Evidence Policy

This policy applies to YNDW and other accountability material that makes or repeats serious allegations about an identifiable person or organisation. It supplements the Community Guidelines and does not prevent us from acting faster where there is an immediate safety or legal risk.

We do not treat an allegation as established simply because it is widely shared, trending, or supported by a screenshot without context. Publication decisions consider the seriousness of the claim, public interest, source reliability, corroboration, and foreseeable harm.

Useful evidence can include original documents, authenticated records, verifiable media with relevant context, on-the-record sources, reliable first-hand accounts, official statements, and independent corroboration. We may ask for provenance, dates, originals, source context, or permission to verify a submission.

Evidence may be insufficient where it is materially altered, anonymous without corroboration, unverifiable, unlawfully obtained, out of context, or does not reasonably support the claim. A decision not to publish is not a finding that a report is false.

Submit only material you are permitted to share. Do not submit passwords, financial credentials, intimate images, minors’ data, medical records, or information that creates an unnecessary safety risk. If sensitive evidence is needed, use an approved secure channel when one is provided; do not place it in a public post.

Review material is access-controlled. Before publication, we may redact personal data, blur images, withhold source details, seek corroboration, obtain legal advice, or decline publication. Public pages distinguish allegations, evidence status, responses, corrections, and final editorial updates.

If material is inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading, report it promptly. We may correct, update, label, limit, or remove it and may publish an explanatory note where appropriate. People or organisations materially affected by a serious claim may use the Right of Reply process.

You remain responsible for the accuracy and lawful sharing of your submission. This policy does not promise publication, create a professional-client relationship, or replace reporting urgent danger to appropriate emergency or law-enforcement services.

T.I.N. is operated by Creative Natives Inc.. For evidence-policy questions or correction requests, email hello@thisisnaija.com.ng. Please include the page or feature concerned, your T.I.N. handle where relevant, and enough information for us to identify and respond to your request.

We may ask for information reasonably necessary to verify identity, prevent fraud, protect other people, or comply with law. Do not send passwords, payment-card details, government identification, or other sensitive information unless we specifically request a secure method for it.