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Explainer: Does FIRS Allocate Funds to State Governments?
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Last week Tuesday, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said during plenary that an “unverified report” indicated that state governors…
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No! Contrary to Rumors, No Student Fatalities Confirmed Amidst Unrest at Kwara State University Malete
By Ibraheem Muhammad Mustapha Claim Some individuals circulated information online alleging that students have died during the unrest at Kwara…
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The Tenuous Link Between Elections and Violence in South Sudan
By Ibraheem Muhammad Mustapha South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, attained independence on July 9 2011 amid tremendous hope and international…
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Misleading! Lagos Women Did Not Stage a Naked Protest Over Economic Hardship
By Mustapha Lawal Claim An X (formerly Twitter) user (Ejikeme with the handle @ejykmykel1) tweeted a video where he claimed some women in…
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Beyond the Viral: Investigating the Veracity of the Emir’s Palace Protest Claims
By Mustapha Lawal Claim A Twitter user (@omoelerinjare) claimed in a ‘breaking news’ tweet with a video that there was a serious…
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FakeNewsAlert: X Users Recirculate Old CBN Circular Banning Use of Dollar For Transactions in Domestic Market
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Multiple users on X share a CBN circular which bans the use of Dollar for transactions…
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Panellists Harps on the Need For Digital Discipline at KASU Fact-Checking and Digital Rights Youth Conference
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The panellists at the Fact-checking and Digital Rights Youth Conference held at the Kaduna State University (KASU)…
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Is a Video About Protest At Emir of Ilorin’s Palace Over Hardship TRUE?
By Dauda Musbau Recently, reports show that some states in Nigeria have been protesting over the economic downturn in the…
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Is This Video Showing ‘Children Kidnappers’ Being Captured by Ekiti Amotekun Corp?
By Quadri Yahya Claim An X user, Rodemi Femi claims Amotekun Corp and local hunters in Ekiti State ‘captured’ ‘children kidnappers’ ‘using…
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Nigerias’ Digital Democracy: Analyzing Political Manipulation in the Age of Information – Part 1
By Afeez Rabiu Nigerian and African politics is undergoing a profound transformation, shaped by the dynamic forces of the digital…
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