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Despite UNICEF’s endorsement as Nigeria’s only open defecation-free state, Jigawa struggles with human faeces

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By Sunday Awosoro. NOTE: This story contains distressing images. Viewer discretion is advised.   Wakili Abdu, 63, returned from his farm at sunset in Sabon-Gida, looking uneasy....

False claim circulates that Kenya, Nigeria are the least corrupt countries in Africa

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A claim that Kenya and Nigeria have been ranked among the least corrupt countries in Africa has surfaced on the X platform. An X user,...

Old video of arrested fake drugs manufacturer resurfaces online

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A video showing a news broadcast about the raid of a fake drug factory has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a...

Video of people looting buried chickens is NOT recent

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An X user, @obongattahikang, has posted a video showing a throng of people holding sacks and shovels to unearth buried frozen chickens from a...

Did Zamfara Government allocate over N1 billion to bandits, media houses?

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A memo insinuating that the Zamfara State Sovernment had released a sum of N1.3 billion to some bandits’ kingpins for dialogue in the state...

Video of Nigerian embassy in Senegal under attack is over 11 years old

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A video showing angry youths reportedly vandalizing the Nigerian embassy in Dakar, Senegal has surfaced online with a claim it shows a recent riot...

Old video of NNPCL boss denying payment of fuel subsidy resurfaces online

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As concerns mount over speculations that the Nigerian government is secretly paying fuel subsidy, a video showing the Group Chief Executive Officer of the...

How misinformation about Samoa Agreement caused uproar in Nigeria

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By Claire Mom.   On July 1, 2024, during a reception organised by the European Union (EU) in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, Abubakar Bagudu, minister of...

Nigerian president’s official X handles recirculate old broadcast

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FOLLOWING the criticism that trailed the nationwide broadcast delivered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on August 4, the official X accounts of the president...

Did any African country win men’s basketball game at the Olympics since 1996?

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A claim that no African country has won the Olympics men’s basketball game since 1996 has gone viral on the internet. The claim was made...
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