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How true is the claim that Peter Obi celebrated his 50th birthday in 2013?

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
FOLLOWING the reported cancellation of his 62nd birthday celebration, a claim that Peter Obi celebrated his 50th birthday in 2013 has circulated online. The claim...

2023 Elections: EU observers list Keyamo, Fani-Kayode as purveyors of fake news

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THE European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Nigeria, has listed two prominent Nigerians, Festus Keyamo and Femi Fani Kayode (FFK), as purveyors...

Did Tinubu win only two out of 23 LGAs in Kaduna State?

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
ON June 7, 2023, a Twitter user, Chigozie Valuation, with the username: @Chigozok claimed that Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, only won in two...

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...

Explainer: Can Nigeria’s President-elect be sworn in without asset declaration?

Insights Faith Abeka -
REACTIONS have continued to trail the statement of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) saying that asset declaration is an integral part of the...

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...

Typological analysis of fact-checking by the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition during Nigeria’s 2023 general election

Insights Opeyemi Kehinde -
Introduction Nigeria’s 2023 general election have come and gone with sprinkles of victory, controversies, and, expectedly, the circulation of false information. The elections, which produced...

Did Antony Blinken name Peter Obi, Wike, Keyamo, others in US visa ban announcement?

Government Policy Faith Abeka -
FOLLOWING the United States' announcement of visa restrictions on Nigerians allegedly involved in undermining the democratic process during the just-concluded Nigeria's 2023 general election,...

Charly Boy shares fake chart about Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election result

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
ON May 17, 2023, a Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, shared a chart with a claim that it shows the percentages of votes...

2023 Election: Did Obasanjo hire Russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi?

Elections Opeyemi Kehinde -
Several social media posts have claimed that former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has flown in a Russia-based lawyer to reclaim the mandate of the...
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