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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.

Fact-checking three Lagos gubernatorial candidates at ‘The Platform’ debate

Elections
THREE gubernatorial candidates in Lagos state on Sunday, 29th of January, 2023 spoke about their plans at a  debate organised by The Platform on...

2023 election: How dearth of data threatens fact-checking, exposes citizens to political misinformation in Nigeria

Elections
ON August 20, 2022, the presidential candidate of Accord Party, Christopher Imumolen said Nigeria has about 350,000 police personnel while speaking about his plan...

2023 election: Fact-checking 12 claims made by Kwankwaso at Chatham House

Elections
THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 made several claims on Nigeria's current...

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

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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...
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