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Fact Check
Status Reshare: The WhatsApp New Feature Accelerating Misinformation Among Nigerians
By Abdullateef Sebiotimo On Saturday, May 23, 2026, panic gripped the southwestern region of Nigeria. What was seen in various…
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Peter Obi Has Not Secured NDC Presidential Ticket —Viral 22 Million Votes Claim Is False
Claim: Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, Nigeria, and a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic…
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: No! Victims Abducted in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State Have Not Been Released
By: Sonaike Peter Claim: Students and teachers abducted on May 15, 2026, in three schools located in Orire Local Government…
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: No, Tinubu Is Not Planning to Rename Nigeria or Scrap Sharia Law!
By: Sonaike Peter Claim: The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, planned to rename Nigeria to “United…
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Has LAUTECH Been Closed Due to Bandit Attack Rumours?
BY: Abdulrasheed Akere Claim: A claim circulating on social media, most especially Whatsapp which has been shared many times asserts…
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Investigations
INVESTIGATION: Despite Increasing Surveillance on Civilians, Criminal Actors Weaponise Social Media to Promote Terrorism
BY:Muheeb Mashood In Nigeria, crime is no longer committed in the shadows. The boldness of terrorist organisations is growing, just…
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Event
FIAP and FactCheckAfrica Convene Abuja Regional Workshop to Strengthen Media and Civil Society Capacity for Democratic and Peaceful Elections in Nigeria
Under the EU Support to ECOWAS in Peace, Security and Governance (EPSG) Project Abuja, Nigeria — The Fundación para la Internacionalización…
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World
Explainer: Why Debt Servicing Continues To Sink Nigeria’s Economy?
By Muheeb Mashood In a move to tighten bilateral ties, the recent visit to the United Kingdom by the President…
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Claim That South Africa Denied Abdul Samad Rabiu a Visa Is Misleading!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: Social media posts and public commentaries have claimed that Abdul Samad Rabiu, founder and chairman of…
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Articles
Coordinated X Accounts Targeting Nigerian Singer Amid Infidelity Scandal
BY: Muheeb Mashood A renewed wave of public scrutiny has dominated online. This involved infidelity allegations between an Afrobeat star,…
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