A TikTok user, Take This Spice, claimed that heating sliced garlic, onions, and ginger in olive oil and applying the oil on joints can ease joint pain. The three-minute video posted on June 7, 2025, is captioned, ”Discover the GARLIC SECRET to Eliminate Knee Pain! #tips #lifehack #healthy #fyp.” As of when this report was […]
CLAIM: The Nigerian Government Has Restored 80 Percent of Polluted Environment in Ogoniland
CLAIM: The Nigerian Government Has Restored 80 Percent of Polluted Environment in Ogoniland The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada posted a video with the claim that 80 percent of the polluted environment in Ogoniland has been restored. Dada made the post on May 25, 2025, with a video from African […]
FACT-CHECK: Was the Last Visit by a Nigerian President to Anambra in 2012 — and Was it Just to Commission a Brewery?
FACT-CHECK: Was the Last Visit by a Nigerian President to Anambra in 2012 — and Was it Just to Commission a Brewery? On May 8, 2025, an X user, @abdullahayofel made a claim that the last time there was a presidential visit to Anambra State was in 2012 and the visit was to commission a […]
CLAIM: Nigerian Universities’ Teaching Hospitals Have No Solar Power Infrastructure
CLAIM: Nigerian Universities’ Teaching Hospitals Have No Solar Power Infrastructure On April 29, 2025, an X user, @princeujay made a claim that major public hospitals in Nigeria do not have alternative solar power supply. The post contains an image of a nurse carrying a placard with the following written on it. “National Hospital Abuja – […]
Is Burkina Faso Set to Purchase Weapons From Russia?
Is Burkina Faso Set to Purchase Weapons From Russia? On May 10, 2025, a Facebook user @NewsflashNaijaChronicles posted four pictures including one featuring the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, and Vladimir Putin of Russia and three others showing armoured tanks. The post had the caption: “Burkina Faso is reportedly gearing up to purchase weapons […]
CLAIM: Nigeria Is No Longer Indebted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CLAIM: Nigeria Is No Longer Indebted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) On May 7, 2025, an X user, @abdullahayofel posted a claim on the platform stating that the government of Nigeria, led by President Bola Tinubu has cleared all outstanding debt owed to the International Monetary Fund, IMF. The post which had a picture […]
Did The BBC Declare Abuja as Africa’s Most Beautiful City in 2025?
Did The BBC Declare Abuja as Africa’s Most Beautiful City in 2025? A user on the microblogging platform, X, made a claim that Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, was declared by the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC as the most beautiful city in Africa in 2025. This claim was posted on May 10, 2025 with four pictures […]
Peter Obi Didn’t Build Schools And Hospitals When He Was Governor of Anambra State
Peter Obi Didn’t Build Schools And Hospitals When He Was Governor of Anambra State There has been a claim made by the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu that the former governor of Anambra state and presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party during the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi did […]
Does Nigeria Have More Poor People Than China, Indonesia, and Vietnam Combined, as Claimed by Peter Obi?
Does Nigeria Have More Poor People Than China, Indonesia, and Vietnam Combined, as Claimed by Peter Obi? There has been a claim attributed to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi. The claim stemmed from a statement made by Obi during his speech at the […]
Were Nearly 500 People Massacred in a Recent Attack in Aba?
Were Nearly 500 People Massacred in a Recent Attack in Aba? On April 19, 2025, a Facebook page Aso Villa News posted 5 photos of different persons and an environment visibility in shambles on the public group, IPOB BIAFRA NEWS 24/7. The post claimed that these are terrifying reports coming out of Aba city in […]
