By Muheeb Mashood On Sunday, 5th January, 2025, an X (formerly Twitter) user, @Unabombaa shared a video showing a celebration by some people in a remote location while partly covered with leaves. Accompanying the post is a caption that the people captured in the video are Yoruba from Ogun, one of the states in Southwestern…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad On December 19th, 2023, Nigeria’s police public relations officer in Abuja, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi shared images of firearms on X, with the claim that they were recovered in Anambra State last week from a gun runner. The first image contains over 20 Automatic Pump Action Guns, while the second one shows live…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad On 4th December, a Facebook user, Nweke Makojo Global claimed that there’s an ongoing construction of skyscraper in Onueke, Ebonyi state, Nigeria. The post has an image of a tall building with scaffold. “The ongoing construction of skyscraper in Onueke Ebonyi state,” the caption reads. As of 6th December, the post has…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad A news report has been circulating that Nigeria spends more than 1.7 billion dollars annually on milk importation. The report which has been published by several news organisation credited the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as the source. The NAN report had attributed the claim to the National President of the Miyetti…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad A video clip showing the candidate of the People Democratic Party(PDP) in Kogi State governorship election, Dino Melaye has surfaced on Facebook with the claim that the former senator fainted following the announcement of the election result on Monday, 13th November. The video, with a logo of Channels TV, showed Dino Melaye…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad On 3rd November, a Facebook user, Joseph Moonwalker has claimed that ace footballer Lionel Messi celebrated a goal by showing off legendary singer Michael Jackson’s t-shirt under his jersey. The post has an image of of the eight-times Ballon d’Or winner celebrating a goal by showing off a Michael Jackson’s t-shirt under…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad A Facebook user with the name Herbalist Dr. Odion Natural Medicine claimed that drinking bitter leaf juice regularly has the potential to cure prostate cancer, stomach ache instantly, memory loss and protect the body against pollutants. Dr. Odion, according to his Facebook profile, is a traditional herbalist and healer who uses natural…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad Recently, a website that publishes job opportunities in Nigeria, Top Nigerian Jobs claimed that Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto(UDUS) has opened its online application portal for the 2023 recruitment exercise. It stated that the job vacancies at the school are mainly for non-academic, academic, administrative and medical staff, adding that prospective applicants are…
By Hussain Wahab CLAIM A circulating press release on WhatsApp has claimed that male genitalia(penises) are disappearing on and off Campus of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). The press was titled: Urgent Notice: “Incident of Mysterious Penis Disappearance on and off Campus.” The press was not dated and its status has caused a lot of controversies….
By Hussain Wahab CLAIM: NairaMarley, Azeez Fashola house was said to be attacked and set on fire by Ikorodu boys following Mohbad’s death. The death of the street stardom musician, Ilerioluwa Adedimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad which was confirmed by his manager on Tuesday September 12, 2023 has generated a lot of misinformation and disinformation online . Many media,…
