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Zainab ABDULRASAQ

Seasoned writer and literary curator, Zainab Abdulrasaq is a factchecker for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached on IG @blackbookishgirl or zabdulrasaq@icirnigeria.org

No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

News
A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice Simon Haruna Tsammani, the Court of Appeal judge who chaired the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal...

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

Climate Change
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show a recent devastating flood sweeping away a resident in Lagos State. The post, published by an...

No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

Security
A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces in Oyo State have arrested a local pastor suspectedly acting as a key logistics supplier...

Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat

News
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show children in Nigeria eating human meat due to extreme hunger and economic hardship. The accompanying...

How digital platforms fuel ethno-religious hate speech in Nigeria

Insights
THE growth of digital platforms has aided how people connect in Nigeria, but it has also increased the spread of ethno-religious hate speech across...

No, Keyamo did not say Lagos Airport has only one door

News
A VIRAL post on social media circulated by a verified X user, @lagosyouknow, claims that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo,...

Dino Melaye uses AI-generated images to depict burial of late General Rabe Abubakar

ArtificialIntelligence
A former federal lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, on Sunday, June 14, posted a collage of images purportedly showing heavily...

Video does not show Oyo Amotekun deployed over school abduction

Security
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a massive deployment of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun,...

How false claims, recycled videos clouded Oyo school abduction

Insights
WHEN gunmen stormed communities along the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of Oriire Local Government Area in Oyo State and abducted pupils and staff from multiple schools...

Video of armed fighters in forest is from Ethiopia, not Nigeria

Security
A VIDEO showing a heavily armed group of fighters stationed in a dense forest has triggered panic on social media, with claims that it...
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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

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No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo