Users on Facebook, Instagram and X have shared the same “BREAKING NEWS” message, claiming that “A CURE FOR HIV/AIDS HAS JUST ...

As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, claims about their contribution to farming back home ...

The people of Anambra state in south-eastern Nigeria are set to elect a new governor on 8 November 2025.Election campaigning ...

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to the Nigerian government to release Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for the sake of peace in Nigeria and Africa. That’s according to a message posted as breaking news ...

In 2023, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the country's trade union umbrella body, called for a wage increase to offset the impact of the removal of fuel subsidies.. In response, the government gave ...

IN SHORT: In this viral video, US president Donald Trump says Africa’s mineral resources “belong to us” and Burkina Faso’s leader Ibrahim Traoré is a traitor. But the clip is fake. According to a ...

A post circulating on Facebook since early May 2025 claims that mango seeds can cure fibroids.. The post includes instructions on how to prepare the remedy: “Take a mango seed, dry it, remove the ...

Several social media users have posted a video, claiming it shows the newly elected Pope Leo XIV warmly embracing and kissing white cardinals but only shaking hands with a black cardinal.. The video ...

Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, came to power in September 2022 following a military coup that ousted interim president Paul-Henri Damiba. At 36, he is one of the world’s youngest ...

“The DSS is now accepting applications from qualified individuals in the following trades,” begins a message circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook in Nigeria. The Department of State Services (DSS) is ...

No current cure for diabetes. While the posts do not state what diabetes “cure” it is offering, there is currently no cure for it.. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body either does ...

An image of what appears to be the front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper claims president William Ruto will win the 2027 presidential election with 62% of the vote.. The front page is dated 23 May ...