Image of Simon Ekpa attached to the claim on Facebook. Claim: Multiple Facebook users claimed that a Finnish court has freed Simon Ekpa and awarded him $50,000 compensation because the Nigerian Government failed to appear in court. Full Text Simon Ekpa is a Nigerian separatist and self-acclaimed leader of a faction of the proscribed Indigenous…
A lawyer, Kenneth Okonkwo, made a post on his verified X handle @realkenokonkwo on October 15, 2025, claiming that Governor Diri Duoye of Bayelsa State already vacated his seat as governor when he announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The post gathered over 7k views on X within a short time….
On September 28, 2025, a claim surfaced on Facebook that the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Chukwuemeka Soludo, is booking all hotel rooms in the State to shelter hoodlums, fake INEC officials and fake security agents to rig the forthcoming November 8, guber elections in Anambra State. The information was posted on Facebook by…
A Facebook post published by AIFMedia surfaced on October 7, 2025, with claims that the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuemeka Soludo, shut down all the private schools in the state and ordered both parents and school owners to be at Ekwueme Square for an endorsement rally. The claim stated that following the total rejection…
Image attached to the claim. Source: Facebook Claim: A Facebook user claims that President Bola Tinubu presented 2025 Toyota Land Cruisers to all Southwest Grand Chief Imams on October 5, 2025. Full Text A Facebook user, Joe Vicar…, posted a claim on October 6, 2025, that the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, presented…
A claim circulating on WhatsApp directs users to a website purportedly linked to a Federal Government bursary scheme, It claims that students in secondary schools are entitled to receive ₦30,000. The message instructs students to click a button that says Bank form and fill in their bank details in order to access the funds….
A Facebook user, Comrd Bashir Usman Gobir, on July 31, 2025, posted that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was set to begin a new recruitment exercise. According to his claim, the recruitment portal would open on August 5, 2025, and close on October 10, 2025. The post also included a link (policerecruitment.gov.ng) purportedly directing interested…
On September 24, 2025, a supposed news story went viral on the internet, stating that the former Labour Party’s presidential candidate at the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, had recently met with the president of the United States of America (USA) inside the Oval Office. The picture uploaded alongside the news item showed Peter…
A widely circulated message on WhatsApp and other social media platforms claims that the Federal Government of Nigeria is currently distributing free solar cookers to more than 10 million Nigerians across the 36 states of the nation. This information is misleading and inaccurate because it includes a link that asks people to click and…
The Claim: 2027: INEC cautions politicians, political parties against premature campaigns. Full Text The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned politicians and political parties against engaging in premature campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. The warning follows a growing wave of endorsements allegedly in favour of President Bola…
