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Doctored image of P-Square wearing Biafra outfits circulates online
AN IMAGE showing Nigerian artistes Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly called P-Square, dressed in sweatshirts with colours of the Biafran flag has been shared...
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Fake 2022 NYSC mobilisation memo circulates online
A circular alleged to be from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been shared multiple times online, claiming it is the timetable for...
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Viral photo of rice pyramid built with wood not recent
A photo of filled bags stacked as pyramids supported by a wooden scaffold has been shared multiple times online, claiming it is the rice...
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Is this photo of Kenyan pastor beaten up by church members?
Several social media users and blogs have circulated a photo of a man on a hospital bed claiming he is a pastor who was...
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How to get verified on Twitter as a journalist
JOURNALISTS fall into one of the seven categories eligible for Twitter's verification.
"The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of...
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Is the world populated with more women than men?
A post circulating online in Nigeria puts forward that the population of women on earth is three times that of men.
The post, retrieved from...
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Were two brothers promoted to Major General on the same day?
A photo of two Nigerian Army officers has been circulated on social media with accompanying caption that they were two brothers promoted to the...
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Fake front-page apology to Meghan Markle circulates online
Following a court judgement that ruled in favour of the Duchess of Sussex Megan Markle against the Associated Press over a letter she sent...
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Is Islam the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom?
ON DECEMBER 25, during the Christmas festivities, Nigerians on social media, particularly on Twitter, argued about the population of Muslims in the United Kingdom...
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Col Amanda Azubuike NOT highest-ranking female in US Military
Several blogs in Nigeria reported that a Colonel, Amanda Azubuike is the highest-ranking female in the US Military.
Some of the blog posts archived here...
