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Video does not show robbery scene in Abuja

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing five unidentified men attacking motorists on a road has surfaced on social media with a claim that it depicts a robbery...

Old video of customs official admitting giving rice to bandits resurfaces online

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing an official of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) narrating how they gave bags of rice to bandits has surfaced online with...

Video does not show students kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing young girls wielding guns inside a bush have surfaced online with a claim that it shows the students kidnapped by bandits...

Ndume makes false claim about Nigeria’s military strength

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Nigerian Senate Majority Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has claimed that Nigeria has only 200,000 armed forces personnel across the country. Ndume stated this on January...

Nigerian police spokesman makes misleading claim about firearms recovered in Anambra

Security Opeyemi Kehinde -
On December 19, 2023, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) spokesperson in Abuja, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi shared images of firearms on X (fomerly Twitter), with a claim...

How disinformation actors fuelled violence, voter apathy in Imo governorship election

Elections Opeyemi Kehinde -
On November 11, 2023, off-cycle gubernatorial elections were held in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states in Nigeria. The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...

Fact-checking claims in Buhari’s presidential farewell speech to Nigerians

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE immediate-past president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 28 delivered his farewell speech in a televised broadcast to Nigerians prior to his handing...

May 29: DSS warns citizens, media against fake news, false alarms

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIA's Department of State Services (DSS) has urged the citizens, media and Civil Society Organisations to shun fake news, false alarms, and sensationalism ahead...

False claim circulates that Apostle Suleman’s daughter was killed in Edo convoy attack

Security Raji Olatunji -
A report has circulated online that the daughter of Apostle Johnson Suleman was among those killed in the recent attack on the pastor's convoy...

Fake news, misinformation worsening insecurity – Nigerian govt

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Nigerian government has said that insecurity experienced in some parts of the country is being aggravated by fake news and misinformation. The Minister of...
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