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Frontier Exploration Fund $279m Transfer Claim: What We Know So Far
screenshot of reports BY: Hafiz Rabiu Claim:An online report alleged that $279 million was transferred from Nigeria’s Frontier Exploration Fund…
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FactCheckAfrica Trains 70 Newsroom Editors, Journalists and Bloggers Ahead of 2026 Osun Governorship Election
BY: Eniola Amadu FactCheckAfrica (FCA), with support from the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) Sustainability Grant, has organised an election information…
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FIAP and FactCheckAfrica Showcase Gen Z-Led Solutions to Disinformation at #CheckBeforeYouPost Exhibition in Abuja
Under the EU Support to ECOWAS in Peace, Security and Governance (EPSG) Project Abuja, Nigeria — The Fundación para la…
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FACT-CHECK: Claim By Facebook User That Lameco Flyover Bridge in Osun Cost ₦15 Billion and Underwent Four Repairs In One Month Is False!
BY: Habeeb Adisa Claim: A Facebook user, Governor Ifedolapo Osun, claimed: “They’ve repaired the Lameco Bridge 4 times within a…
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FACT-CHECK: No Evidence Peter Obi Promised to Visit Every Secondary School in Nigeria as President
BY: Habeeb Adisa Claim: Peter Obi said: “I will visit every Secondary school in Nigeria as President.” Verdict: False. The…
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FACT-CHECK: No, Inspector-General of Police Has Not Removed Osun Commissioner of Police Ahead of Governorship Election
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has removed the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan,…
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FACT-CHECK: Is Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya the First NBA President-elect to Visit a Sitting Nigerian President?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim: Following her courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, NBA President-elect…
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How to Capture, Archive, and Preserve Evidence When Gendered Disinformation Lands
DIGITAL SAFETY EXPLAINER | Issue 03 | July 2026 BY: Olasupo Abideen A practical documentation guide for the months when…
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FIAP and FactCheckAfrica Train Northern Nigerian Social Media Influencers to Counter Electoral Disinformation Ahead of 2027 Elections
Kano, Nigeria | 24 July 2026 The Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP), through its implementing partner…
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REPORT: The Word ‘False’ Is a Crime in a Dozen African Jurisdictions, It’s Also the Word Fact-Checkers Publish for a Living
BY: Ibraheem Muhammad Mustapha Mapping cybercrime and ‘false news’ laws across seven African countries shows a pattern most coverage misses:…
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