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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.

Did Jonathan inherit over $50bn foreign reserve? 

Economy
AN X user, Wale Adebayo(@Mari09ja) has claimed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan inherited a foreign reserve of over $50bn when he assumed the...

Tinubu did not appoint Fani Kayode as finance Minister nor Omokri as CBN Governor

Politics
AN X user, @Uptownoflagos has claimed that President Tinubu Bola appointed Femi Fani Kayode and Reno Omokri as the ministers of Finance and governor...

Photo does not show Obi inside train in Lagos with Sanwo-Olu

Politics
AN image purportedly showing the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, posing inside a train alongside Lagos State Governor, Babajide...

Has US court acquitted Air Peace boss of fraud allegations?

General
THREE Nigerian newspapers, Business Day, Leadership and The Nation, published a story (archived here, here and here) suggesting that the embattled Chief Executive Officer...

Viral video of protester calling for military takeover is from Edo not Oyo

General
A video showing people protesting on the street, with one individual calling on the Nigerian army to take over Nigeria, has surfaced online, with...

Old photo of Igbo monarch arrested over kidnapping in Imo State resurfaces online

Security
AN image purportedly showing a monarch from Nigeria's Southeastern region who was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over kidnapping has resurfaced online. An...

No! Court did not order VeryDarkMan to pay N500m fine over defamation

General
ON October 15, 2024, many Nigerian media platforms reported that the Lagos State High Court has imposed a fine of N500 million on social...

Video does not show Ondo governor caught with ‘side chick’ in London

Elections
A viral video purportedly showing the current governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, caught in an affair with a woman has surfaced online ahead...

X user used image from Ghana to depict alleged ritual killing in Lagos

General
An X user, @ChiditweetØ42, has posted an image showing people gathering around a Hilux pick-up van with a claim that it shows a Nigerian...

Video of ‘Igbo Must Go’ protest in Ghana is over 1 year old

General
A video showing a group of women holding tree branches and chanting “Igbo Must Go” has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows...
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