Does Biafra’s Registration With The U.S. Justice Department Implies It Is Recognised As A Sovereign Nation? A post on X claims that the United States of Biafra is being recognised as a sovereign nation due to their registration status with the United States of America’s Department of Justice of the The post which was made […]
Did The U.S. Government Sign a Death Penalty Law For Illegal Immigrants?
Did The U.S. Government Sign a Death Penalty Law For Illegal Immigrants? On February 8, 2025, a TikTok user, @teawithcarson posted a video stating that the US government justice department released a memo reinstating the death penalty for federal crimes. a long list of crimes that warrants the death penalty was also shared and illegal […]
Did President Tinubu approve a ban on homosexuality and lesbianism within the military?
On January 12, 2025, a popular blog and handle on X, @YabaLeftOnline posted a claim saying that President Tinubu has approved a ban on homosexuality and other forms of vices within the military. The post which was shared with a picture of the president had the caption: “President Tinubu approves ban on homosexu@lity, Lesbianism and […]
Six Claims President Tinubu Made During 2025 New Year Address
On New Years’ Day, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivered a New Year’s Day speech where he touched on various topics. The address emphasised a positive economic outlook for 2025 and highlighted key achievements in 2024. NV-A extracted some claims from the president’s address and went ahead to verify them. CLAIM 1 There has been a […]
CLAIM: Kaduna Governor, Sani Orders Police Arrest of Nasir El-Rufai
CLAIM: Kaduna Governor, Sani Orders Police Arrest of Nasir El-Rufai On January 1, 2025, Sahara Reporters, a prominent Nigerian news outlet, made a post on X claiming that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had been arrested on the orders of the current Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani. The X post was captioned, “Kaduna […]
CLAIM: Dele Farotimi Vows To Write Petition Over Arrest and Defamation Case
On December 31, 2024, a facebook page, @jayceeblogNG made a post that a Nigerian lawyer, Dele Farotimi has vowed to petition the Nigerian Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee and seek for a permanent licence revocation for the lawyers involved in his arrest and defamation case. Dele Farotim is a Nigerian lawyer, author and political activist. He […]
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Revokes Lands Belonging To Former President Muhammadu Buhari
On December 19, 2024, a popular independent news and media television channel in Nigeria, Channels Television, posted a news article on its verified X handle. The post contained a picture of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Honorable Nyesom Wike, with the claim that he has revoked lands belonging to former President, Muhammadu […]
Did Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Musa, Shower Praises on Biafran Agitators?
A post on the micro-blogging platform, X attributes a statement to the Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, claiming that the CDS said the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, were brave people for maintaining its image as a peaceful entity under Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. On December 15, 2024, an X user, @NatureVibes666 posted […]
CLAIM: ICC Summons Nigeria’s Military Over Killings and Occupation of Biafraland?
On December 16, 2024, a facebook user @ChibuikeUmehYanky put up a post claiming that the International Criminal Court, ICC, had summoned the Nigerian military for the extrajudicial killings and occupation of Biafraland and that the Nigerian government created a faceless group called Igbo National Council to water down the entire situation. This claim was also […]
CLAIM: Lagos State Enforcement Agent Destroys Bags of Sachet Water
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 […]
