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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

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

Health
NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria, estimating more than 50,000 cases over 25 years and identifying 64 high-risk local government areas. A...

Old 2023 footage of Tinubu’s national address falsely shared as recent (UPDATED)

General
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a recent national broadcast by Nigerian president Bola Tinubu addressing Nigerian citizens on the...

Old Sudan video recycled as Sokoto imam assault

General
A VIRAL video circulating on social media allegedly shows youths in Bodinga, Sokoto State, assaulting an imam over claims that he campaigned from the...

Nigeria housing project photo miscaptioned as Kenya’s Kilifi development

General
AN aerial photo shared on social media claims to show a nearly completed affordable housing project in Kilifi County, Kenya. The post, shared by an...

Video falsely linked to Osun election resistance was recorded in Ghana

General
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show residents in Osun State confronting military officers allegedly deployed to rig the governorship election held on...

Video of Sudan war falsely presented as footage from Nigeria

General
AN X account, @Guccistarbol, posted a video circulating on social media which claims to show military escalation in Nigeria. The video depicts a vehicle...

Governor Adeleke did not ask Davido to delete his tweets about Tinubu or call the APC corrupt

General
A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, said in an interview that he directed his nephew, David...

From Osun to 2027: How misinformation could deepen ethnic tensions

Insights
The Osun State governorship election has offered a glimpse of the information battles that could define Nigeria’s next electoral cycle. In the days leading...

2024 Ondo video recycled to falsely claim gunfire during Osun election

Elections
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims that gunshots were being fired during the just-concluded Osun State governorship election. The claim was posted on X...

#OsunDecides2026: Fact-checking Adeleke’s claims on governance, pensions and education

Elections
ARISE TV, one of Nigeria’s leading national television channels, hosted a governorship town hall meeting in August 2026 ahead of the Osun State governorship...
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