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FactCheck: No, INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu Was Not Arrested in the US!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu Arrested in the United States. Verdict: False! Verified evidence shows Mahmood Yakubu…
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FactCheck: Daniel Bwala’s Claim that Senator Ali Ndume Has No Projects After 22 Years in National Assembly is False!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: Senator Ali Ndume has done no projects in 22 years as a lawmaker in the National…
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Alert! NYSC Dismisses Report on Service Year Extension by 3 Months
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has dismissed a report claiming that it has extended the Batch…
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Fact-Check: No Evidence Fulani Herders Set Yam Market on Fire in Plateau State
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim:Social media posts circulating in April 2025 claim that Fulani herdsmen set the “largest yam market in…
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Explainer: Does Fluoride Cause Cancer as Claimed by Pastor Chris? Not According to Scientific Evidence!
BY: Mustapha Lawal A recent video of popular Nigerian pastor; Chris Oyakhilome, founder of Christ Embassy, has reignited an old…
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FACTCHECK: These Images Do Not Show Attacks on Igbos in the North — They Are AI-Generated and Misleading
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: Igbos were attacked by Hausas in Northern Nigeria following the Edo incident. Verdict:False. The images shared…
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Fact-Check: Viral Memo on Gbagada Expressway Abductions is FALSE!
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim A memo alleging that the Lagos State government received a “critical security alert” from the police…
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FACT-CHECK: Memo FG Has Opened Paramilitary Graduate Replacement Exercise, FAKE
By: Quadri Yahya Claim: The Federal Government of Nigeria is currently calling for applications for a graduate replacement program under…
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FACT-CHECK: No, There Were No Riots in Rivers State or Attacks on Wike’s Residence in March 2025
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim:Riots erupted in Rivers State, and Wike’s residence was attacked. Verdict:False. The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed…
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FACT-CHECK: No, Nigeria’s Central Bank Has Not Introduced N5,000 and N10,000 Banknotes
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim:CBN has introduced N5,000 and N10,000 banknotes. Verdict:False. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has publicly debunked…
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