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FactCheck: No Bomb Blast or Assassination Attempt on Nigeria’s Vice President in Abuja
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim:A Facebook post alleges that a bomb blast targeting Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, occurred in Abuja on…
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FactCheck: No, INEC Has Not Announced May 27 Date for Voter Card Revalidation
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim:A message circulating widely on WhatsApp claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed May 27…
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Fact-Checking Claims of Solar Installations in Nigerian Tertiary Hospitals
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya ClaimVeteran Journalist Jimi Disu reposted a set of claims alleging that National Hospital Abuja, Lagos University Teaching Hospital…
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Fact-Check: Presidential Aide on Social Media Dada Olusegun’s Photo Comparison of Water Transport Under Obi vs Sanwo-Olu is Misleading
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim:A viral post by presidential aide Dada Olusegun claims to compare water transportation under former Anambra governor Peter…
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Report that Tinubu Sack Ministers of Defense, Power, False!
By: Quadri Yahya Claim: President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Minister of Defense, Mohammed Abubakar and Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu.Verdict:…
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BEWARE! Phishing Site Disguised as BUA Recruitment Exercise
By: Abimbola SuccessClaim:BUA Group is promising members of the public job opportunities through a purported recruitment exercise.Verdict:False! BUA Group is…
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Misinformation Thrives on Social Media: Nigerian Students Raise Concern on Regulation
By: Dauda Musbau On a quiet evening in February, Ayuba (preferred only his first name to be in the media) was…
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Fact-Check: Claim that Court Sacked Rivers’ Sole Administrator or Ordered Fubara’s Reinstatement is False!
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim: Court sacks Rivers State Sole Administrator and orders reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.Verdict: False! No court ruling has been…
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FACT-CHECK: Has Tinubu Ordered Rivers Sole Admin. to Handover to Fubara?
By: Quadri Yahya Claim: President Bola Tinubu has ordered Rivers State sole administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas to handover to…
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Explainer: Gombe Easter Truck Attack Raises Familiar Fears; Was It Really an Accident?
BY: Mustapha Lawal On April 22, 2025, a post by the X (formerly Twitter) user @OurFavOnlineDoc went viral, claiming that a…
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