By Pascal Ibe Instablog9ja, a social media news platform has on Tuesday 5th March, 2024, claimed that the United Arab Emirates, UAE has resumed visas services for Nigerians. Instablog9ja made the claim on it’s X account on Tuesday evening. Just In: UAE resumes visa services for Nigerians In an effort to strengthen bilateral relationships […]

By Pascal Ibe  There has been a trending news Whatsapp groups on Tuesday Morning that Fulani herdsmen engulfed the power plant locates at Odidi-Oma road, Aba in Abia State. The trending story was shared on WhatsApp groups with an image of a burning power plant. The news reads, “Just In: Aba power plant on fire […]

  By Pascal Ibe An X user, A.Ayofe has claimed in his now deleted post on Sunday that Sachet Water (Pure Water) is being sold at #150/200 in northern Nigeria but #500 in the southern part of the country. In his now deleted post, A.Ayofe wrote, “In North Pure Water is 150-200 but in South […]

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed all bank customers to link their National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number, BVN to their bank account (s). The apex bank had in a circular on December 1st 2023, directed that banks should place restrictions on all Tier 1 bank accounts without BVN. Tier 1 […]

  Pascal Ibe, a reporter and editor with CrimeFacts will spend three months at Dubawa to participate in Kwame Karikari Fact-checking Fellowship. The Indigenous language Fact checking project is for three months and is a unique opportunity to contribute to the fight against misinformation and disinformation using the indigenous language in Anglophone West Africa. In […]

  By Pascal Ibe A female United States official has claimed in a viral video that Yoruba ethnic group is the largest in Africa. The unnamed US female official made the claim while delivering a speech at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Harrisburg, USA. In the viral video on TikTok and X(formerly) Twitter) which trended […]

By Pascal Ibe  On Feb.24, 2024 (last Saturday evening), Pastor Okezie J Atani.., a self acclaimed influencer and president Bola Tinubu supporter posted on his X, a photo of price and claimed that A.A Rano Nigeria has reduced the price of cooking gas by 50% due to the “approaching month of Ramadan.” A.A Rano Nigeria […]

  By Pascal Ibe The video where black soldiers are gyrating for foreign soldiers on Tuesday went viral on X platform,(formerly Twitter). The country name of the foreign soldiers cannot be ascertained as at time of fact checking this.   In a 30 second video, a verified X user, www.KRAKS.co @kraskTv posted and captioned it […]

  By Pascal Ibe There has been claims on social media that the Nigeria Customs is demanding 10,000 and and the National Identification Number (NiN) , before letting out food items to the beneficiaries in Lagos State. As at 4pm on Friday evening, the trend is third on the X platform trending list, with more […]

By Pascal Ibe  The International Press Center(IPC) has trained over 40 Journalists from Southeast and South South parts of the country on the use of Freedom Of Information(FOI) and Factscheck tools. The two days workshop, organized for journalists, took place in PortHarcourt ,River State, in collaboration with European Union (EU)-Support/funding to Democratic Governance in Nigeria […]