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Claim that Alex Otti secures $50 million dollars for road construction in Abia is FALSE
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False claim circulates that Atiku is retiring from politics, congratulates Tinubu
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Lagos guber poll: False claim circulates that Adediran used derogatory words for Rhodes-Vivour
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Dino Melaye spreads false claim about INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu
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