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Misinformation, disinformation could mar Nigeria’s 2023 elections, CDD warns

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THE Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said the proliferation of electoral disinformation, misinformation and weaponisation of fake news, pose threat to the...

Charly Boy makes false claim about October 1 rally held by Peter Obi’s supporters

Politics Raji Olatunji -
NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, on Sunday tweeted a footage, claiming that the video shows Peter Obi's supporters in the riverine areas holding...

Panellists at fact-checkers conference task Facebook, Twitter to halt fake news

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By Harrison Edeh PANELLISTS at the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition Conference in Abuja on Tuesday asked social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook to take more...

2023: Photoshopped picture of Peter Obi in Tinubu’s ‘cap’ circulates online

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
AHEAD of the 2023 general election, a viral image showing the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, wearing a cap popularly...

False video circulates that Enugu PDP governorship candidate was killed

Elections Omolola Roseline Pedro -
A VIRAL video circulating on WhatsApp has claimed that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu state, Dr. Peter Mbah...

Saraki makes false claims about voting population

Elections Omolola Roseline Pedro -
In a post which was retrieved from Facebook on the 5th of March 2022, former president of the Senate of the Federal Republic of...

2023 Elections: Nigerian government urges broadcasters to help fight fake news

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AS NIGERIA prepares for its 2023 general elections, the Nigerian government has urged the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) to help in combating the...
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Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

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EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

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No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

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Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

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Economy

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

0
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...
Business

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

0
Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...
ArtificialIntelligence

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic...
General

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

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A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...
Health

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

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NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria,...