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Biafra: How IPOB uses disinformation to push secession agenda

Insights Editorial - June 17, 2022 0

By Ebunoluwa Olafusi THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in Nigeria, is pushing for the establishment of a sovereign state for the...

Democracy Day speech: Buhari makes false claim about primary elections

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - June 15, 2022 0

IN his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, 12th of June 2022 in commemoration of the 2022 Democracy Day, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said recent primary elections...

Yahaya Bello makes FALSE claim about strike in Kogi state-owned tertiary institutions

Elections Omolola Roseline Pedro - June 14, 2022 0

KOGI State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has claimed that there has been no strike action in the state-owned tertiary institutions since he became the governor...

Nigerian government rolls out policy to ‘sanitise’ social media platforms

News Nurudeen Akewushola - June 14, 2022 0

THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a Code of Practice for interactive computer service platforms like Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, Tik Tok...

No, ASUU strike has not been called off!

Insights Editorial - June 13, 2022 0

By Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed On the 9th of June, 2022, a Facebook user identified simply as Saint Luke posted in a group named "UDUS Newsline"...

Fake image of Buhari canvassing support for Peter Obi circulates online

Elections Raji Olatunji - June 12, 2022 1

AN IMAGE of President Muhammadu Buhari holding a placard with inscriptions canvassing support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate for Nigeria's 2023...

Claim that Atiku met with Ahmed Lawan, Northern APC governors after primary election is FALSE

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - June 12, 2022 0

A VIRAL video has surfaced online alongside a claim that the former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,...

Video does NOT show unknown gunmen chasing policemen in Abuja

Security Nurudeen Akewushola - June 4, 2022 0

A VIDEO showing crowd running after a police van has surfaced on social media alongside a claim that it shows unknown gunmen chasing away...

How the religious toga of misinformation fuelled COVID-19 pandemic

Insights Niyi Oyedeji - June 4, 2022 0

DURING the peak of the pandemic, many religious leaders innocuously spread false narratives about COVID-19 among members of their congregation which put many lives...

Beware! Viral ‘Yemi Osinbajo Support Fund’ post in circulation is FALSE

Elections Raji Olatunji - June 3, 2022 0

A VIRAL post circulating on WhatsApp in Nigeria claimed that Professor Yemi Osinbajo, through his campaign group, is giving out N33,000 as a support...