Did Zambia’s President Vow To Replace Churches With Industries? On September 21, 2025, an X user @zoomafrika1 claimed that Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema said he will replace churches with industries. The post had a 44-second video of President Hichilema giving a speech calling on churches to join the food production sector of the country, with […]
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Buratai’s Convoy Attacked in Borno State
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Buratai’s Convoy Attacked in Borno State A newsblog on X claimed that Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd), a former chief of army staff, narrowly escaped death after his convoy came under heavy gunfire in Borno State. This claim was posted on June 9, 2025, it has the caption […]
Is The Viral Video of Haruki And Amiko’s Performance At America’s Got Talent Real?
Is The Viral Video of Haruki And Amiko’s Performance At America’s Got Talent Real? A TikTok user who goes by the handle, Jeff Li, posted a video featuring two elderly individuals, identified as Haruki and Amiko, performing a violin and piano duet on America’s Got Talent, with Haruki claiming in the video that they both […]
Does This Picture Show Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan With Her Co-Wives?
Does This Picture Show Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan With Her Co-Wives? A still video on TikTok with an image of Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, flanked by 2 other women, claims that this was a family meeting chaired by the president’s husband, Mzee Hafidh Ameir, and the women in the picture are Samia’s co-wives. […]
Fact-checking Claims on Peter Obi’s Scorecard While Serving as Governor of Anambra State
Fact-checking Claims on Peter Obi’s Scorecard While Serving as Governor of Anambra State An X user who identifies as Pastor Marvy recently made multiple claims on the microblogging platform, X, about the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi. He claimed that Obi did not build a government […]
FACT-CHECK: Was the Last Visit by a Nigerian President to Anambra in 2012 — and Was it Just to Commission a Brewery?
FACT-CHECK: Was the Last Visit by a Nigerian President to Anambra in 2012 — and Was it Just to Commission a Brewery? On May 8, 2025, an X user, @abdullahayofel made a claim that the last time there was a presidential visit to Anambra State was in 2012 and the visit was to commission a […]
Did Governor Alex Otti Ban EFCC From Operating in Abia State?
Did Governor Alex Otti Ban EFCC From Operating in Abia State? On May 14, 2025 a Facebook page, ‘Jodymachine for single mothers and fathers’ with over 47,000 followers posted a claim that Governor Alex Otti has banned the Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, from operating within Abia State. The post which had a picture of […]
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 […]
Is The U.S White House Fully Powered By Solar Energy As Claimed by Bayo Onanuga?
Is The U.S White House Fully Powered By Solar Energy As Claimed by Bayo Onanuga? There has been a claim attributed to the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, that the White House, located in Washington D.C, United States of America, is powered by solar energy. This was […]
The Information Loophole Around Insecurity in Nigeria and its Implication on Public Trust
The Information Loophole Around Insecurity in Nigeria and its Implication on Public Trust Imagine a battlefield where truth is the first casualty, and fear spreads faster than any bullet. In Nigeria, this is reality as false claims – like the ‘arrest’ of Bello Turji or the repeated ‘deaths’ of Abubakar Shekarau – impacts national security […]
