CLAIM: Judge Tosho Step Down From Nnamdi Kanu’s Case, Says He Was Wrongfully Arrested On March 11, 2025, a Facebook page, @Igbobillionaires made a post claiming that Judge John Tosho stepped down from presiding over the Nnamdi Kanu case. The post claimed that the judge stepped down because he believed Kanu was wrongfully arrested and […]
Woman Harassed On London Bus For Eating During Ramadan
Woman Harassed On London Bus For Eating During Ramadan Umoh Umoh A post on X claims that a woman was harassed by a man in London for eating inside the bus while he was observing his Ramadan fast. The claim was made in a video posted by verified newsblog, Instablog9ja on March 2, 2025, with […]
Over 237 Christians Murdered By Islamist Militia Between January And February
Over 237 Christians Murdered By Islamist Militia Between January And February There is a circulating claim that Islamist militia have murdered over 237 Christians between January and February in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. On February 26, 2025, an X user @FarezPervaiz3 made the post which had a graphic […]
CLAIM: Donald Trump Plans to Help Biafra Gain Independence From Nigeria
CLAIM: Donald Trump Plans to Help Biafra Gain Independence From Nigeria On February 19, 2025, a TikTok user @user1372328022725lion posted a video of Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America allegedly saying that he has decided to look into Biafra’s independence after finishing with the war in Ukraine. This caption of this […]
Fact-checking Kwara State Government’s Statement Over Non-Existent N800m Ranch Project
Fact-checking Kwara State Government’s Statement Over Non-Existent N800m Ranch Project The Kwara State Government has said that it did not spend any N800 million on a livestock ranch at Malete, Moro LGA. The commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Oloruntoyosi Thomas in a press release on February 12, 2025, said that the state government had […]
Fact-Checking U.S. Travel Ban on Nigeria and Three Other Claims
A Facebook post by Igbo Times Magazine published on January 24, 2025 stated that President Bola Tinubu has pulled Nigeria from the U.S. stocks, closed the country’s embassy in the U.S., and blocked sale of oil to the United States in response to Trump’s travel ban on Nigerians. The post which had a picture of […]
Notorious Bandit Leader, Bello Turji Has Been Arrested
Notorious Bandit Leader, Bello Turji Has Been Arrested There has been a claim circulating on microblogging platform, X, that the notorious bandit leader who has been terrorising states in the north western part of Nigeria, Bello Turji, has been arrested. The claim, which has an image of Bello Turji clad with a desert camouflage, his […]
Advert by Trick: Peter Obi Accuses EFCC of Acting Like A Thief
Advert by Trick: Peter Obi Accuses EFCC of Acting Like A Thief A popular Facebook page, Igbo Times Magazine claims that the flagbearer of the Labour Party in the last presidential elections, Mr. Peter Obi accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of acting like thieves by scaling through the fence. The claim, which […]
