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False claim circulates that no Igbo among Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs
A claim has circulated online that no Igbo was among Nigeria's Service Chiefs newly appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
On Monday, June 19, 2023,...
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No, Video does not show Sweden’s sex competition broadcast on DSTV
A claim that the rumoured sex competition has commenced  in Sweden and can be viewed on Channel 206 on the Digital Satellite Television (DSTV)...
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Fake list of Tinubu’s ministers, appointees circulates online
A claim that Nigeria's president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has made some appointments and nominated others for ministerial positions has been circulating on WhatsApp.
The claim...
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No, Tinubu has not reduced corps members’ allowance
MULTIPLE digitally generated graphics have been circulated online with a claim that the recently inaugurated Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has announced a reduction...
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False tweet circulates that Ugandan president, Museveni is dead
A Twitter user @joseypro tweeted a claim that the Ugandan president is dead.
The claim reads:
Breaking news!!! The president of Uganda is dead !!!
As of...
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[SPONSORED] – Video showing PalmPay agents harassing debtors inside market is fake!
A video showing a man being dragged and harassed has surfaced online with a claim that it shows agents of a fintech company, PalmPay...
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False claim circulates that Seun Kuti is a Ghanaian
ON Tuesday, May 16, 2023, a Twitter user, @Dhavidote claimed that the embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti is from Ghana following his arrest for...
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[SPONSORED] – Misleading video circulates about fintech company Palmpay
Claims that PalmPay is arresting and harassing its loan defaulters in public spaces are circulating on social media.
One of such claims is contained in...
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Doctored image of Hilda Baci holding Guinness World Record certificate circulates online after cook-a-thon
A photo allegedly showing the Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, holding a Guinness World Records (GWR) certificate has circulated online.
Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as...
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False claim about Ex-Super Eagles player, Emmanuel Emenike, marrying beauty queens resurfaces online
A claim that a former Super Eagle player, Emmanuel Emenike, divorced a beauty queen to marry another one has resurfaced on the internet.
This claim...
