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FACT-CHECK: Students Must Submit Final-year Project Before NYSC, But No Evidence of New Uniform ”Khaki” Policy
By Mustapha Lawal Claim: A viral Facebook post, also circulating across several WhatsApp groups, claims that students must now submit…
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Editorial
Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Nigeria’s National Security
Recently the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, stated that deepfakes, disinformation, and doctored photographs were a critical danger…
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Articles
Disinformation, Geopolitics, and the Gendered Battle for Truth: Day Two at the Africa Facts Summit 2025
As conversations around fact-checking deepened on the second day of the Africa Facts Summit 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, the themes…
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Old Photo of 2020 Boko Haram Attack Falsely Shared as September 2025 Christian Massacre in Nigeria
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A Twitter user posted a picture on September 28, 2025, with the caption: “Yesterday, 64 Christians…
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Articles
Africa Facts Summit 2025: Fact-Checking’s Future, Funding Crises, and New Frontiers Mark Day One
Mustapha Lawal reports from Dakar The Africa Facts Summit 2025 opened on October 1 in Dakar, Senegal, gathering more than…
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Fact-Check: False! Peter Obi Did Not Meet Donald Trump or Receive His Endorsement
By: Mustapha Lawal Claim: Viral social media posts, accompanied by images, claim that former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi…
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Editorial
Positive Propaganda: APC Youth Wing’s Office of SAPA
When the All Progressives Congress Youth Wing’s leader Dayo Isreal, announced placements for ‘‘scouting and identification’’ of brilliant young minds…
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Strengthening Youth Voices in Nigeria’s Open Government Partnership
For too long, open government reforms in Nigeria have been framed without the deliberate inclusion of young people, despite the…
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Articles
Shettima at UN: The Real Threat Is Not Just Fake News, It Is the Rise of a ‘Trustless’ Generation
BY: Ibraheem Muhammad Mustapha Speaking on the world stage at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Nigeria’s…
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Editorial
Interpreting Nigeria’s Tax Reform, Rivers State Return to Democracy, and Google’s AI Push
Three topics, one national, one political, and one international will be converged in this editorial piece to re-imagine citizens’, governments’,…
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