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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.

Adamu Garba shares doctored image of Peter Obi with alcoholic drink

Elections
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, has shared an image of Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate dining with...

Fake quote attributed to Sowore applauding Peter Obi circulates online

Elections
A fake quote attributed to the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore applauding his counterpart Peter Obi of the Labour...

Charly Boy shares fake quote attributed to Sanusi

Elections
NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, has tweeted quote attributed to the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, saying tribalism is the problem...

2023 election: Fact-checking Peter Obi’s claims at Chatham House

Elections
THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi,  was on Monday, January 16, 2023 at the Chatham House in London, United Kingdom...

INEC seeks Meta’s collaboration to tackle election disinformation

Elections
NIGERIA's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is in talks with the management of Meta (Facebook parent company) to combat the menace of election disinformation...

Image does not show Bagudu’s son convocation

General
ON the 6th of January, 2023, a Twitter user, @tripplemetmedia tweeted a photo showing the Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu posed with...

Claim that DSTV added new channel due to Ronaldo’s transfer is FALSE

General
A claim that Digital Satellite Television (DSTV), the Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice, has set up a new channel to...

2023 polls: Seven ways to avoid election misinformation

Elections
THE impact of information disorder has begun to play out in the build-up to Nigeria's general election, holding in February and March this year....

2023 election: INEC disowns fake ad-hoc staff recruitment website

News
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a website advertising ad-hoc staff positions for the agency for the 2023 general election. It will be...

Image on branded bags of rice shows PDP chieftain not Peter Obi

Elections
A visual showing some packaged rice have surfaced online with a claim that it shows bags of rice branded with the People Democratic Party's...
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