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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

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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...

Reno Omokri makes false claims about terrorism in Nigeria, Lagos’ debt

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
SPEAKING during a virtual interview with Arise TV on the 9th of August, 2022, Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan said...

Is Nigeria safer than five years ago as claimed by its Army Chief?

Security Opeyemi Kehinde -
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, had on Sunday, July 26, 2020 claimed that the country is safer than...
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No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

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