FACTCHECK

FACTCHECK

FACT CHECK: Did Daily Trust report that Tinubu is unaware of fuel price hike as Sheik Jingir claimed?

A claim by prominent Islamic cleric and Chairman Council of Ulama of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Sa

Are dragonflies mosquito-repellant as claimed by Facebook user?

Claim: A Facebook user, Khailan Arab, posted that dragonflies can eat 100 mosquitoes in a day and, therefore, serve as mosquito repellants. Verdict: T

Man beaten in viral video, not Burkina Faso’s former transport minister

Claim: Man beaten in viral video Burkina Faso’s former transport minister A viral video claimed that Vincent Dabilgou, a former Minister of Transporta

Did budget minister say Nigeria spent N814bn on new anthem?

Claim: RWGblog shared a post with the claim that the Federal Government of Nigeria spent N814 billion on the reverted national anthem. Verdict: The cl

No evidence to support political assassination in Burkina Faso

Claim: An X user, (@PO_GrassRootM) Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilisation, claimed that a dozen presidential guards were arrested in Burkina Faso due to an