Nelly Kalu

A blogpost claims that the chief executive of Nigerian automobile and bus manufacturing company Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing is dead. Under a photo of Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, the chair of Innoson, the 3 April 2021 post claims that the 55-year-old human rights activist died of cancer. The cla...

US president Joe Biden has signed an executive order making e-work permits and residency visas available to 25,000 Nigerian professionals aged 25 to 55, in eight categories. At least, that’s according to a claim circulating on Facebook and blogs in March 2021. It even appears on an official-loo...

Despite the best efforts of international organisations and governments, misinformation about Covid-19 continues to spread. A screenshot shared on WhatsApp in February 2021 claims to warn against the “dangers” of wearing a face mask and that certain foods can “cure” Covid-19. The sa...

The town of Orlu in Imo state, southeastern Nigeria, started trending on Twitter on 18 February with rumours of airstrikes. It was said that Nigeria’s military were bombing the town in pursuit of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the paramilitary wing of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (I...