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Old Sudan video recycled as Sokoto imam assault

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media allegedly shows youths in Bodinga, Sokoto State, assaulting an imam over claims that he campaigned from the...

Viral video of people smashing solar panels is not from Sokoto

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN X user, @_Mr_Richard, has posted a video showing a group of men and women using hammers to smash rows of solar panels, with...

Video of youths rejoicing after winning competition falsely used to depict Sokoto residents’ excitement over US military strike

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing a group of youths singing and celebrating on a dusty area has circulated online with claims that it depicts residents of...

Video does not show recent army mobilization against Turji-led bandits in Sokoto

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing soldiers on parade has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows the soldiers recently mobilized to bring Bello Turji-led notorious...

Festus Keyamo shares misleading photo to depict APC campaign rally in Sokoto

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has shared a photo that shows an aerial image of crowd...

TVC news report that Deborah Samuel’s killing in Sokoto is connected with ASUU strike is FALSE

General Niyi Oyedeji -
A NIGERIAN broadcast media, Television Continental (TVC), in a viral news video claimed that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities...

Video does NOT show Muslims attacking Christian homes in Sokoto

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A VIRAL video showing a woman being dragged out from the gate of an apartment and flogged by some men has surfaced on social...

Deborah Samuel: Viral image of clergyman holding rifle has been online since 2017

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A VIRAL image showing a clergyman dressed in a purple-and-white cassock with a rifle cradled in his arms has surfaced online with a claim...

Old video of supporters of politician circulates online as bandits invade Kaduna airport

Security Niyi Oyedeji -
FOLLOWING the invasion of the Kaduna International Airport on Saturday, March 26, 2022 by bandits, a viral video has appeared online to portray the...

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