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Nigeria 2027: The fake promises candidates never made

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
From free housing to petrol at ₦5,000 a litre, Nigerians are increasingly being presented with campaign promises that presidential candidates never made. As the 2027...

Viral sponsored post falsely claims Buhari endorsed fraudulent trading platform

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A viral sponsored post and article circulating on social media claim that former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari revealed a wealth loophole and endorsed a...

Ministry of Information ignores fight against misinformation in 2026 Budget

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation did not allocate any funds to enlighten the public on the danger of fake news in...

No, Image does NOT show Christians taking up arms after Kwara Church attack

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN image showing a man holding an AK-47 rifle and a Bible beside a woman has surfaced online with a claim that Christians are...

Manipulated video misrepresented as Sheikh Gumi asking government to include bandits in national budget

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, asking the government to include bandits in the national budget has surfaced online. According to the...

 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, Nigerian army did not recycle old rescue photos

Security Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the Nigerian Army is using old pictures to portray a recent achievement is circulating on the internet. The claim originated from an...

Cambodia uncovers 2,810 fake news cases in nine months

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
CAMBODIA’S Information Ministry says it has uncovered 2,810 cases of disinformation and misinformation linked to incitement, assaults, and border issues within the first nine...

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...

Video from Ghana by-election wrongly shared as Edo shooting incident

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
Facebook user, Agozi Commedy posted a video with a claim that a police officer shot a bus driver in Edo State, Nigeria over a...
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