Governance

    Fake news, digital cloning, deepfakes are ‘drawbacks of the social media age’ – Nigeria prez Bola Tinubu

    Rabiu Alhassan • July 16, 2026

    Arsenal EPL victory party at State House gets Gambians online talking amid power cuts

    Rabiu Alhassan • July 6, 2026

    Explainer: The Gambia’s National Misinformation and Disinformation Response Centre

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 22, 2026

    ‘I never promised Lungi Bridge in my manifesto’ – Deconstructing Sierra Leone prez’s claim 

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 18, 2026

    Presidential terms in West Africa: Only Ghana, Nigeria operating 4-year tenure?

    Rabiu Alhassan • January 6, 2026

    FACT-CHECK: King Promise’s claim that Nigeria’s population is about 300 million is False

    Rabiu Alhassan • October 24, 2025

    FACT-CHECK: How many countries can Sierra Leonean passport holders visit visa-free?

    Rabiu Alhassan • September 23, 2025

    ‘Verify before you amplify’ – Nigerian president warns about dangers of misinformation

    Rabiu Alhassan • August 6, 2025
    President Maada Bio

    False! President Maada Bio is not the first Sierra Leonean Head of State to head ECOWAS

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • June 24, 2025

    False! Nigeria’s Ordinary President, Ahmed Isah, is alive, was neither arrested nor detained 

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 2, 2025

    Hundreds dead in Bawku chieftaincy conflict, and social media is partly to blame!

    Rabiu Alhassan • October 9, 2024

    FACT-CHECK: Pfizer CEO has not announced plans to reduce the world’s population by 50%

    Rabiu Alhassan • March 23, 2023