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Did PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar hand out food with N500 notes at his first election rally?

By Damilola OJETUNDE. LAURETTA Onochie, a media aide to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, distributed cash and food at his...

FACT CHECK: Did North Korean president ask to recolonise Nigeria, Ghana?

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. THE North Korean President Kim Jong Un boasted that he could transform Nigeria and Ghana into first world countries if he were allowed...

Has President Muhammadu Buhari died and been replaced by an impostor?

A NUMBER of high-profile public figures in Nigeria, including a former government minister, have claimed President Muhammadu Buhari is dead and is being imitated...

FACT CHECK: Buhari lists uncompleted project as achievement in campaign manual

President Muhammadu Buhari has again listed as one of his achievements the N2.5 billion Northern Ishan Regional Water Supply project in Edo State, a...

Buhari, Osinbajo in scorecard contradiction

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. IN an attempt to draw attention to the achievements of the federal government in diversifying the nation’s economy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has...

Ezekwesili faults ICIR’s fact check on her out-of-school children’s claim

By Chikezie OMEJE. OBY Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has faulted The ICIR’s fact check on her claim that from the...

FACT CHECK: Oby Ezekwesili’s claim on out-of-school children is inaccurate

By Chikezie OMEJE. OBY Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) says that from the year 2000 till date, Nigeria has...

ICIR’s Chikezie Omeje wins Africa Check’s fact check award

CHIKEZIE Omeje, a Senior Investigative Reporter with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), has emerged winner of the 2018 fact check award which...

FACT CHECK: Did Fayose leave N170b or N120b debt profile in Ekiti?

By YEKEEN Akinwale. ACCUSATIONS of debts profile in Ekiti State have become a vicious cycle between the incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi and his predecessor, Ayodele Fayose. They...

World Economic Forum misleads Nigerians on country’s ranking

By Chikezie OMEJE. NIGERIA’S progress in the latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) is confusing.  The media, including The ICIR, reported on Thursday that Nigeria...

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How digital platforms fuel ethno-religious hate speech in Nigeria

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No, Keyamo did not say Lagos Airport has only one door

A VIRAL post on social media circulated by a...

Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday,...

Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles...

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How digital platforms fuel ethno-religious hate speech in Nigeria

THE growth of digital platforms has aided how people...

No, Keyamo did not say Lagos Airport has only one door

A VIRAL post on social media circulated by a...

Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday,...

Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles...