FACT-CHECK: Has Mbappe started wearing a black face mask?
Claim: Viral picture on social media shows football superstar Kylian Mbappé in a black face mask.
Verdict: False.
Full Text: Picture of French professional footballer Kylian...
Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Fubara meets security chiefs as local govt crisis spreads in Rivers
The Rivers State...
Another Nigerian pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia
A pilgrim from Plateau State, Mr. Ismaila Musa, died in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
The Executive Secretary of Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Daiyabu...
Security guard stabbed to death settling quarrel in Lagos
A private security guard, Yusuf Akadogo, was stabbed to death during a minor altercation in Lagos last week.
The spokesman for the state police command,...
Fubara meets security chiefs as local govt crisis spreads
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday met with heads of security agencies in the state.
The governor convened the meeting to address the...
Abia confirms 109 cases of stooling, but no cholera
The Abia State government said on Tuesday there was no confirmed case of cholera in the state.
The Director of Public Health and Disease Control...
Eight die in Iran hospital fire
At least eight people have died in a fire incident at a hospital in Iran.
Reports said the fire broke out in a hospital in...
Insecurity: Kogi govt bans processions in Koton Karfe
The Kogi State government has banned traditional processions in the Koton Kafe area of the state capital of the state for security reasons.
The state’s...
Nigeria’s air force claims troops killed 80 terrorists in Katsina air raids
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) claimed on Tuesday troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed 80 terrorists in recent air strikes at Gidan Kare...
Police arrests four suspected IPOB members in Anambra
Police operatives in Anambra on Monday arrested four suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during a raid on the group’s alleged...
