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FAKE NEWS ALERT: I didn’t author social media post endorsing Tinubu, says Soyinka
Wole Soyinka, playwright and Nobel laureate, says the viral social media post which claimed he endorsed Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Obasanjo didn’t author letter accusing Britain of rigging 2003 elections, says aide
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disowned a viral letter, alleged to have been authored by him, asking Britain not to…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: INEC warns against unauthorised recruitment website
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a website advertising ad-hoc staff positions for the 2023 general election. In…
FACT CHECK: Did terrorists recently threaten to bomb churches? No, viral video is old
A video showing Ayuba Elkana, Zamfara state commissioner of police, confirming the receipt of a threat letter from suspected bandits,…
FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu say he’ll hand over to Igbo politician if elected president in 2023?
Over the weekend, multiple social media posts claimed that Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said…
FACT CHECK: Video of gunman overpowered by policeman attributed to Owo church attack is from Togo
On Sunday, a footage of a gunman brandishing a rifle suspected to be an AK-47 inside a market surfaced online. …