On November 24, 2024, a one minute video clip was posted by an X user, @NsoforObiageli with the claim that properties belonging to member of the Biafran group, worth billions of dollars, were being destroyed in Lagos State. The caption on the clip reads; “This is Afonja destroying billions of dollars worth of Biafran properties […]
Woman Beats Only Daughter to Death for Stealing Meat
On November 21, 2024, an X user with the handle @whatsappblog9ja posted a collage image on the platform with the caption saying “Nigerian Woman Mistakenly Kk!LL Her Only Daughter While Beàting Her For Stealing Meat From Her Pot Of Soup,” The claim has garnered over 17,500 views, 16 comments, 4 reposts and quotes, 11 likes […]
Was a BBC Presenter Sentenced to Jail for Raping 42 Dogs?
On November 20th 2024, An X user, @AdameMedia posted a picture claim that a BBC presenter was jailed for raping 42 dogs to death. The picture was accompanied with the caption,‘The BBC is literally never going to recover from this.’ The claim had gained over 5.4 million views, over 3,700 comments, 13,000 reposts and quotes, […]
CLAIM: 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, […]
Did Gospel Singer Moses Bliss and his wife, Marie Welcome a Baby Boy?
Nonnyp Blog posted a picture of popular Nigerian Gospel Singer Moses Bliss with his wife and another picture of him carrying a baby on Facebook, claiming that the singer and his wife had just welcomed a bouncing baby boy.. The caption on the picture reads; “Nigeria Popular Singer Moses Bliss And His Lovely Wife Marie […]
Did IPOB Kill Northerners Doing Business In Imo State?
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, […]
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 a Man Assault and Threaten Teachers in a Lagos School?
A video purportedly showing a man assaulting and threatening teachers in a classroom is making rounds on LinkedIn. This video was posted by a LinkedIn user identified as Titilayo Mafikuyomi on October 17, 2024. The 46-seconds footage showed a man assaulting a female teacher when another female rushed to the scene to intervene and mediate, […]
Does This Video Show Women Carrying Bags of Rice Gifted to them by the Government?
Yunusa Umar A video showing thousands of women carrying bags of rice on their heads generated significant engagements on X. @gretytruthmedia posted the clip on October, 2, 2024 with the caption; “This is not an Ant Colony! It’s some of the yoruba women lucky enough to grab a 5kg bag of rice.The Ebi n’pawa consolation, […]
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 […]