Emmanuel Oluwadola

Edo mob killing: Did armed Hausa youths kill six Igbo men in the north?

By Emmanuel Oluwadola Claim: Multiple Facebook accounts claim that a group of armed Hausa youths invaded an Igbo market in the North, and killed at least six men. Full Text The recent gruesome killings of some Northern travellers went viral…

Fact-check: Video of woman harassed for eating during Ramadan on London bus old

By Emmanuel Oluwadola Claim:  A viral video shared by Instablog9ja and several online sources allegedly shows a man harassing a woman on a London bus for eating while he was fasting during the 2025 Ramadan. Full Text Ramadan is the…

Nigeria’s quiet rebellion against corruption

By Emmanuel Oluwadola “I believe things should be done the right way,” says *Mr Adewale, a Nigerian IT manager caught between the anvil and the hammer, forced to either reject cash bribes or run for his life. In 2017, he…

CSDI Founder bags PhD scholarship in the UK

…his research focuses on misinformation and electoral integrity By Emmanuel Oluwadola The founder of the Centre for Storytelling and Development Initiative (CSDI), Saheed Ibrahim has won a fully funded PhD scholarship at Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. Ibrahim, who has…

Atiku’s claims on military honour and firearms at CADETN event false

By Emmanuel Oluwadola Claim: Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, alleged on X that Seyi Tinubu, the President’s son, was accorded a military guard of honour during an event organised by the Community Auxiliary Development for Effective Transformation Network…

Did Nigeria generate 6,000MW electricity by December 2024 as promised?

By Saheed Ibrahim Claim: Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, stated that the Federal Government would increase electricity generation to 6,000 megawatts (MW) by December 2024. Full Text For many years, Nigeria has struggled with an unreliable power supply. This…