November 20
Nigeria: Video of a Nigerian Female Police Officer Accusing Male Colleague of Assault Is From 2022, Not 2024 As Social Media Posts Claim
Video of a Nigerian female police officer accusing male colleague of assault is from 2022, not 2024 as social media posts claim Read more »
November 19
Ghana: MFWA, Dubawa and Ghana Fact Establish Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition Ahead of December Elections
MFWA, Dubawa and Ghana Fact establish Ghana Fact-checking Coalition ahead of December elections Read more »
November 14
Nigeria: No Bomb Blast in Nigeria's Plateau State On 12 November 2024 - Ignore Facebook Posts
No bomb blast in Nigeria's Plateau state on 12 November 2024 - ignore Facebook posts Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Chief Arrested for Kidnapping in 2020, Not 2024 As Claimed Online
Nigerian chief arrested for kidnapping in 2020, not 2024 as claimed online Read more »
November 11
Nigeria: Hit or Miss? Fact-Checking Former Lawmaker Dakuku Peterside's Statistics Advising Nigeria's New Education Minister
Hit or miss? Fact-checking former lawmaker Dakuku Peterside's statistics advising Nigeria's new education minister Read more »
November 05
Nigeria: Viral 'U$57.5bn Loan' to Nigerian Biafra Secessionists Not True
Viral 'U$57.5bn loan' to Nigerian Biafra secessionists not true Read more »
Nigeria: Did Former Governor Uduaghan 'Remarkably' Cut Infant Mortality in Nigeria's Delta State By More Than Half, As Glowing Column Claims?
Did former governor Uduaghan 'remarkably' cut infant mortality in Nigeria's Delta state by more than half, as glowing column claims? Read more »
October 24
Nigeria: Not 'Snubbed' - Nigerian Government Says It Wasn't a Candidate for Election to the UN Human Rights Council
Not 'snubbed' - Nigerian government says it wasn't a candidate for election to the UN Human Rights Council Read more »
Nigeria: Viral Video Showing Arrest of Fake Malaria Drug Maker in Nigeria Is From 2018
Viral video showing arrest of fake malaria drug maker in Nigeria is from 2018 Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Beware, Mobile Money Operator Palmpay Is Not Giving Away N500,000
Nigerians beware, mobile money operator PalmPay is not giving away N500,000 Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Woman With Fake Banknotes Was Arrested in Ogun State in 2022, Not Osun State in 2024 As Claimed Online
Nigerian woman with fake banknotes was arrested in Ogun state in 2022, not Osun state in 2024 as claimed online Read more »
October 22
Nigeria: Image Photoshopped, No Evidence Popular Nigerian Journalist Seun Okinbaloye Was Arrested for Interview
Image photoshopped, no evidence popular Nigerian journalist Seun Okinbaloye was arrested for interview Read more »
Nigeria: False Claims Continue to Circulate That Former Nigerian President Buhari's House Was Set On Fire During August 2024 Protests
False claims continue to circulate that former Nigerian president Buhari's house was set on fire during August 2024 protests Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigerians Don't Need Government Permission to Use the National Anthem As Claimed Online
No, Nigerians don't need government permission to use the national anthem as claimed online Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians, Beware of Facebook Posts Punting Non-Existent N500,000 Government Grants
Nigerians, beware of Facebook posts punting non-existent N500,000 government grants Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Food and Drug Control Agency Denies Issuing Bread Warning
Nigeria's food and drug control agency denies issuing bread warning Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Senate President Godswill Akpabio Didn't Mock Nigerians, Telling Them to 'Avail Themselves of Free Food'
No, Nigeria's senate president Godswill Akpabio didn't mock Nigerians, telling them to 'avail themselves of free food' Read more »
Nigeria: No Camps for Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria's Imo State, Says State Government Amid Claims of 'Islamisation'
No camps for internally displaced persons in Nigeria's Imo state, says state government amid claims of 'Islamisation' Read more »
October 15
Nigeria: No Evidence Image of Bundles of Cash Is From the Floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria
No evidence image of bundles of cash is from the floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria Read more »
October 10
Nigeria: Nigerians, Beware of Social Media Pages Baiting Users With Non-Existent OPay and PalmPay Giveaways
Nigerians, beware of social media pages baiting users with non-existent OPay and PalmPay giveaways Read more »
Nigeria: Ignore Facebook Posts Claiming Nigerian Government Is Giving Out 'N100,000 Loan for Every Nigerian Citizen'
Ignore Facebook posts claiming Nigerian government is giving out 'N100,000 Loan for Every Nigerian Citizen' Read more »
Nigeria: Old Video of Suspected Terrorists Entering Nigeria Not From 2024, As Claimed Online
Old video of suspected terrorists entering Nigeria not from 2024, as claimed online Read more »
October 07
Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Become Vaccine-Independent
Africa's dependence on imported vaccines was starkly illustrated by the Covid pandemic. But faced with recurrent outbreaks of diseases ranging from yellow fever and diphtheria to… Read more »
October 03
Nigeria: Fact-Checking President Tinubu's Claims About Nigeria's Economic Successes in His Independence Day Speech
Fact-checking president Tinubu's claims about Nigeria's economic successes in his Independence Day speech Read more »
October 01
Nigeria: Scam Alert! Nigeria's Federal Civil Service Commission Isn't Recruiting, Ignore Fake Online Posts
Scam alert! Nigeria's federal civil service commission isn't recruiting, ignore fake online posts Read more »
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