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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...

Facebook CEO didn’t author tweet claiming Buhari cannot ‘think properly’

General Bamas Victoria -
A photo of a  tweet stating that the president of Nigeria is suffering from the ‘inability to think properly’  which has gone viral on...

Has First Bank closed its South East branches?

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
A Special Assistant on New Media to Nigeria's Senate President Abubakar Usman on June 2, 2021 claimed that First Bank of Nigeria has closed...

Photo shared by Nnamdi Kanu, not of ISWAP, Boko Haram in Nigeria

Security Niyi Oyedeji -
A TWITTER post shared on May 24, by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of a separatist group in Nigeria known as the Indigenous People of Biafra...

WhatsApp post in circulation makes FALSE claim on free CAC registration, benefits

Government Policy Niyi Oyedeji -
A  post circulating on WhatsApp claimed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved free online company registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)...

Fact-checking several claims attributed to Buhari

Politics Bamas Victoria -
IN the heat of the accusations and counter-accusations that Nigeria's Minister for Communications Isa Pantami was sympathetic to terrorists and terrorist organisations, a collage...

Checking Moghalu’s claims on voters turn-out for 2019 elections

Elections Niyi Oyedeji -
A FORMER Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, said that only 28 million Nigerians voted out of the 84...
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