Allwell Okpi

“Current Situation In Lagos, Nigeria after heavy rainfall,” is the caption to a Facebook post featuring four photos showing buildings and roads flooded, and cars submerged. The photos, published 10 July 2022, appear to show Lagos after the city experienced days of heavy rainfall. ...

“Nigerian man dies and authorities find US$27 billion in his apartment” begins a graphic posted on Facebook. “He has been trying to give it away for 15 years but no one would return his email.” The graphic, posted on 17 June 2022, includes a photo of piles of cash stacked in a room....

“President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele from his job, according to Intel region,” reads a message going viral on social media in late May 2022. “It was revealed that he may have been sacked in the early hours of Wednesday May...