FACTCHECK

FACTCHECK

FACT CHECK: Does next week have longest ‘weekend’ as claimed?

A post circulating on Whatsapp claimed that next week would be the longest ‘weekend,’ starting from Friday, April 29 to Wednesday, May 4.  The post st

FACT CHECK: Is Syria safer than Nigeria as Peter Obi claimed?

Former Anambra State governor and presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Peter Obi, while speaking recently to the leadership o

Image of military impersonators not officers sponsoring kidnappings as claimed

Claim: A Facebook page, Nigerian CiVil Right MoVement, claimed that a picture of some suspects paraded by the Army was that of military officers arres

Explainer: How fuel subsidy payment is impacting Nigeria’s economy

Nigeria’s fuel subsidy payment has been on the increase in recent times. This has led to outrage by stakeholders who believe the huge amount budgeted

FACT CHECK: Did palace deny Alaafin of Oyo died on Friday?

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III reportedly died on Friday night at 83, spending 52 years on the throne. He was said to have passed on at the Af