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 […]
Does This Trending Video Show an Imam Flogging a Female Student for Allegedly Drinking Beer?
A video shared by X user, @dangbanamanager and reposted by a popular account that shares trending news on the platform, @TrendingEx claims that an Imam ordered the flogging of a female student in Ilorin, Kwara State, for allegedly drinking beer at a party. @TrendingEx reposted the video with the caption, ‘Trending Video: Imam orders the […]
Bishops Arrested Over Abuja Stampede Where 10 People Died
On December 26 2024, @NigeriaStories, made a post on X claiming that bishops and others were arrested following the Abuja stampede that occurred on December 22, 2024. The platform is known for sharing interesting facts and news about Nigeria, The post had the image of a bishop with the caption, ‘JUST IN: BISHOPS and OTHERS […]
Is It True That People Were Pushing A Train Along Train Tracks In Nigeria?
A post claiming that a train was being pushed in Nigeria has been trending on X. The circulating video was posted on December 16 by an X user, @Ugocugo with the caption “Just imagine 😭 they are pushing train in Nigeria. Supreme Court Cway #verydarkman Aboki Ademola Lookman Northern Nigeria” The ten seconds footage has […]
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 […]
Has the Finnish Government Released Simon Ekpa From Prison with $100,000 Compensation?
On December 18, 2024, a facebook page Biafra is a spirit (Ofo na Ogu) made a post using Simon Ekpa’s picture with the claim that the Finnish government had released and offered a hundred thousand dollars in compensation for what they deemed an unwarranted arrest and invasion of privacy to. The caption on the post […]
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 […]
Has CAF Awarded African Best Player to Nigerian Forward, Ademola Lookman?
A post which surfaced on micro-blogging platform, X claims that Nigerian footballer, Ademola Lookman, has been awarded African best player of the year by the Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF. On December 14, an X user, Gen_Buhar posted an image of Lookman with a caption that reads;”Congratulations to Ademola Lookman as he’s crowned the African […]
