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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.

Claim by Lagos APC women leader that Tinubu never spent more than two weeks abroad is FALSE

Elections
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) women leader in Lagos State, Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, has said the presidential candidate of the party in Nigeria's 2023 polls,...

Misinformation, disinformation could mar Nigeria’s 2023 elections, CDD warns

News
THE Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said the proliferation of electoral disinformation, misinformation and weaponisation of fake news, pose threat to the...

Fact-checking Keyamo’s claims on Muslim-Muslim ticket, percentage of votes won by Atiku in 2019

Elections
NIGERIA's minister of Labour and Employment and Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has said the Action Congress...

INEC urges media organisations to fact-check stories before dissemination

News
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked media organisations in Nigeria to always fact-check stories before processing them for public consumption. INEC chairman, Professor...

TikTok updates policies following alleged misinformation

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THE popular video-sharing app, TikTok, has announced additional policies after a report indicted its platform of exposing its users to misinformation. Blake Chandlee, president of...

2023 election: Jonathan urges Nigerians to shun fake news, hate speech

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FORMER Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nigerians to shun fake news, hate speech and propaganda ahead of the nation's 2023 general election. Jonathan made...

2023 elections: Media houses urged to embrace fact-checking

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NIGERIAN media houses have been urged to establish fact-checking desks in their newsrooms and incorporate fact-checking processes in their journalism practice in order tackle...

Five times Obi quoted wrong figures in public

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PETER Obi, a former Governor of Anambra state and Labour Party's (LP) presidential candidate for Nigeria's 2023 elections, had early this August engaged in...

Fake news, misinformation worsening insecurity – Nigerian govt

News
THE Nigerian government has said that insecurity experienced in some parts of the country is being aggravated by fake news and misinformation. The Minister of...

Five false claims made by Atiku in the last two years

Insights
DURING election seasons, Nigerian politicians often make several claims about critical issues, especially on economy and governance, in a bid to convince the citizens...
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