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#EndBadGovernance: False claims circulate that protest has been postponed till October 1

General Fatimah Quadri - August 1, 2024

A claim that the #EndBadGovernance protest billed for August 1 -10 has been circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp. The claim stated that the...

Video does not show youth’s clash with traditionalists over August protest

General Nurudeen Akewushola - August 1, 2024

A video showing burning tyres on a street has surfaced online alongside a claim that it was from a clash between traditional worshippers and...

Old video of Kano incident used to depict ‘hunger’ protest in Abuja

General Nurudeen Akewushola - July 31, 2024

AN X user, @teejayy__x has posted a video of some youths protesting on a street, claiming that it shows an ongoing protest in Abuja on...

Video of Ayade urging youths to shelve August protest is not recent

General Opeyemi Kehinde - July 31, 2024

A video clip of Ben Ayade, an ex-governor of Cross River State addressing youths, has surfaced on social media with a claim that Ayade...

How much did Nigeria disburse to its 774 local governments in the last three years?

Insights Kehinde Ogunyale - July 31, 2024

A recent judgement by Nigeria's Supreme Court ordered that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves, while adding...

Video does not show #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano

General Nurudeen Akewushola - July 27, 2024

AHEAD of the planned nationwide protest scheduled for August 1, a video showing some youths holding placards and burning tyres has surfaced online with...

World Bank debunks minister’s claim that its staff take 40% of loans to Nigeria

News Mustapha Usman - July 26, 2024

THE World Bank has denied a recent allegation by the Nigerian minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, that the Bank’s staff in Nigeria pocket...

False claim about Nigeria’s inflation rate surfaces online

Economy Fatimah Quadri - July 25, 2024

A verified X account, @Straightshuters, has posted a claim online that Nigeria's food inflation rate has dropped to 2 per cent from 34 per...

[EXPLAINER] LGBTQ+: What do ‘Articles 2.5 and 29.5’ of Samoa Agreement say?

Insights Kehinde Ogunyale - July 4, 2024

SOME media reports have documented the reactions of clerics, civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights activists condemning the signing of the Samoa Agreement by...

Mike Arnold makes false claim about Nigeria’s security

Security Nurudeen Akewushola - July 4, 2024

MAYOR of Blanco, Texas and founder of Africa Arise International, Mike Arnold has claimed that the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report showed that...

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