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No, Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed case of Hantavirus

MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claim that Nigeria has confirmed cases of hantavirus infection. Hantaviruses are a group of zoonotic viruses primarily transmitted to...

Hantavirus: No need to panic, expert reassures Nigerians

Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation notified the public about an outbreak of hantavirus infection following reports of a cluster of passengers with...

No, Goodluck Jonathan did not found NDC

A post circulating on social media claims that former President Goodluck Jonathan and his associates founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The post suggests that...

No, Nafiu Bala’s residence wasn’t set on fire

AN X user, @Pharmacio001, has claimed that angry youths set fire to the Gombe residence of Nafiu Bala, a factional leader of the African...

No, video of men dragging police officer’s gun is not recent

A video circulating on social media claims to show a recent incident of police brutality involving two men dragging a firearm from a police...

Reno Omokri makes false claim about Nigeria’s debt reduction under Tinubu

Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Nigeria’s total public debt has significantly dropped under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Omokri, who said...

True! INEC appointed Wike’s cousin as new Akwa Ibom REC

A post circulating on social media claims that Professor Anugbum Onuoha has been appointed as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Akwa Ibom...

HIV cure scams: How fraudsters mask false claims on social media

ACROSS Nigeria, self-styled healers continue to promote herbal ‘cures’ for HIV, charging desperate patients hefty sums for unverified treatments. The ICIR digs into the...

AI assisted Ponzi schemes: How Meta, YouTube’s regulatory lapses enable scammers smile to banks

Artificial intelligence has become the latest bait in a growing wave of Ponzi schemes targeting Nigerians. In this investigation, The ICIR’s Nurudeen Akewushola uncovers...

INEC’s claim on ‘impossible timestamp’ in Amupitan’s X account controversy is false

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has claimed that a viral comment linked to an X account attributed to its chairman was posted before...

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