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Mainstream
Round-Up: Diddy’s death, AI-generated images of Messi, other claims verified this week
Misinformation spreads online and offline daily, showing the need for Media and Information Literacy and verification. Here are some claims…
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Media Literacy
World No Tobacco Day 2025: Unmasking the Tobacco Appeal
Full Text Each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, what the…
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Featured
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Risk factors associated with poor hygiene practices
Full Text Menstruation, also called a period, is a normal and healthy part of life for most women. It occurs…
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News
DUBAWA’s copy editor wins Africa Union’s Women Impact Award
Simbiat Bakare, DUBAWA’s Copy Editor, has received the African Union Agenda 2063 Women’s Impact Award. She received this award during…
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Explainers
Explaining the legal status of bride price in Nigeria
Full Text Bride price, often called ‘bride wealth‘ or ‘dowry‘ in some contexts, is a longstanding cultural tradition in many…
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Fact Check
Round up: VeryDarkMan’s arrest, Fire at Eco Bank, others top claims fact-checked this week
As the online space evolves, the spread of misinformation and disinformation on social media remains a concern. As part of…
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Fact Check
Claim Ooni of Ife poured libation on human head, false!
Claim: X user shared an image depicting the Ooni of Ife pouring libation on a head while calling for his…
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Fact Check
Viral image of catholic cardinals smoking, old, unrelated to Pope’s burial
Claim: An X user shared a picture of two cardinals taking a smoke and claimed it was during Pope Francis’s…
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Fact Check
HOAX! Nigerian juju musician, Ebenezer Obey, not dead
Claim: A Facebook user asserts that Nigerian music legend Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi is dead. Verdict: False! The musician debunked the rumour,…
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African Languages
Karya ce! Hotunan da aka kirkiro da na’ura mai kwaikwayon dabi’un dan adam ne aka yi amfani da su wajen zargin cewa ‘yan arewa sun kai hari kan Inyamirai
Da’awa: wata mai amfani da shafin Facebook ta wallafa wasu hotuna daban-daban ta na zargin wai Hausawa sun kai hari…
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