PROFESSOR of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University Farooq Kperogi has again come under fire for claiming that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo uses his Office to facilitate job appointments for members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God …
THE NIGERIAN Senate lied in its claim that it was not aware of a petition against the nomination of an alleged card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), …
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in a viral video, claimed that the current Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expired. The APC chieftain made the claim while addressing …
TO curb the spread of misinformation on the internet, YouTube has joined other platforms such as Google and Facebook to collaborate with fact-checkers using information panels. These panels, launched in Brazil and India in 2019, inform the public if claims …
A surveillance footage shows a man who had drenched his hair and bare body with hand sanitiser bursting into flames seconds after being tased by the Police. This was reported by the New York Post. The report generated reactions, part …
In the fourth week of December 2021, a circular with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) letterhead putting its officers at various border posts across the country on alert about a possible terrorist attack in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital surfaced online. Blogs …
DUE TO the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the United Kingdom on Saturday, December 4, announced the inclusion of Nigeria in its red list category. According to Sajid Javid, the UK Health Secretary, the development was due …
IN late November 2021, multiple reports claimed that the Chinese government is ready to take over the only Ugandan international airport – Entebbe International Airport. The report was published on various news platforms archived here, here, here, here and here. Some …
FACTSHEET: Malaria and mosquito nets distribution in Nigeria In the last week of October 2021, the media reported that the Nigerian government proposed to secure a loan of $200 million to procure mosquito nets to prevent Malaria in 13 of …
MULTIPLE photos of some student union leaders of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) with ‘security detail’ have been widely circulated online in Nigeria. The images which trended on Twitter and Facebook show the Students Union Government (SUG) president and vice …
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