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Nurudeen Akewushola

Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

Nigeria 2027: How disinformation could deepen ethnic divides

Insights
  DISINFORMATION actors are increasingly exploiting Nigeria’s ethnic fault lines to spread false narratives and hate speech, reinforce stereotypes, and turn ordinary incidents into weapons...

Old Calabar rally video falsely linked to Peter Obi’s 2026 ‘One Million Walk’

Uncategorized
A VIDEO showing a large crowd of people marching through a street has resurfaced on social media with a claim that it shows a...

Kura LG chairman did not commission viral pedestrian stairway on Kano-Zaria highway

Politics
A POST circulating on X claims that the Chairman of Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, northwestern Nigeria, Rabiu Abubakar Sulaiman, recently commissioned...

Image of Zamfara farmers killed in July falsely linked to recent Sokoto attack

Uncategorized
A VIRAL image showing the bodies of people wrapped in blood-stained clothes has been shared on social media with a claim that it depicts...

Video filmed in India falsely presented as Accord Party rally in Osun

Elections
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show a large crowd of supporters of Accord Party's Ademola Adeleke, mobilising ahead of the recently...

No, Finnish court did not acquit Simon Ekpa

General
A POST circulating on X claims that Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed leader of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), has been acquitted by...

Video does not show Mary Habila’s father accusing David Umahi of threat

General
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show the father of Mary Habila, the 26-year-old physiotherapist who died at the residence of Nigeria's...

No, Peter Obi did not ask Nigerian Army to reject salary increase until after 2027

General
A claim that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, called on the Nigerian military to reject the recently announced salary increase...

AI-generated image falsely depicts Simon Ekpa celebrating in court

General
AN X user, @UgoJustrealugo, has posted an image claiming to show Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed prime minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile...

Sudan war video falsely linked to terrorist attack in Nigeria

General
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a child trying to wake his mother after she was allegedly killed by terrorists...
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