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Recycled video of abducted corps member shared as recent incident

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to depict a current, ongoing kidnapping and torment of a Nigerian citizen.   The post shared by a...

No, Nigeria’s tax law does not impose 25% tax on everyone

Economy Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating across social media shows senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), addressing a crowd of supporters during a...

Old video of children flogged during church ritual in Port Harcourt resurfaces

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing children being flogged during a church ritual in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has resurfaced online, raising concerns about the treatment of minors. The...

Video of security drill falsely shared as Asaba Airport attack

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A Facebook user, Yemi Akintunde, has claimed that gunmen attacked Asaba International Airport in Delta State, southern Nigeria, and attempted to kill people. The video...

Viral video compilation does not show recent protest against Tinubu’s government

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video compilation containing footage from three unrelated incidents has surfaced on social media with a claim that it shows growing protests against Nigerian...

No, ASUU has not shut down all federal universities

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A social media post claiming that all federal universities in Nigeria are currently shut because the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced...

PM News front page altered to link Peter Obi to ‘madness’ testimony

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A newspaper page has surfaced on social media with a claim suggesting that Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of the...

Old Peter Obi video resurfaced with misleading claim he defended ‘Yahoo boys’

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A VIDEO showing the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, speaking inside aircraft has resurfaced on social media with a claim that...

No, Peter Obi did not say Yoruba Muslims are not practising ‘real Islam’

Uncategorized Nurudeen Akewushola -
A FLYER featuring Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has circulated on social media with a claim that he...

No, Katsina Hisbah did not order all Nigerian states to shut down nightclubs

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A claim circulating on X alleges that a Hisbah, a religious police force in Northern Nigeria, has directed every state in Nigeria to stop...
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