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Mark Amaza
Mark Amaza is a communications strategist, freelance writer and media enthusiast. He is based in Abuja.
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Analysis
Against All Odds: How Can You Fact-Check Security-Related News in Nigeria?
The overriding aim for sharing information should be to ensure the safety of other people and reduce casualties. It is also important to closely follow as many credible sources as possible as the situation unfolds and stay regularly updated rather than just going with the first version of events...
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Analysis
Beyond The Headlines #4 – Always Verify Statements Credited To VIPs
This is a good time to emphasize that not everything published on a website is true, and not every blog or news site is credible.
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Politics
No, The Tradermoni Program Has Not Been Cancelled!
Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the Vice President, says that the Tradermoni scheme has not been stopped. Also, Uzoma Nwagba, the Chief Operating Officer of GEEP under which the Tradermoni scheme is domiciled, reveals that loan defaulters will not face the EFCC. More information on the loan can also be found on the website
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Elections
The INEC Chairman DID NOT Raise Alarm About Danger To His Life
It should be pointed out that the publisher of the news, The Republican News, routinely publishes completely fabricated news as well as half-truths. We have done a number of fact-checks from stories on the website and they have mostly turned out to be FALSE!
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Analysis
Beyond The Headlines #3: Read The Entire Article!
As a rule of thumb, the more sensational the headline, the more necessary it is to read the entire article.
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Elections
General TY Danjuma DID NOT accuse President Buhari of Sponsoring Fulani Jihadists
We tried to reach Gen. Danjuma but to no avail. However, the vagueness of the post and the fact that there exists various versions of this same post makes it false and most likely, a deliberate misconstruing of information to mislead.
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Elections
Peter Obi’s Convoy Was Not Attacked In Abuja Market
A tweet from the official handle of Peter Obi shows that attacks did happen at Dei-Dei Market but it was after his departure. Also, there is no evidence of the ethnicity of the people who carried out the attacks or the weapons used and the numbers are inconsistent.
