A viral tweet by Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, with claims that Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was not invited to the Group of Seven (G-7) summit due to Buhari's "misrule" is misleading. The G7 summit or 'Group of Seven', meets each year, bringing together the heads of state and government of the world's seven…

Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu Tuesday denied saying that he would solve the problem of gridlock in and around Apapa port within 60 days of assuming office. The gridlock has persisted for years with both federal and state government not being able to find a lasting solution to the problem. The backlog of gridlock has spilt…

Several websites have claimed that the United States has added ten more countries to its Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Tweets, WhatsApp messages and Facebook posts repeating claims have been shared numerous times. It was also shared on popular Nigerian forum, Nairaland. A website, News-AP, which seemed to be trying to associate itself with international news…

Over this week, news of the student in South Africa who ate free meals while posing as a KFC quality assurance inspector made the rounds. The student was widely celebrated as smart and inventive but findings by AFP Fact Check has revealed that the story is fake. KFC has stated on their social media page…

The claim by the ruling All Progressives Congress Lagos state governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, that Lagos state is the only Nigerian state that publishes its budget on a yearly and quarterly basis is untrue. Sanwo-Olu made the claim during a debate organised by The Platform, a civil engagement unit of the Covenant Christian Center, on…

Several high-profile public figures in Nigeria, including a former government minister, have claimed President Muhammadu Buhari is dead and is being imitated by a man called “Jubril” “from Sudan”.

Several high-profile figures in Nigeria, including a former government minister, have claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has died and been replaced by a lookalike from Sudan.