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Election: Do PVCs have expiry date?

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in a viral video, claimed that the current Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) issued by...

Is Islam the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom?

General Niyi Oyedeji -
ON DECEMBER 25, during the Christmas festivities, Nigerians on social media, particularly on Twitter, argued about the population of Muslims in the United Kingdom...

Omicron: What to know about Nigeria’s inclusion in UK travel “red list”

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
DUE TO the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the United Kingdom on Saturday, December 4, announced the inclusion of Nigeria in...

Information management central to tackling misinformation – Gbajabiamila

News Niyi Oyedeji -
THE SPEAKER of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that bad actors are banking on emerging technology and new media to manipulate...

Cholera did NOT kill 938 people in 22 states as claimed by minister

Health Niyi Oyedeji -
The minister of environment Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar on Monday, August 23, 2021 claimed that the cholera outbreak has so far led to the death...

Omo-Agege repeats false claim about Buhari’s records

Government Policy Ajibola Amzat -
ON Saturday, August 21, 2021, the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate Ovie Omo-Agege repeated the APC cliché about ‘Buhari change’ which Nigerians’ reality...

Claim that Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers now rank 4th in the world is MISLEADING

General Niyi Oyedeji -
IN JULY, Nigeria’s basketball team, otherwise known as D’Tigers was in the news after back to back victories over the USA and Argentina teams. However,...

Twitter did not change action buttons in solidarity of June 12 protest

General Bamas Victoria -
On Saturday June 12, 2021, Many Nigerians across multiple locations took to the street in protest to show and air their grievance and dissatisfaction...

Is Nigeria the only country in Africa where Twitter is restricted?

Government Policy Niyi Oyedeji -
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on June 5, 2021 claimed that Nigeria is the only African country where Twitter is restricted. SERAP made...

Nigeria: Twitter policy didn’t author action review tweet in circulation

General Bamas Victoria -
A photo of a tweet stating that Twitter has promised to respect the laws and sovereignty of Nigeria circulated on social media was alleged...
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Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

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Economy

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...
Business

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

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Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...
ArtificialIntelligence

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic...
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Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

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A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...
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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

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NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria,...