubu Approves Increase in Network Tariffs
Tinubu Approves Increase in Network Tariffs A post on X claims that there has been an increase in tariff plans by network service providers in Nigeria. This claim posted on January 18, 2025 by an X user, @omoluabi1sq had a picture of President TInubu with the caption, “BREAKING: Phone call

Is Nigeria a Member of BRICS or a Partner Country?
Is Nigeria a Member of BRICS or a Partner Country? A recent post from the Facebook page One Africa claimed that Nigeria has officially joined BRICS as a full member. The post read: “BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria officially joins BRICS as a full member. This is a significant step for Africa’s