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‘Reimagining Nigeria’: fact-checking president’s adviser Tope Fasua’s bold economic claims On TV, president Bola Tinubu’s economic adviser made eye-catching claims about subjects from oil to poverty.

A graphic circulating on Facebook claims that Kenyan lawmaker Paul Ongili Owino, popularly known as Babu Owino, has declared: “If my party back ...

FACTSHEET: Nigeria rebases its economy again – here’s what sets it apart Nigeria has updated how it measures its economy as part of ongoing reforms. This factsheet breaks down the key changes and what ...

In August 2025, images of what appeared to be a strange creature went viral on social media in Kenya. The creature seemed to be walking on four legs in the middle of the road and had unusual eyes, ...

IN SHORT: A video on social media shows residents of a town in Ghana destroying stalls allegedly selling drugs illegally, in April 2025. It does not show recent attacks on Igbo people's shops in the ...

IN SHORT: A message criticising Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s “extravagant spending” has been circulating on social media. But it is from popular Nigerian singer Charles Oputa. Ignore posts ...

A job ad posted on Facebook in July 2025 claimed that the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) was looking to fill hundreds of vacancies across the country. Kura is a government agency that maintains ...

IN SHORT: Defections are common in Nigerian politics. However, the New Nigeria People’s Party says some of its leaders have not joined the new African Democratic Congress, which plans to unseat ...

IN SHORT: A message doing the rounds online claims that Nigeria's All Progressives Congress is granting automatic tickets to national assembly members. But the ruling party has dismissed it as fake ...

IN SHORT: According to a letter circulating on Facebook, Bosmic Otim was disqualified from the National Resistance Movement primaries for using fake verification documents. But the ruling party said ...

IN SHORT: An alarming message doing the rounds online claims scammers have a new way to access your phone, using facial and voice recognition. But an expert says this is unlikely to work. “ANOTHER ...