Claim A viral social media post alleges that the Borno State Police Command has charged five men accused of printing and wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go” in Maiduguri. The post, which can be seen on different accounts on Facebook, Instagram, X platforms and also published on the news platform Sahara…
Claims Different claims surfaced online on August 15 during the Osun Governorship election, highlighting disruptions at different polling units during voting. Areas indicated in the claims were Ikire LGA, Ward 4 Unit 4 & 5. Ejigbo, Ward 8 Olorunda LGA Unit 20, Orisunbare unit 1 Atakunmosa East and Irewole Local Government Area. In Ikire, a…
Claim A report circulating online claims that Hon. Abiola Ibrahim, an Accord Party member in the Osun State House of Assembly, representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, confessed to the police that he imported 146 “alien voters” into Ikire to vote for the Accord Party. The report also claims that the lawmaker and the 146 persons were…
Claim A viral campaign video shows Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilesa. In the footage, he is heard speaking in Yoruba, urging his supporters to violently confront opposition party members. His specific verbal remarks translate directly to a directive to execute political rivals….
Claim A viral multimedia report and video broadcast popularised by Sahara Reporters and widely reshared across public Facebook pages claim that operatives of the Nigerian Navy intercepted and arrested Hon. Babatunde Komolafe Festus, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate for the Atakumosa East/West Local Government Area. The social media posts assert that…
Claim A viral social media video, notably circulated on Native Reporters’ Facebook Page, puts forward a claim which we have now fact-checked and come out with important things you should know about that video. The video contains a branded vehicle showing a campaign poster of the APC, with holes in the door on the driver’s…
Claim A Facebook user, Prince Isaac Fayose shared a video with the claim: “One killed, police station torched as political violence erupts in Isan Ekiti a few hours to Gubernatorial election, Ekiti youths are angry ,say no to rigging and intimidation”. The post had garnered 127k views, 838 comments,761 shares, and 3.3K likes. Verification…
Claim A Facebook post by Oloo to Ekiti claims that: ”Police killed an innocent boy at Isan-Ekiti, the hometown of former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and soaked the whole community with teargas”. The post has generated concerns online, especially as it surfaced on the eve of the Ekiti State governorship election, raising…
Claim There are claims circulating online that a police station was torched on Friday night, following an unconfirmed shooting incident in Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, Ekiti State (the hometown of former Governor Kayode Fayemi). One of the posts on Facebook reads: ”a police station burnt down at Isan Ekiti North this night, one person…
Claim An online publication, Politics Nigeria, on September 30, 2025, reported that 14 political assassinations have been recorded in Anambra State within two years. Verification To verify this claim, we reviewed reports from multiple reputable media organisations and independent research bodies. Media Corroboration A review shows that the report was also published by major national…
