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Unrelated video used to depict Nigerian Senator hiding stacks of money in house

Elections
By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. Claim A LinkedIn user alleged that Orji Uzor Kalu, a serving Senator and former Governor of Abia State, is hiding stacks of...

#NigeriaDecides2023: A guide to understanding opinion polls during the campaign season

Elections
By Oluseyi Awojulugbe Nigeria's 2023 elections will be the seventh since the country's return to democratic rule in 1999. And voter interest – and registration...

No, Tinubu didn’t say he was an ‘Igbo man’

Elections
By Motunrayo Joel IN SHORT: As the race to the 2023 Nigerian elections speeds up, it’s been reported on social media that the ruling party's...

Tinubu makes inaccurate claims about Nigeria’s crude oil production, pricing in 2015

Economy
By Philip Shimnom Clement   THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, recently stated that Nigeria's...

Claim that this photo shows Lagos deputy governor’s son at Obidient rally is FALSE

Politics
By Lanre Olagunju   A picture claiming that the son of Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor of Lagos state, participated in the Lagos rally organised by...

FACTSHEET: What you need to know about Nigeria’s pivotal 2023 general elections

Elections
By Allwell Okpi and Oluseyi Awojulugbe.   Official campaigns for Nigeria’s 2023 general elections – expected to be among the most important in its recent democratic...

Video of Dino Melaye talking about Peter Obi goes viral under misleading context

Politics
By Silas Jonathan   A video, which depicted Senator Dino Melaye expressing his support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, ahead of Nigeria's 2023...

False claims circulate online about UDUS’ Post UTME form for 2022/2023 academic session

General
By Mudathir Hayatullahi Folorunsho   ON Monday, 5th of September, 2022, a report published by an online blog named "School Beginner", claimed that Usmanu Danfodiyo University,...

2023: Partisan politics and online hate speech among journalists

Insights
By Joy Jaiyesimi   The 2023 election fever has gripped many Nigerians, politicians and political parties alike. So also, the society, mainstream media, online blogs, and...

Biafra: How IPOB uses disinformation to push secession agenda

Insights
By Ebunoluwa Olafusi   THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in Nigeria, is pushing for the establishment of a sovereign state for the...
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