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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.

Kano Emir’s procession video misrepresented as Peter Obi’s visit to Kwara

Politics
A video showing a large crowd gathered along a street has been shared on X with a claim that it shows Peter Obi, the...

Old Adelabu interview fuels APC rejection claim

Elections
A video showing former minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, criticising the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and urging Nigerians, particularly residents of Oyo State,...

The Business cost of misinformation in Nigeria

Insights
ON 30 August 2026, a post began circulating on X claiming that OPay, one of Nigeria’s major fintech companies, was about to shut down...

No, Jonathan didn’t say ‘he would have annulled the 2015 election’

Politics
A Facebook user, Noonooagu has posted a quote attributed to former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, claiming that he said he would have annulled the...

NAFDAC director general inflates Nigeria’s illiteracy rate

General
THE director general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has claimed that about 56 per cent...

Old Eedris Abdulkareem audio paired with unrelated Seyi Tinubu footage

Politics
A video showing Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigerian president Bola Tinubu, standing inside a hall at an event has resurfaced on social media with...

NAF 931 spent nearly four years in Germany for maintenance before Ondo crash — Fact-check

General
The NAF 931 aircraft that crashed in Ondo State on 5 October had spent almost four years at a specialist aircraft maintenance facility in...

Atiku’s Independence Day claims: What the facts show

Politics
On 1 October 2026, former Nigerian vice president and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, delivered an Independence Day address...

Nigeria at 66: Fact-checking Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Politics
IN his Independence Day address on Thursday, 1 October 2026, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu highlighted what he described as improvements in the country’s economic...

This Kano rally was for Tinubu, not against him

Elections
A video showing a large crowd marching with what appears to be messages against president Bola Tinubu has been shared on social media as...
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