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Claim that Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu is Canada’s Minister of Justice is MISLEADING
A tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) via its official Twitter handle: @nidcom_gov had on August 26 referred to the Nigerian-born Kaycee...
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Trending video alleging Somalia’s president in fisticuffs with deputy is FALSE
By Olayinka SHEHU.
A TRENDING video posted on microblogging site, Twitter by Nana Kwame Ahoufe, a Ghanaian Television presenter that the president of Somalia and his vice-president are...
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Is NIMC behind mobile app capable of integrating BVN, NIN and other security numbers?
A viral social media post pulled from the WhatsApp platform on July 27, says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), an agency under the Presidency has...
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Was this man struck, “roasted” by thunderstorm while receiving phone call?
A VIRAL post retrieved from WhatsApp on July 16, shows picture of a burnt human with a caption claiming that the person was struck and...
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Did Amina Mohammed beat Okonjo Iweala for the WTO’s top job?
ON Thursday, July 16, Dele Momodu, a Nigerian journalist and publisher of The Ovation magazine claimed that Kenya’s Amina Mohammed has beaten Nigeria’s Ngozi...
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Report on Thompson Oliha’s death MISLEADING
ON Sunday, July 5, 2020, City People Magazine reported the death of Thompson Oliha, with the headline, “Former Super Eagles Star, Thompson Oliha is...
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Was N-Power website hacked and applicants’ BVN exposed?
ON Friday, June 26, Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant on New Media to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari announced on his verified Twitter handle @BashirAhmaad...
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Viral pictures depicting Anambra communal clash were shot in 2017
ON June 27, a Twitter user identified as @OMOIYAWAEC posted three pictures on the social media to depict incident of communal attacks in Anambra...
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Did a Nigerian invent machine that transforms nylons, plastics into petrol?
A news story, published by Legit.ng on Wednesday, June 10 claimed that a Nigerian man has invented a machine that could transform nylons and...
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Did Adeboye threaten to kill anyone who “mess” with his wife?
On June 11, 2020, a popular entertainment news blog known as weddingdigestnaija.com reported that Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General-Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God...
