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Nigeria to partner UNESCO to tackle fake news in rural areas

News Nurudeen Akewushola - December 20, 2023 0

NIGERIA's minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has said the nation will partner the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...

False claim circulates online that A.A. Rano has filling station in America

Business Ibrahim Ukashatu Wakili - December 20, 2023 2

A video has circulated on social media showing visuals of A. A Rano filling station with a human voice narrating in Hausa Language that...

Does water obtained from soaking unripe plantain cure ulcer?

Health Funmilola Afolabi - December 20, 2023 4

On November 21, 2023, an X user, @Nig_Farmer, posted a claim that drinking the water obtained from soaking unripe plantain for 3 days can...

Did Nigerian authorities announce the killing of one terrorist three times?

Security Nurudeen Akewushola - December 19, 2023 0

A former Nigerian lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has claimed that a terrorist leader named Kachalla was announced to have been killed on three different occasions...

2023 in Review: Major fake news that clouded Nigeria’s media space

Insights Fatimah Quadri - December 17, 2023 0

MAJOR events like the 2023 general elections had their fair share of misinformation and disinformation that contributed to the malaise in Nigeria's media space. ...

Top 10 political claims we fact-checked in 2023

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - December 17, 2023 0

NIGERIA's general election is arguably one of the biggest events of 2023. The election was characterized by various forms of inaccurate and misleading claims...

No! Video does not show Wizkid performing in Saudi Arabia

General Fatimah Quadri - December 17, 2023 0

AN X user @jibola844076 posted a video on the social media app with the claim that it was an 'ongoing Wizkid performance in Saudi...

False claim about death of Sierra Leone’s former Works minister, Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay circulates online

General Kadiatu Tholley, from Sierra Leone. - December 15, 2023 0

A claim that a former minister of Works in Sierra Leone, Alhaji Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay, had died has been circulating online. The claim retrieved from...

Did Kanu win CAF award the year Osimhen was born?

General Nurudeen Akewushola - December 15, 2023 0

AN X account, @Yabaleftonline, has claimed that Victor Osimhen was born the year former Super Eagles forward, Kanu Nwankwo, was crowned African Footballer of...

Did ex-Nigerian president Buhari admit that cabals hijacked his government?

Politics Raji Olatunji - December 14, 2023 0

Mohammed Ali Ndume, a federal lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has claimed in a recent interview on national television...