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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a New York house belonging to former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and ...

Since retaking office in, US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. In this context, messages circulating on Facebook in ...

We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.

South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.

Over a dozen Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim that US president Donald Trump has imposed a ban that will prevent ...

A graphic is getting social media attention in Kenya. It claims that Djibouti’s candidate for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson seat, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, was offered money to drop his ...

IN SHORT: An officer of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency was shot dead during an operation in January 2025. Social media users in Nigeria have claimed the killer is a medical doctor. But the Nigerian ...

IN SHORT: According to a video posted on Facebook, former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua attended US president Donald Trump’s inauguration. However, the video is fake and should be ignored.

IN SHORT: A video of US president Donald Trump allegedly warning Kenyan president William Ruto against abducting young people is doing the rounds on social media in Kenya. But Trump never mentioned ...