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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

Nigeria 2027: Why young people still struggle to gain political influence

News
AS Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections, speakers at ROUNDCHECK’s X Spaces titled “MIL 2026: Strategies for Meaningful Youth Participation in Nigeria’s 2027...

Foreigners in Nigeria’s retail market: What the law says

Economy
ON September 15, 2026, traders at the Lagos Trade Fair Complex staged a protest, alleging that Chinese merchants were selling goods at retail prices,...

Beware! Fake N50,000 youth grant falsely linked to Yahaya Seriki

General
A VIRAL message circulating on WhatsApp and other social media platforms claims that businessman and politician Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki is offering a N50,000 cash...

Sad news, but a man piloted the fatal Florida Learjet, not Nathalia Filgueiras

General
A VIRAL post on social media claims that the pilot of the Learjet 60 aircraft that crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, was female.   The...

Imo attempted murder: Victim misidentified as girlfriend’s sister

General
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

General
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

General
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

General
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

ArtificialIntelligence
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...
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