A video purportedly showing a lifeless body on the ground has been circulating on Facebook, with the claim that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is killing northerners doing business in Orlu Market near Total Roundabout in Imo State, Nigeria. The Facebook user, Eze Awo Omamma Kingdom with 15,000 followers posted the clip on November, […]
CLAIM: Ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan Inherited $50 Billion Foreign Reserves When He Assumed Office
An X user, @Mario9jaa posted a claim that Nigeria’s ex-president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his team inherited a foreign reserve of over $50 billion naira when he assumed office. His post reads, “If Jonathan and his mismanagement team did not happen to Nigeria,we should be on about $200 billion naira foreign reserves by now. Man […]
Has NYSC Officially Increased Corps Members Monthly Stipend to 77,000 Naira?
A popular facts platform on X, Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) posted pictures of National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) members with the claim that the paramilitary organisation has increased the monthly allowance of serving corps members to 77,000 naira. The X account cited The Punch newspaper as its source. The caption on the picture of NYSC […]
Does this Picture Show an Igbo Monarch Arrested For Robbery and Kidnapping?
An X user, @Onsogbu posted a claim on October 14, 2024 stating that the Imo State Police Command had arrested an Igbo monarch alongside his wife including Pastor and others for robbery and kidnapping. The claim which had picture of the alleged suspect was captioned, “The Imo State Police have arrested Igwe Eze Okwuegbunwa, a […]
Did Simon Ekpa Claim Okonjo-Iweala Facilitated World Bank Loan For Biafra Republic?
A screenshot has been circulating on X and Facebook, the post is attributed to Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed leader of Biafra Republic. The circulating post reads: BREAKING The World Bank and IMF have agreed to loan the sum of $57.5 billion to Biafra Republic in Exile (BRGIE) to form our government after December 2nd 2024 […]
Did President Tinubu appoint Femi Fani-Kayode as Minister and Reno Omokri as CBN Governor?
On October 23, 2024, an X user, @Uptownoflagos claimed that President Bola Tinubu appointed former minister, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) as the Minister of Finance and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The X user posted a side by side picture of Fani-Kayode and Omokri with the […]
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa Allegedly Caught Fighting His Mistress in London
A video allegedly showing Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa with the claim that he was in a brawl with an unidentified woman tagged as his mistress circulated on social media, earlier in the month. On X, @DaveTorty posted the video on October 12, 2024 with a caption, “This is the Ondo State governor in London, […]
Was Peter Obi Present at the Inaugural Lagos Train Ride with Governor Sanwo-Olu?
An image showing Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election and the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on a train ride together is making rounds on social media, particularly on X. An X user, @Adabanpegede posted the image on October 22, 2024 with the caption: “Breaking News!!!!Defeated LP Presidential Candidate […]
CLAIM: Man Dies of Heart Attack While Celebrating $4 Million Win at a Casino.
On September 29, 2024, an X user @drpenking posted a video on the platform with the claim that a man died at a casino after winning a whopping amount of money and that the heart attack was triggered by strong emotions of excitement. His caption reads: “This man won $4 million at a casino then […]
Did the court fine VeryDarkMan N500 million for defaming rapper, Falz and his father, Femi Falana?
There was a viral claim by Instablog on Twitter and Instagram that social media personality, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan should pay a 500 million naira fine to Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz and his father, Femi Falana, a legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The sensational claim made by the […]
