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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

INEC chairman welcoming Tinubu? No, it’s Ibrahim Masari

General
A POST circulating on social media claims that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, was filmed welcoming president...

Old footage falsely shared as Tinubu returns from annual leave

General
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims that president Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his annual leave. The video, shared on X...

‘APC Supporters Filling Station’ image is AI-generated

ArtificialIntelligence
A VIRAL post circulating on Facebook claims that a new petrol station chain named "APC Supporters Filling Station" has opened nationwide across Nigeria. The post...

Fubara confusion: YPP candidate is Blessing, not Siminalayi

General
A VIRAL post circulating on Facebook, claims that Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party...

Nigeria 2027: How many women are actually on the presidential ballot?

General
A video of former lawmaker Shina Peller recounting how a female candidate received only one vote despite receiving loud cheers from women has sparked...

Shettima wrongly identified as person recording during Trump’s UNGA address

General
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims that Nigeria's vice president, Kashim Shettima, was busy recording videos on his mobile phone while US...

Does Nigeria rank 5th among the world’s oil producers?

Economy
A POST circulating on social media claims that Nigeria is the 5th largest oil producer globally, using the assertion to critique the country's economic...

AI-generated image falsely claims former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan visited Nnamdi Kanu in prison

ArtificialIntelligence
A VIRAL post circulating on social media, shared by Facebook pages including Chuks TV, claims that former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan recently paid a...

Tinubu’s CNG bus promises: How has he fared?

Economy
ON 19 September 2026, Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu released a statement giving an update on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme(NACTP) in the...

Old video recirculated as recent protest against Tinubu government

General
A VIRAL video shared by an X user, @Jack_ng01, purports to show a recent mass protest against Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s administration, with protesters...
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