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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

Imo attempted murder: Victim misidentified as girlfriend’s sister

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A REPORT circulating across various news platforms and social media channels claims that a 26-year-old man, Ifeanyi Chukwu Joseph, was arrested for allegedly pushing...

False! Seun Okinbaloye did not accuse Tinubu, INEC of rigging 2027

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A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that Channels Television presenter Seun Okinbaloye stated that President Bola Tinubu and the Independent National Electoral...

EXPLAINER: PFIPC controversy and how government agencies are established in Nigeria

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ON Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) re-arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi, who was accused of falsely presenting...

No, R. Kelly is not dead – tweet from parody X account

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A VIRAL post circulating on X claims that American R&B singer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly, has passed away. The post, shared...

INEC probes suspected AI photos in preliminary voter register

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A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that suspicious photographs appeared in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) online preliminary Register of Voters....

Peter Obi falsely quoted on Lagos fake drinks bust

Economy
A post circulating on social media claims that Punch Newspaper published a report quoting Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress...

Beware! Facebook list of fake products not issued by NAFDAC

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A post circulating on social media, claims that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) published a comprehensive list of...

AI-generated image falsely portrays a massive APC rally in Kaduna

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An image shared on Facebook claims to show a massive gathering of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters and members attending a political rally for...

Peter Obi did not say he cannot defeat Tinubu at the polls

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A VIRAL post shared on social media claims that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), admitted that he cannot...

Recycled video of abducted corps member shared as recent incident

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to depict a current, ongoing kidnapping and torment of a Nigerian citizen.   The post shared by a...
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