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Dino Melaye uses AI-generated images to depict burial of late General Rabe Abubakar

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A former federal lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, on Sunday, June 14, posted a collage of images purportedly showing heavily...
Politics

Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech

Nurudeen Akewushola -
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday, June 12, as Nigeria marked Democracy Day in 2026. During the address, he highlighted his administration's...
Security

Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles moving through a group of armed men on motorbikes standing on a street. The poster claims...
Security

Video does not show Oyo Amotekun deployed over school abduction

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a massive deployment of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun,...
Insights

How false claims, recycled videos clouded Oyo school abduction

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
WHEN gunmen stormed communities along the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of Oriire Local Government Area in Oyo State and abducted pupils and staff from multiple schools...
Security

Video of armed fighters in forest is from Ethiopia, not Nigeria

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIDEO showing a heavily armed group of fighters stationed in a dense forest has triggered panic on social media, with claims that it...
Security

No, gunfight video shows robbery incident in DRC, not Nigeria

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A DISTURBING video showing a heavy shootout and armed men in civilian clothing engaging in a gun battle on an urban street has been...
ArtificialIntelligence

OSINT tools to detect AI-generated images

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
HAVE you ever looked at a realistic photo online and wondered whether it was real or created by Artificial Intelligence (AI)? With the rise...
Security

Old video from protests over Mohbad’s death misrepresented as demonstration over Oyo abductions

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a massive crowd gathering for a recent protest over the abduction of school children...
Security

Tinubu’s aide spreads false claim about rescue of Oyo abducted pupils, teachers

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, has claimed that a joint security operation led to the rescue of...

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