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Trending video of boy being tortured with electric current, not from Nigeria but Mali
THE scene in a video shared multiple times online, showing a boy being tortured with an electric current, was alleged to have taken place...
Economy
INSIGHT: How much does Nigeria spend yearly to maintain, repair pipelines?
THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on July 6, 2021 said the Federal Government spends N60 billion yearly to repair vandalised pipelines.
Mohammed...
Elections
Beware! Fake website for INEC voter’s registration circulates online
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in June commenced Continuous Voter Registration exercise to register those who have attained the legal age and also...
COVID-19
COVID19 vaccination does not make recipient body to be magnetic
Multiple claims around COVID-19 vaccinations have emerged since the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved some vaccines for it prevention, one of such claims circulating in...
Insights
COVID-19: Reading fake news changes people’s behaviour, study reveals
A study around COVID-19 misinformation says fake stories can change people's behaviour which can have bigger effects on health.
The online study which was conducted...
Insights
Emotionally intelligent people better at spotting fake news
By Tony Anderson, University of Strathclyde and David James Robertson, University of Strathclyde
The spread of misinformation – in the form of unsubstantiated...
COVID-19
Can neem, bitter leaves, Tagiri, others prevent, cure COVID-19?
TWO videos tweeted by one of the first-class traditional rulers in Nigeria claimed that a combination of African herbs, roots and leaves was the...
Elections
Reports that INEC has nullified Anambra APC primaries are FALSE
FEW days after the Anambra state All Progressives Congress (APC) held its primary election, news circulated online claiming Nigeria's electoral regulator, the Independent National...
COVID-19
Do raw onions, garlic cure COVID-19?
A viral video shared on multiple social media platforms, including WhatsApp groups in Nigeria, claimed that the consumption of raw onions and garlic was...
COVID-19
Will salt water gargling, nose rinsing wash COVID-19 away?
A man in a video that went viral prescribed a salt solution as a cure for COVID-19.
He said rinsing the nose and gargling salt...
