Stories By Lois Ugbede
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Explainers
/ 34 mins agoDo PVCs expire? All you need to know about Nigeria’s Permanent Voters’ Cards
3 mins read Come 2023, Nigeria will hold its next general election. With the elections drawing near and several candidates already...
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Fact Check
/ 2 days agoExperts say consumption of zobo can lead to miscarriage
4 mins read Claim: A health influencer claims drinking zobo (Hibiscus sabdariffa) leads to miscarriage. The consumption of hibiscus sabdariffa, also...
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Featured
/ 7 days ago14 false claims that thrived on Nigeria Twitter despite ban
5 mins read On June 4, 2021, Twitter was banned by the Nigerian government, after a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari,...
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Featured
/ 1 week agoTwitter now accessible as Nigerian government lifts ban after seven months
< 1 min read Over 200 days after Twitter ban in Nigeria, the microblogging and social networking application is now accessible...
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Featured
/ 1 week agoFact-checkers accuse YouTube of aiding false information spread, propose four-point solution
3 mins read Fact-checkers around the globe have accused video and social media platform, YouTube, of laxity in curbing the spread...
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Fact Check
/ 1 month agoBooster jabs make cases worse, vaccines don’t work, other COVID-19 claims fact-checked
6 mins read After the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was discovered, there have been amid other concerns, amid concerns that vaccines...
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Fact Check
/ 1 month agoIs burning paper soaked in honey repulsive for snakes?
3 mins read Claim: Burning paper soaked in honey is repulsive to reptiles and will chase snakes away from houses and...
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Fact Check
/ 1 month agoRCCG parish, not entire church, launched dating website
3 mins read Claim: A viral Twitter screenshot claims the RCCG launched an online dating website While it is true that...
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Fact Check
/ 2 months agoHumanitarian Affairs Minister did not say cash transfer is only for the North
3 mins read Claim: A viral screenshot claims the minister of humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Farouk, said the government’s cash transfer policy...
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Elections
/ 3 months agoAnambra elections: Viral video showing ‘PDP members inducing voters’ fact-checked
4 mins read Claim: A video on Instagram claims members of the PDP are inducing voters ahead of the Anambra State...
