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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 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...

Deborah Samuel: Viral image of clergyman holding rifle has been online since 2017

Security
A VIRAL image showing a clergyman dressed in a purple-and-white cassock with a rifle cradled in his arms has surfaced online with a claim...

No! Dutch national, Wiebe Boer did not declare for Plateau governorship race

Elections
THE POSTER of a Dutch national, Wiebe Boer, locally called Yohanna Maigona has surfaced online with a claim that he has declared his intention...

Did Elon Musk say he would delete Twitter, Facebook and buy Nigeria?

Business
FOLLOWING the successful acquisition of Twitter by billionaire investor and businessman Elon Musk which has elicited mixed reactions on social media, several images which...
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