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Nigeria’s population distribution across religious lines

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ON Monday, November 3, 2025, the Presidency, via its official X account, posted a series of infographics showing the distribution of religious affiliations in...

 Video does not show Tinubu’s response to Trump’s military action threat

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video circulating on social media falsely claims to show Nigerian President Bola Tinubu responding to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat to...

No, Tunisia is not the first African nation to launch locally-made satellite

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A Facebook user, @Afrocania, has claimed that Tunisia became the first African nation to launch a homemade satellite into orbit. The post featured an image...

No, video does not show dilapidated house of late Herbert Wigwe

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing an abandoned house and properties has surfaced online with a claim that it belongs to the late Access Bank chief executive,...

No, video does not show Biafrans taking over Anambra State

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing people protesting in front of the government house in Anambra has circulated on X with a claim that Biafrans are gradually...

Old video of flood-damaged Gombe–Adamawa road recirculates as recent

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A TikTok user has posted a 15-second video claiming that a bridge linking Gombe to Adamawa State collapsed on August 5, 2025, due to...

Old video of Nigerian senator criticising IGP, AGF recirculates as recent

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing a Nigerian senator lambasting the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) is circulating on social media...

Viral photos of children ‘hospitalised’ after eating Ewedu and Amala are misleading

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
IMAGES showing three children seated in front of plates of food have been shared online with claims they depict Nigerian children hospitalised after eating...

Old Saudi Arabia drug-trafficking death row report resurfaces as new

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video circulating on social media claims that Saudi Arabia recently released a list of Nigerians sentenced to death for drug-related offences and that...

No, photo of Peter Obi serving food was not taken at Digital Media Summit

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A photo showing Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, carrying a tray of food has been circulated on social media with the...
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