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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.

Hauwa Allahbura makes false claim about Ogun State’s 2024 budget

Economy
THE Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, trended on X this week as many Nigerian netizens called him out over the poor quality of...

Mike Arnold makes false claim about Nigeria’s security

Security
MAYOR of Blanco, Texas and founder of Africa Arise International, Mike Arnold has claimed that the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report showed that...

67 per cent of top brands inadvertently advertise on misinformation websites – Study

News
A study published in the journal, Nature, by researchers at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon has shown that most prominent brands are inadvertently funding online...

UPDATED: Federal lawmaker amplifies false claim about Nigeria’s gold reserve

Economy
EDITOR'S NOTE/CORRECTION: * The featured image has been changed to that of a gold bar, which is the primary element in the claim while the...

No! Makinde is not the first governor to break second term jinx in Oyo State

Politics
An Arise TV journalist, Reuben Abati, has claimed that Seyi Makinde is 'the only Governor to have broken the jinx of a second term...

Video of Shettima disparaging call for restructuring resurfaces online

Politics
A video showing Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disparaging the clamour for restructuring in the country has resurfaced online. In the video, Shettima downplayed the...

Video of Sanusi criticising Nigerian government is not recent

Politics
A video showing the reinstated Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, speaking on the failure of the Nigerian government to address various problems bedevilling...

OpenAI disrupts Israeli, Chinese, Russian influence campaigns

News
OpenAI has announced that it disrupted covert influence campaigns originating from Russia, China, Israel and Iran. The artificial intelligence (AI) company disclosed in its report...

No! Video does not show Igbos killed in Mozambique over money rituals

Security
A graphic video showing young men being set ablaze on the street after being beaten by mobs has surfaced online with a claim that...

Claim that bandits ordered Nigerian churches to close down resurfaces online

Security
A video showing a former commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Ayuba Elkana, confirming the receipt of a threat letter from suspected bandits, directing...
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