Allwell Okpi

In March 2024 a message circulated on Facebook, claiming that 500 Nigerian military officers from the Igbo ethnic group had resigned after passing a vote of no confidence in president Bola Tinubu. The claim is circulating as a screenshot of a breaking news report and as Facebook posts. �...

A message circulating on Facebook as breaking news claims there was a gunfight in Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s prominent oil-rich city, between soldiers loyal to Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and those loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The 27 February 2024 post claims there was cha...

Nigerians remembered the events around the controversial 25 February 2023 presidential election, as its first anniversary approached. The chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who was the umpire in the election, came under fresh criticism. Some ...

A Facebook post claims that officers of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Aisha Yesufu, a vocal opposition leader and critic of president Bola Tinubu. “Just In: Aisha Yesufu Arrested By DSS on The Order Of Tinubu For Discriminatory Words Against The President. The DSS...