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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.

Ekiti Decides 2022: How true is the claim that ADP candidate stepped down for Segun Oni?

Elections
VIRAL social media posts have circulated that the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Erelu Kemi Elebute-Halle, has stepped down for a...

Democracy Day speech: Buhari makes false claim about primary elections

Elections
IN his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, 12th of June 2022 in commemoration of the 2022 Democracy Day, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said recent primary elections...

Nigerian government rolls out policy to ‘sanitise’ social media platforms

News
THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a Code of Practice for interactive computer service platforms like Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, Tik Tok...

Claim that Atiku met with Ahmed Lawan, Northern APC governors after primary election is FALSE

Elections
A VIRAL video has surfaced online alongside a claim that the former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,...

Video does NOT show unknown gunmen chasing policemen in Abuja

Security
A VIDEO showing crowd running after a police van has surfaced on social media alongside a claim that it shows unknown gunmen chasing away...

2023: How true is the claim that Sule Lamido, son and daughter won PDP primaries in Jigawa?

Elections
MULTIPLE posts on social media have claimed that a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, alongside his son and daughter have contested and...

Claim that Atiku Abubakar is the owner of Mikano Limited is FALSE

General
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claimed that former Nigerian vice president and presidential hopeful on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP),...

Twitter to flag tweets that contain misinformation during crisis

News
TWITTER has announced a new policy for dealing with misinformation during a period of crisis. As part of the new policy, it has also established...

Claim that Sokoto govt approves death penalty law for blasphemy is FALSE

Government Policy
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claimed that the Sokoto State Government has enacted a law, approving the death penalty as punishment for the...

Video does NOT show Muslims attacking Christian homes in Sokoto

General
A VIRAL video showing a woman being dragged out from the gate of an apartment and flogged by some men has surfaced on social...
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