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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.

Video does not show MC confronting Seyi Tinubu over Nigeria’s security situation

Politics
A video circulating on social media claims to show a master of ceremonies (MC) publicly confronting and embarrassing Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola...

Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech

Politics
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday, June 12, as Nigeria marked Democracy Day in 2026. During the address, he highlighted his administration's...

Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

Security
AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles moving through a group of armed men on motorbikes standing on a street. The poster claims...

Video does not show Kano governor distributing plates as empowerment package

Security
AN X account, The Yoruba Times, shared a video showing the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, distributing plates to some women, claiming it...

Video of Adeboye asking security chiefs to resign over insecurity is not recent

Security
A video circulating online shows the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, asking Nigerian security chiefs to...

Old video of unrest in Ebonyi reused to depict fresh Enugu attack

Security
AN X user, @AloyEjimakor, posted a video claiming it shows a recent attack by terrorists in Ishiagu and Awgu communities in Nigeria’s South-East. He shared...

Presidency goofs, falsely accuses VDM over doctored ‘Tinubu audio’

ArtificialIntelligence
FINDINGS have shown that the Presidency goofed after threatening social media commentator Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over a manipulated audio clip...

Old skit falsely shared as Nigerian soldiers losing battle against Oyo kidnappers

Security
An X user, @Gozie07, has posted a video purportedly showing a Nigerian soldier on the battlefield saying that three men had died and urgently...

Video from Ethiopia falsely used to depict armed bandits in Nigeria

Security
A video circulating on social media claims to show armed bandits in Nigeria preparing for a fresh attack. The footage shows a large group of...

AI-Generated images falsely show Osimhen, VeryDarkMan welcoming Tinubu in Turkey

ArtificialIntelligence
A set of images circulating on social media claims to show Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and social media activist VeryDarkMan (Martins Vincent Otse)...
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