adminDid Akpabio recently apologize to Senator Natasha over seating arrangement drama?
Many Facebook pages have shared a video showing the current Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, apologizing to Senator Natasha over the seating arrangement drama, claiming it was recent. In a 5-minute video,…
Claim that Biafran group lobbied for the exclusion of Nigeria from visa-free entry to US for 2025, FALSE
Claim @Akparawsunny on the X platform who’s an ally to the incarcerated Biafran leader, Simon Ekpa, claimed that the recent exclusion of Nigeria from the visa-free entry list to the US for 2025…
Did Security Chiefs organize a press conference to announce Canada denied them visas?
Claim @SavvyRinu on the X platform claimed that the Nigerian Security Chiefs organized a press conference to announce that Canada denied them visas. Verdict The claim is MISLEADING. The Nigerian Chief…
3-year-old video showing where bandits were freely celebrating on the road, is currently trending online
Claim Social media users shared a video where bandits were celebrating on the road and claimed it was recent. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. Simple findings showed that the first appeared on Facebook…
Photo showing many people charging their phones at a place over inadequate power supply in Zambia, Al-Generated
Claim A Facebook user, Ogidan Temitope shared an image showing many people who were charging their phones at a place over lack of power supply and claimed it was in Zambia.…
2018 photo of man who killed brother in Ogun, used to depict Anambra incident
Claim @ghost_flasher on the X platform shared multiple photos of a man paraded with a cutlass and claimed he was recently arrested, for killing and burying his son in Anambra State.…
Image showing Burundi president’s meeting with Russia’s Putin to endorse Biafra agitation, altered
Claim An X user, @DeAfrcanUnion1, shared an image of the Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye with an attached Biafran logo badge on his cloth and Russia’s Vladimir Putin together and claimed the two…
Did Uzodimma install new Emir in Imo State?
Claim Social Media users posted an image of the current Imo State governor with a person who dressed like a traditional ruler from northern Nigeria and claimed that the governor had installed…
Video showing men in Nigerian Army uniform caught over killing, not recent
Claim An X user, @biafra_daily shared a video showing men in Nigerian Army uniform caught for killing “a person ”and claimed it was a recent incident. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. FACTWATCH…
Image of German vehicles in traffic jams, used to show Nigeria’s Southeast residents returning home for Christmas
Claim A Facebook page, Ogbunike Sons and Daughters, shared images of coordinated vehicles in traffic jams and claimed it was Nigeria’s southeast residents returning home for Christmas despite insecurity in the…
Associate Prof. begins 2025 with misinformation, recirculates 2019 image of fake policeman, attributes it to Kaduna DCP working with bandits
Claim An Associate Professor, Dr Adamu Zango, has shared a screenshot of an arrested policeman with a claim that the Kaduna Deputy Commissioner of Police was arrested for supplying weapons to bandits…
San Francisco bridge, used to depict Akwa Ibom seaport road in Nigeria
Claim A Facebook user, Dainty Joseph, shared an image showing a well-constructed bridge and vehicles in traffic jams and claimed it was the Akwa Ibom road seaport. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING.…
Social media users share earlier December video of VeryDarkMan bragging about Integrity to show influencer’s reaction to his current NGO crisis
Claim Social media users have posted a video of VeryDarkMan bragging about his Integrity, and claimed it was a current reaction to his current NGO crisis. Verdict This video is MISLEADING. FACTWATCH Nigeria traced the…
Did Speed Darlington threaten to continue to talk about Burna Boy recently?
Claim A Facebook page, Naija, claimed that the Nigerian social media influencer Speed Darlington threatened to continue to talk about Nigerian Singer Burna Boy recently. Verdict This claim is FALSE. Findings showed that…
No implementation of Sharia law in Nigeria’s Southwest and women won’t dress in hijab as claimed
Claim @AfonjaSlayer on X had claimed that after the alleged implementation of Sharia law in Nigeria’s Southwest, women in the region have been ordered to wear hijabs. Verdict This claim is FALSE.…
