A video allegedly showing a Lagos state agent destroying a pick-up load of sachet water has been circulating on social media. On November 30, an X user @Pep_Boxx posted the video on the microblogging platform, showing a man in a blue vest and tan joggers wielding a knife-like object and using it to puncture sachet […]
CLAIM: The Federal Government’s 3MTT Program is Giving Out Free Laptops and MTN Routers
A Google Docs link has been circulating on WhatsApp with the claim that The 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) , a Federal Government-owned project is giving out free laptops grants with MTN routers and 30 gigabytes of data. The forwarded WhatsApp message had the following details: “The Application For The 3MTT Laptop Grant 2024! is […]
Did Finland Sue The Nigeria Government At The ICC Over Simon Ekpa?
An X user, @EngrICO2015 posted a claim that Finland has sued Nigeria government to the International Criminal Court over a Finland-based separatist leader, Simon Ekpa for being wrongfully tagged as terrorist for defending South-East of Nigeria against Fulani terrorists. A picture of Ekpa posing with an unidentified man was posted on December 6, 2024 with […]
CLAIM: Finland Government Confirms the Declaration and Independence of Biafra from Nigeria
On December 3, 2024, an X user @ngoziora posted a screenshot from a WhatsApp message, with the caption ‘Breaking: Finland confirms the declaration and independence of the United States of Biafra headed by PM Simon Ekpa.’ The caption also contained a link to a news article https://yle.fi/a/74-20128728 and tags to over 30 prominent personalities’ X […]
Was there a Clash Between Biafran forces and the Nigerian Military in Ohafia?
An X user, @Goziedragon007 recently claimed that Nigerian soldiers were engaged in a gun battle with members of the Biafran group in Ohafia. The user posted two pictures, one being an image of an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) while the other is an image of a damaged military van with a caption that said 80 […]
Circulating Video Showing Trump Demanding for the Release of Biafra Agitator, Nnamdi Kanu is Doctored
A TikTok user @onyiinosno posted a video showing the United State president-elect, Donald Trump giving an order to the Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu, a prominent Biafra agitator and threatening to take further action, if the agitator is still held in captivity. In the video, Trump was saying, “Today, I am calling on the […]
Fact-checking Ondo PDP Youths Claims On Governor Aiyedatiwa’s Performance
The council of Young Leaders groups under the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, made several claims about Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the incumbent Ondo governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. The group claimed that Aiyedatiwa’s administration has failed to perform in the 10 months since he was sworn in as governor. In […]
Did the Appeal Court Judges Who Declared Tinubu Winner of the 2023 Election Die On The Same Day?
On November 11, an X user @Tobi_sneh0147 posted a claim that Justices Misitura Bolaji-Yusuff and Boloukuromo Moses Ugo, of the Nigerian Court of Appeal are dead. @Tobisneh0147 posted the picture of the two judges with the caption: “Breaking News: Two Nigerian judges who declared Tinubu winner in 2023 presidential election found dead in their homes […]
Did Peter Obi Visit MC Oluomo After He Emerged as NURTW National President?
An image of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election and Mr Musiliu Akinsanya known as M.C. Oluomo, the newly elected National President of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has been circulating on X with a claim that Obi visited MC Oluomo to work with him as […]
Has Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Failed to Pay New Minimum Wage in Ondo?
On November 3, 2024, an X user, @Rayyan_Tukur posted that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has not implemented the new minimum wage payment for Ondo workers since July when it was first announced by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government. The post reads: “Shame on Aiyedatiwa & APC after announcing to pay a new minimum wage, […]
