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The 2021 lie of the year

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The 2021 lie of the year

Folarin Jamiu, Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle January 10, 2022 0

The lie that is the most difficult to detect is the one garnished with a bit of...

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My fourth month as a Dubawa fellow – Lessons from the Yorùbá on Information Disorder

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My fourth month as a Dubawa fellow – Lessons from the Yorùbá on Information Disorder

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle October 24, 2021 2

Age and experience are invaluable; that is why they can’t be bought with money. To the Yoruba...

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Shin Da Gaske Ne Gemun Masara Na Warkar Da Cututtuka A Jikin Dan Adam?

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Shin Da Gaske Ne Gemun Masara Na Warkar Da Cututtuka A Jikin Dan Adam?

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle September 28, 2021 0

Zargi: Wani bidiyo da aka saka a shafin nishadantarwa a yanar gizo TikTok wanda mutane suka rika...

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The Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme is real but beware of phishing websites

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The Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme is real but beware of phishing websites

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle September 23, 2021 0

Claim: A WhatsApp message with a shortened url link directs Nigerians to apply for the Federal Government...

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Decoration plant, Dieffenbachia, is dangerous but not lethal

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Decoration plant, Dieffenbachia, is dangerous but not lethal

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle September 21, 2021 0

Claim: A post that has been forwarded many times on WhatsApp claims a houseplant is toxic and...

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No evidence this couple is mother and daughter getting married

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No evidence this couple is mother and daughter getting married

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle September 17, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp image accompanied by a text claims a daughter married her own mother There...

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Does corn silk cure diseases as claimed in this video?

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Does corn silk cure diseases as claimed in this video?

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle September 13, 2021 0

Claim: A viral TikTok video, forwarded many times on WhatsApp in Nigeria, claims corn silk cures several...

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My third month as a Dubawa fellow – Setting Sails

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My third month as a Dubawa fellow – Setting Sails

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle September 12, 2021 1

They say time flies when you’re having fun; well, I never truly grasped it until I realised...

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Lagos University Teaching Hospital not source of viral WhatsApp message on women’s health

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Lagos University Teaching Hospital not source of viral WhatsApp message on women’s health

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle August 27, 2021 0

Claim: A WhatsApp message that has been forwarded many times purportedly from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)...

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Soldiers did not kill Farakwai youth as widely claimed by Nigerian media

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Soldiers did not kill Farakwai youth as widely claimed by Nigerian media

Aisha Ali, Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle August 25, 2021 0

Claim: Nigeria’s Guardian Newspaper, Sahara Reporters, Opera News and other local media claim that soldiers killed and...

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