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Fake front-page apology to Meghan Markle circulates online
Following a court judgement that ruled in favour of the Duchess of Sussex Megan Markle against the Associated Press over a letter she sent...
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Is Islam the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom?
ON DECEMBER 25, during the Christmas festivities, Nigerians on social media, particularly on Twitter, argued about the population of Muslims in the United Kingdom...
Insights
On the Immigration letter in circulation on planned terrorist attack
In the fourth week of December 2021, a circular with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) letterhead putting its officers at various border posts across...
General
Col Amanda Azubuike NOT highest-ranking female in US Military
Several blogs in Nigeria reported that a Colonel, Amanda Azubuike is the highest-ranking female in the US Military.
Some of the blog posts archived here...
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Image of peeling road not from Imo but South Africa
A Facebook user, Ike Uche, on Friday, December 10, shared a picture of a defective road and alluded it is from Imo state.
He stated...
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Dana Air’s claim that fares on Asaba, Owerri, Enugu routes are N18,000 is misleading
DANA AIR claimed on Friday that it had slashed airfares for passengers travelling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu to Lagos to N18,000, but The...
Insights
Omicron: What to know about Nigeria’s inclusion in UK travel “red list”
DUE TO the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the United Kingdom on Saturday, December 4, announced the inclusion of Nigeria in...
News
FactCheckHub joins global Fact-Checking body
THE FactCheckHub, the fact-checking arm of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR), has officially become a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network.
Established...
Economy
Is Nigeria the largest producer of rice, sorghum in Africa?
THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria, Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, stated that Nigeria has become the largest producer of rice and sorghum...
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Is China taking over Uganda’s airport?
IN late November 2021, multiple reports claimed that the Chinese government is ready to take over the only Ugandan international airport - Entebbe International...
