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Fake report of Christian convert, Zainab Muhamadu circulates online

General Fatimah Quadri -
THE image of a young woman has circulated on X (formerly Twitter) with a claim that she is Zainab Muhamadu, a 22-year-old from Tsafe...

How waving of Russian flags at ‘hunger’ protest signals growing influence operations in Nigeria

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
The August 'End Bad Governance' protest in Nigeria took a new turn on its third day when some Nigerian demonstrators, particularly in the northern...

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

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
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...

Viral video does not show bundles of naira notes in warehouse

General Fatimah Quadri -
A video with a caption that states that bundles of new naira notes were found in a warehouse in northern Nigeria has been circulating...

False claim circulates that nobody was arrested, prosecuted for terrorist attacks in Northern Nigeria

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN X user, Shehu Ghazali Sadiq with the username: @shehusky, has claimed that the Nigerian government has never arrested and prosecuted anyone for all...

Did UK officially recognize Nigeria as an Islamic state?

Politics Fatimah Quadri -
An X user, @emirsirdam, has claimed that the United Kingdom has officially recognized Nigeria as an Islamic country. He claimed in a post on the...

How true is Peter Obi’s claim on poverty rate in northern Nigeria?

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that all the top 10 poorest states in the country are in northern...

How accurate is Atiku’s claim on population of social media users in Northern Nigeria?

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has claimed that 90 per cent of Nigerians from the Northern part of...

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