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Hauwa Allahbura makes false claim about Ogun State’s 2024 budget
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Again, Okonjo-Iweala debunks viral post on Nigeria’s debt profile attributed to her
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AN X user, Serah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim), has posted a video showing a huge crowd of mostly women with a claim that the footage shows...
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