Fact Checking Tinubu’s Claims About Education Sector In 2025 Independence Day Speech Umoh Umoh On October 1, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave an Independence Day speech to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebration. In the president’s speech, he made claims about ‘the number of secondary schools and tertiary institutions’ prior to the country’s independence […]
Rwanda To Establish Its First Permanent Overseas Military Base In Mozambique
Rwanda To Establish Its First Permanent Overseas Military Base In Mozambique Umoh Umoh On September 25, 2025, a verified X handle claimed that there has been an agreement in place for Rwanda to establish a permanent military base in Mozambique. The post which had images of men in military camouflages in 4 frames is captioned: […]
Was There Really A Fire Outbreak At Mandilas In Lagos?
Was There Really A Fire Outbreak At Mandilas In Lagos? On September 17, 2025, @dozidozi1992, an X user, claimed that Mandilas was on fire, without stating the “Mandilas” in question. The claim was posted with an image of the inferno scene and captioned, “Mandilas on fire!!! Where is the Nigerian fire service when you need […]
Mike Tyson Becomes Malawi’s Cannabis Ambassador
Mike Tyson Becomes Malawi’s Cannabis Ambassador On September 14, 2025, a verified blog on X, @AfricaFirsts claimed that legendary boxing world champion, Mike Tyson, had accepted being the cannabis ambassador for the Malawian government. The post, which had an image of Mike Tyson and cannabis cultivators, was captioned, “Malawi 🇲🇼 asked Mike Tyson to be its Cannabis […]
CLAIM: Kenyan Man Wakes Up At Mortuary After Being Declared Dead
CLAIM: Kenyan Man Wakes Up At Mortuary After Being Declared Dead A verified X blog @AfricanHub_ posted a claim that a Kenyan man woke up in the mortuary after being wrongly declared dead. The post which surfaced online on September 10, 2025, is captioned, “Kenyan Man Wakes Up in Mortuary After Being Wrongly Declared Dead, […]
Did Nigeria’s Enugu Rangers Recently Sign A Serbian Striker?
Did Nigeria’s Enugu Rangers Recently Sign A Serbian Striker? On September 15, 2025, a Facebook user posted on the group, ‘NPFL, NNL, NWFL News Centre’ claiming that Nigerian Premier League side Enugu Rangers had secured the services of a European player, thereby making the team the first in the country to achieve such a feat. […]
Are Banned Anti-Malarial Drugs Being Sold In Nigeria?
Are Banned Anti-Malarial Drugs Being Sold In Nigeria? On September 1, 2025, a video was posted on X with the claim that anti-malarial medicine is banned across European Union countries, but still sold in Nigeria. The 4 minutes, 9 seconds video listed about 42 antimalarial brands with the caption, “Anti-malaria drugs banned in the EU, […]
Is Niger Republic Set To Establish A National Carrier Named ‘Niger Air International’?
Is Niger Republic Set To Establish A National Carrier Named ‘Niger Air International’? On September 8, 2025, an X (formerly Twitter) based blog claimed that the Sahel nation of Niger republic is about to establish its national carrier which will be known as ‘Niger Air International’. The claim was posted with 2 airline pictures having […]
Is This A Recent Video About An Egyptian Judge Demolishing A Church?
Is This A Recent Video About An Egyptian Judge Demolishing A Church? On September 1, 2025, an X user claimed that an Egyptian judge alongside his two sons in the company of others attacked a Christian priest, Father Luke Assad, for objecting to an order to demolish a church. The 2 minute, 9 seconds video […]
Fact-Checking Reno Omokri’s Claims About The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Fact-Checking Reno Omokri’s Claims About The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport A former presidential aide and popular social media user, Reno Omokri, made some claims on X about the Abuja International Airport being the most modern in Africa, and fully automated without any immigration officers within the premises of the airport anymore. The 65 seconds video […]
