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Does swallowing semen offer health benefits to women?

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A claim suggesting that semen offers various health benefits has been making the rounds on TikTok. In a video shared by the user @comicfreak, he...

Watch out for these disinformation trends in 2025!

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
Disinformation has long plagued Nigeria's information landscape, influencing public perception, deepening social divides, and undermining trust in both public and private institutions. Its effects have...

Four tips to identify, debunk false health claims shared on social media

Tutorials Blessing Amala Muonwe -
The internet has become a breeding ground for health misinformation and thus poses a significant threat to public health. False health-related claims make up a...

Can ulcer be cured with honey, milk and citrus mixtures?

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that stomach ulcer can be cured with a mixture of lime, oranges, eggs, milk, honey and some other items has surfaced on...

Doctored video circulates that Nigerian doctor has found cure for high blood pressure

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A video which claims that a Nigerian doctor has found cure for high blood pressure (HBP) has circulated multiple times on the internet. The claim...

Ahmed Isah’s false claims about HPV vaccine go viral in Nigeria

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is dangerous for young girls and intended to depopulate Nigeria is making rounds both online and...

How true is the claim that eating Beans with ripe Plantains is ‘food poison’?

Health Nurudeen Akewushola -
A claim that eating beans with ripe plantain, a popular food combination in Nigeria, is considered poisonous and unhealthy has resurfaced online. The combination is...

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Timeline of Ponzi schemes in Nigeria: A decade of financial fraud, deception

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