CLAIM: Burkinabe’s Military Leader, Ibrahim Traoré Declares Free Education For All Its Citizens On March 22, 2025, an X user, @Its_ereko made a post claiming that the military leader and President of the Transition of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré has declared free education for all its citizens, including the distribution of free textbooks to primary […]
Did Burkina Faso’s Military Leader, Ibrahim Traoré Reject An Invite To The U.S. Oval Office?
Did Burkina Faso’s Military Leader, Ibrahim Traoré Reject An Invite To The U.S. Oval Office? On March 18, 2025, an X user @zito142 posted a tweet saying that the military leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, rejected an invite to the US Oval office. The post was accompanied by a picture of the president and […]
Is This Video Linked to a Protest by Eha-Amufu Women Over Fulani Herdsmen Attack?
Is This Video Linked to a Protest by Eha-Amufu Women Over Fulani Herdsmen Attack? Umoh Umoh There is a video of cows destroying a cornfield on Instagram claiming that Fulani herdsmen freely graze their cattle on farmlands in the South East, destroying crops and attacking farmers who resist. On March 7, 2025, an Instagram user […]
CLAIM: 16-Year-Old Girl Flogged For Refusing to Marry a 77-Year-Old Man In Zamfara
CLAIM: 16-Year-Old Girl Flogged For Refusing to Marry a 77-Year-Old Man In Zamfara This content may include explicit material. Viewer discretion is advised. There is a circulating video of a young girl being flogged brutally with an accompanying claim that she was being punished for her refusal to marry a 77-year-old Fulani Man in Zamfara […]
Were Railway Coaches Recently Stolen From a Train Station in Nigeria?
Were Railway Coaches Recently Stolen From a Train Station in Nigeria? There is a circulating video and accompanying claim stating that trains were recently stolen from a train station in Nigeria. On March 3, 2025, an X user @withAlvin_, made a post which contained a video of a news report of the incident and the […]
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 caption: “600, 000 students have […]
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 the ban on the use […]
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 […]
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 the fence. The claim, which […]
