Francis Arinze Iloani
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Economy
Zamfara gold deposit belongs to federal government, not state
A twitter user claimed that gold deposits in Zamfara State belong to Zamfara State while Niger Delta oil belongs to…
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Analysis
Nigeria@60: How true is claim that Flora Shaw, British journalist, coined the name Nigeria?
… ‘Nigeria’ suggested 123yrs ago for ‘Niger Area’ … ‘Niger Area’ named ‘Nigeria’ 106yrs ago
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Analysis
UK Court affirms Daily Trust’s report that VP sounded early warning on P&ID fraud
Abdul, a twitter user, has tagged as “fake news alert” a report that a United Kingdom Judge ruled that Nigeria’s…
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Analysis
Factcheck: Pastor Reno Omokri reaches to hagiography on a claim that Igbos have richest people per capita in Africa
A twitter user, Reno Omokri, claimed that Igbos have the richest people per capita in Africa. Misleading. The claim that…
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Analysis
Explainer: Eight signs of propaganda as Edo, Ondo go to the polls
The upcoming elections in Edo and Ondo States have dominated the media space in Nigeria in recent time. The IndependentNational…
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Article
Explainer: Not all cookies are meant to be consumed
...Before you click ‘I accept’, here’s what you need to know.
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Facebook Checks
No NBS records show 96% of mosques without bank accounts
A viral message on Facebook claims that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data show that 96% of mosques in…
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Article
Russian COVID-19 vaccine: the misinformation, facts and Nigeria’s position
The recent revelation by Russia that the country had produced a COVID-19 vaccine spurred a series of misinformation in Nigeria …
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Featured
How true is the claim that Obaseki-led Govt. never borrowed to execute projects in Edo?
A twitter user recently claimed that Governor Godwin Obaseki has not borrowed a dime for Edo State as Governor. False.…
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Education
EXPLAINER: Five reasons you should be involved in your children’s media consumption and how
It is almost impossible for parents to completely monitor their children over the media they consume in the new media…
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