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Did Obi fail to conduct local government elections as Anambra governor?
A former Nigerian presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of Nigeria's opposition Labour Party, was among the...
News
Coordinated disinformation networks flooded social media before EU elections – Report
Dutch researchers have revealed that coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation flooded social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the...
Politics
Claim that Burkina Faso will no longer import military uniforms is FALSE
A video purportedly showing Burkina Faso's military president, Ibrahim Traore, announcing that the country will no longer be importing uniforms for its police and...
Insights
Does FOI Act complement Official Secrets Act?
ON July 2, 2024, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in Nigeria, George Akume warned communication managers across all Ministries, Departments...
General
LGBTQ+: Did Buhari ask Obama to grant US visa to queer Nigerians?
AMID controversies over the signing of the Samoa Agreement by the Nigerian government, a letter allegedly written by Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari to a former...
Government Policy
Fact-checking multiple claims about development indices in Anambra
AN X user, @uptownoflagos, has made multiple claims about development indices in Anambra State.
The claim was made in a post thread in response to...
Insights
Social media: How fake news fuels Nigeria’s farmers-herders conflict
Syvaniah Ezekiel had no idea what her life would turn into when she woke up on December 24, 2023. She was completely unaware that...
News
New study reveals ways to safeguard elections against digital threats
A new study by the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) has identified four important steps in mitigating digital threats to elections while engaging with...
News
41 accounts use AI to mass-produce political misinformation on TikTok – Report
A new report by NewsGuard has uncovered how 41 TikTok accounts are using AI-generated narration to disseminate political misinformation at scale.
The platform described it...
General
Video does NOT show Kenyan lawmakers hiding in the bush
A Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa popularly called Charly Boy has posted a video online alongside a claim that Kenyan lawmakers were seen...
