On the eve of April 1, 2024, a Facebook user, African King, posted a screenshot of a day-old post, allegedly made by Nigerian Afrobeat sensation, Davido. From the screenshot, it…
IN SHORT: Viral news reports have claimed that, in response to the economic hardship in Nigeria, Abuja residents have invaded a warehouse belonging to the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…
Claim: Nollywood Stars, Saheed Balogun and Fathia Balogun set to remarry Verdict: Misleading! The original claim emerged from a clickbait headline in 2022 and has been in circulation since then…
A Facebook page belonging to a self-acclaimed public figure, Tinashe Eugene Mushanguri, shared a screenshot of a post supposedly made by American singer and songwriter, Beyoncé, capturing herself and Nigerian…
Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye writes, You’ll find me struggling to choose between crude oil and the Nigerian population if you ever revisit 2014 and ask me about Nigeria’s most abundant endowment.…
Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye writes, Speaking on a panel at the 2022 edition of the Sokoto Book and Arts Festival, alongside Sada Malumfashi and Arc Hadiza Isma ElRufai;…
Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye writes, The deadline was creeping in on Nimatallah Muhammad, and she was at sea, unable to tame her emotions. To think she will have to slug it…
Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye writes, Abdulrasheed Hammad was still trying his hands at Investigative Journalism when he realized he was walking into an abyss of risks. Thanks to the accuracy of…
Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye reports, The 2023 edition of the African Prize for Investigative Journalism, PAJI 2023, has ended, with Abdulrasheed Hammad, the immediate past Editor-in-Chief of PEN PRESS, the foremost…
Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye reports, The book club of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Book O’Clock UDUS, has unveiled its executives, who will pilot the affairs of the guild of bookworms…