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Elections
LIVE-CHECK: Governorship polls hold in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi today
The electorate in 3 States of the Nigerian federation will today elect their respective state's chief executives in an off-cycle governorship election. The states...
General
No! Lionel Messi did not celebrate a goal showing off Michael Jackson T-shirt
On November 3, 2023, a Facebook user, Joseph Moonwalkers claimed that ace footballer Lionel Messi celebrated a goal by showing off legendary singer Michael Jackson's T-shirt...
Elections
2023 Off-cycle elections: Claims fact-checked ahead of Nov. 11 governorship polls
The off-cycle governorship elections announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are set to be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023 in Bayelsa,...
General
How true is the claim that Rahama Saidu was expelled from Kebbi nursing school over her social media posts?
A claim that Rahama Saidu was expelled from Kebbi state College of Nursing Sciences over her social media posts has been circulating online.
Miss Saidu,...
General
EPL: Instablog9ja posts misleading claim about Luton Town VS Liverpool match
POPULAR Nigerian blog, Instablog9ja, has claimed that Primate Elijah Ayodele’s prediction regarding Luton Town Vs Liverpool match of November 5, 2023 has come ‘true’.
The...
General
Odalo, Nigeria’s Twitter swindler faking “heart disease” to scam women
ON a day when stars seemed at peace, Elsa (who requested that we use only her first name) fell for the oldest wooing trick...
Insights
All you need to know about Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi off-cycle elections
RESIDENTS of Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States will choose their new governors on November 11, 2023 respectively, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
News
Musk explains how X corrects inaccurate posts with community notes
Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of X (formerly Twitter), has said the platform introduced "Community Notes" to achieve a consensus-driven and non-censoring approach...
Government Policy
Is FG giving each Nigerian N25,000 under the Conditional Cash Transfer initiative?
A link to a website with the tag: “FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 25,000 NAIRA CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER” is circulating widely in closed WhatsApp groups in Nigeria.
The message is...
Tutorials
How to help children spot fake news
CHILDREN today are learning how to live, work, learn, contribute, and prosper in a digital society as they become more digitally literate and this...
