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No, ASUU has not shut down all federal universities
A social media post claiming that all federal universities in Nigeria are currently shut because the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced...
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No, Peter Obi has not announced plans to leave his coalition
A POST claiming that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), is planning to leave his political coalition has surfaced on...
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NYSC has no pension scheme for former corps members from 2011–2023
A SOCIAL media post claims that all former corps members who served between 2011 and 2023 are eligible to claim pensions by logging into...
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Social media post falsely attributes anti-North statement to Akpabio
A VIRAL flyer shared on social media attributes a statement to Nigeria's senate president Godswill Akpabio, alleging that he threatened that northerners would suffer...
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No, Seyi Makinde did not say Tinubu removed petrol subsidy to enrich himself
A VIRAL post on social media attributes a statement regarding petrol subsidy removal to Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde.
Makinde is the serving governor of...
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Social media post falsely claims routine medical screenings cause cancer
A VIRAL post on X claims that routine medical screening and diagnostic tests, including Pap smears, mammograms, and COVID-19 tests, expose people to cancer-causing...
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No, Katsina Hisbah did not order all Nigerian states to shut down nightclubs
A claim circulating on X alleges that a Hisbah, a religious police force in Northern Nigeria, has directed every state in Nigeria to stop...
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Governor Adeleke did not ask Davido to delete his tweets about Tinubu or call the APC corrupt
A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, said in an interview that he directed his nephew, David...
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No, Finnish court did not acquit Simon Ekpa
A POST circulating on X claims that Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed leader of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), has been acquitted by...
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Video does not show Mary Habila’s father accusing David Umahi of threat
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show the father of Mary Habila, the 26-year-old physiotherapist who died at the residence of Nigeria's...
