Did Vice President Kashim Shettima Say that Nigeria is Being Ruled by Seyi Tinubu? On April 11, 2025 a Facebook user @IPOBBIAFRANEWS24/7 posted a picture of Nigeria’s vice president, Kashim Shettima, with a caption that reads: “Breaking news: It’s not president Tinubu who’s truly running the country– It’s his son Seyi Tinubu. The president can […]
Did The Imo State Governor Warn The President Against Releasing Nnamdi Kanu?
Did The Imo State Governor Warn The President Against Releasing Nnamdi Kanu? On March 16, 2025, a Facebook user @Comfortikechukwu put up a post claiming that the governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma has issued a warning to the president to not release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The post […]
Did Burkina Faso’s Junta Really Replace Lawyers’ Wigs With Traditional Caps?
Did Burkina Faso’s Junta Really Replace Lawyers’ Wigs With Traditional Caps? There is a circulating claim that Burkina Faso has replaced lawyers’ wigs with traditional caps. Posted on X on February 22, 2025, by the handle, the post says: “BREAKING NEWS :, 22/2/25 BRINGING COLONIAL-ERA TO AN END👇 Burkina Faso, the model of Africa leadership. […]
CLAIM: Nigerian Government Plans to End the Visa-on-Arrival Policy
CLAIM: Nigerian Government Plans to End the Visa-on-Arrival Policy On February 23, 2025 a TikTok user @isa_talker posted a commentary video about a headline he attached to his video,The headline reads: “Nigeria ends visa on arrival policy, says country won’t harbor criminals”. In the 3 minutes video posted with the caption, “Nigeria government plans to […]
CLAIM: Donald Trump Plans to Help Biafra Gain Independence From Nigeria
CLAIM: Donald Trump Plans to Help Biafra Gain Independence From Nigeria On February 19, 2025, a TikTok user @user1372328022725lion posted a video of Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America allegedly saying that he has decided to look into Biafra’s independence after finishing with the war in Ukraine. This caption of this […]
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 Putin and his Rwanda counterpart, […]
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 which had a picture of […]
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 with a desert camouflage, his […]
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 on January 23, 2025 with […]
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 of the Federal Capital Territory, […]
