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Edo/Ondo elections: INEC urges journalists to guard against fake news

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THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has urged journalists to be resolute against fake news and misinformation ahead...

Nov 11 polls : INEC warns against election-related misinformation

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AHEAD of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concern over...

Video does not show INEC REC for Adamawa brutalized

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A video showing a lynched man inside a vehicle has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)...

False claim circulates that Mike Ozekhome to appeal ex-convicts’ cases

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A claim that Mike Ozekhome, a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, said that ex-convicts are approaching him to appeal their cases in court...

INEC seeks Meta’s collaboration to tackle election disinformation

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NIGERIA's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is in talks with the management of Meta (Facebook parent company) to combat the menace of election disinformation...

2023 election: INEC disowns fake ad-hoc staff recruitment website

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THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a website advertising ad-hoc staff positions for the agency for the 2023 general election. It will be...

INEC urges media organisations to fact-check stories before dissemination

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked media organisations in Nigeria to always fact-check stories before processing them for public consumption. INEC chairman, Professor...

Claim that INEC is conducting house-to-house voter’s registration in Northern Nigeria is FALSE

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A VIRAL photo of a woman who appears to be undergoing biometric capturing in front of her residence has surfaced online with a claim...

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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

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Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

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No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

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Viral video does not show Ogun deputy governor, commissioners prostrating for Dapo Abiodun

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No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

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A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice...
General

Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

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A VIRAL infographic shared by Daily Trust claims to...
Climate Change

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...
Politics

Viral video does not show Ogun deputy governor, commissioners prostrating for Dapo Abiodun

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...
Security

No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

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A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...