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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.

No, Image does NOT show Christians taking up arms after Kwara Church attack

General
AN image showing a man holding an AK-47 rifle and a Bible beside a woman has surfaced online with a claim that Christians are...

US to deny visas to fact checkers and others over ‘censorship’

General
THE United States government has introduced a new policy that will see H-1B visa applicants denied entry if they have worked in fact-checking, content...

Manipulated video misrepresented as Sheikh Gumi asking government to include bandits in national budget

General
A video showing controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, asking the government to include bandits in the national budget has surfaced online. According to the...

No, Christians do not constitute more than half of Nigeria’s population

General
An X user, @VivianRora, has claimed that 57 per cent of Nigerians practice the Christian religion. She wrote: “Muslim–Muslim ticket is partially Islamization. In a...

Tinubu’s quote misrepresented as reaction to Wike-Yerima confrontation

General
A quote attributed to President Bola Tinubu has been misrepresented online to suggest that it reflects the presidency’s position on the recent clash between...

Video of Tinubu praising Wike not related to FCT Minister–Naval officer clash

Politics
A video circulating on social media claims to show President Bola Tinubu responding to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s recent clash with a Nigerian Navy...

Misinformation trends during Anambra 2025 governorship election

Elections
THE 2025 Anambra governorship election, held on November 8, drew nationwide attention as residents of the state went to the polls to elect their...

Video from Ghana used to depict attack on church in Nigeria

General
A TikTok account, “wakawakaplanet”, has posted a video showing women wailing in front of a building engulfed in fire with a claim that it...

Trump affirms plan to sue BBC for $1 Billion over edited speech

General
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, says he has the "obligation" to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over what he described...

How lack of coordination marred Nigeria’s reaction after Trump’s military action threat

Insights
SINCE President Donald Trump threatened to “invade Nigeria” over alleged persecution of Christians, the Nigerian government has struggled to mount a coherent response.  The government’s...
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