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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.

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...

No, Obi, Kwankwaso didn’t travel to France to bring Tinubu back

Politics
A video showing Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, at an airport has surfaced...

AI-generated video falsely shows alleged attack on Tinubu campaign vehicle

Politics
A video showing a badly vandalised campaign vehicle branded with Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu’s name and the All Progressives Congress (APC) logo has surfaced...

Video of security drill falsely shared as Asaba Airport attack

General
A Facebook user, Yemi Akintunde, has claimed that gunmen attacked Asaba International Airport in Delta State, southern Nigeria, and attempted to kill people. The video...

Old video recirculated as Tinubu’s ‘One Million Man March’ in Delta State

Elections
A video showing a small group of people holding in a street rally is circulating on social media with a claim that it shows...
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