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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

Borno’s 14-year sentence is for child abduction, not conversion to Christianity

General
A VIRAL post by a news media account @visegrad24 claims that a Christian woman, Liyatu (Lami) Samuel Dawa, was sentenced to 14 years in...

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

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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....
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