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LIVE-CHECK: FCT 2026 area council elections
THE FCT Area Council Elections kick off Saturday morning as voters across the Federal Capital Territory cast their ballots to elect chairpersons and councillors...
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AI-generated image surfaces online as muslims arrested for eating during Ramadan in Kano
A viral picture circulating on social media claims that nine Muslims were arrested in Kano State, northern Nigeria, after being caught eating during Ramadan...
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Old video of people lining up for bread in Lagos resurfaces online
A video circulating on social media purports to show residents of Lagos State receiving a loaf of bread each amid worsening economic hardship in...
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Photos do not show Hushpuppi after deportation to Nigeria
IMAGES showing a man in handcuffs being escorted by security personnel have surfaced online with claims that they depict Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known...
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Old video of people jostling for food resurfaces online
A video circulating on social media claims to show residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, scrambling for 1kg bags of rice recently distributed as federal...
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No record of ‘Chinonso Amadi’s’ arrest for scam in South Africa
A post claiming that a man named Chinonso Amadi, was apprehended in South Africa for allegedly defrauding a client of $520,000 has circulated widely...
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Does depositing ₦10 million in OPay guarantee ₦10,000 daily interest?
A viral post on X claims that depositing ₦10 million in an OPay account and locking the funds will yield ₦10,000 in daily interest,...
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Video does not show Tinubu shaking hands with Super Eagles after 2025 AFCON
A video circulating on social media claims to show President Bola Tinubu congratulating the Super Eagles following their bronze medal victory at the 2025...
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Old protest photos falsely misrepresented as recent calls for Netanyahu’s resignation
SOME pictures circulating on social media claim to show Israelis protesting for the resignation of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The pictures show a large...
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IFCN condemns US visa bans on fact-checkers, others
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has condemned the United States government’s recent decision to deny visas to individuals, including Fact-checkers,...
