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2023: Partisan politics and online hate speech among journalists
By Joy Jaiyesimi
The 2023 election fever has gripped many Nigerians, politicians and political parties alike. So also, the society, mainstream media, online blogs, and...
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Five times Obi quoted wrong figures in public
PETER Obi, a former Governor of Anambra state and Labour Party's (LP) presidential candidate for Nigeria's 2023 elections, had early this August engaged in...
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Five false claims made by Atiku in the last two years
DURING election seasons, Nigerian politicians often make several claims about critical issues, especially on economy and governance, in a bid to convince the citizens...
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Four misleading claims Tinubu made in 2022
FORMER Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had officially declared in January his intention to run for Nigeria's presidency in the 2023 general elections.
Tinubu,...
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2023 Elections: Open Letter to all Nigerian politicians
Dear Nigerian politician,Â
The election season is here, and the narratives are building up around candidates, political parties, and issues.Â
As a result, the media, especially...
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How fake PVC registration websites stirred misinformation over INEC’s CVR exercise
JUST as the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise embarked upon by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was winding down in July 2022, fake...
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How accurate is Atiku’s claim on population of social media users in Northern Nigeria?
THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has claimed that 90 per cent of Nigerians from the Northern part of...
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How resignation of APC chieftain stirs misinformation online
SHORTLY after an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Daniel Bwala, announced his resignation from the party on Sunday, July 10, 2020, misinformation about his...
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How accurate are Omigbodun’s claims on poverty rate in Osun, Nigeria?
OYEGOKE Omigbodun, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for the 2022 Osun state gubernatorial election, has claimed that Osun is one of the worst-hit...
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Six ways to identify ‘fake’ images on internet
Fake news peddlers often take photographs out of context.
They digitally alter the photographs to promote an agenda or push an interest, thus manipulating...
