We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a New York house belonging to former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and ...

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Over a dozen Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim that US president Donald Trump has imposed a ban that will prevent ...

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Since retaking office in, US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. In this context, messages circulating on Facebook in ...

South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.

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IN SHORT: A claim is circulating on Facebook, saying that Nigeria’s northern governors have rejected English as the medium of instruction in their schools. Niger state governor Mohammed Bago has ...