Rahaman Abiola
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Facebook Checks
Billionaire kidnapper, Evans, not sentenced to death by court
Claim: A Facebook user claimed that a notorious kidnapper popularly known as Evans has been sentenced to death by the…
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Featured
Instagram as new face of news sourcing and information sharing
Since being acquired by Meta (formerly Facebook Inc.) in 2012, Instagram, a photo and video-sharing social networking service, originally founded…
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Fact Check
This is not image of repentant bandit absorbed as customs officer
Claim: Multiple social media users claimed that a Nigeria Customs Service officer in a recent viral video is one of…
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Fact Check
Did Shina Peller say Tinubu should not be anointed Nigeria’s next president?
Claim: Two prominent digital media platforms recently reported that a federal lawmaker, Shina Peller, said Bola Tinubu should not be…
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Fact Check
Is Buhari’s photographer’s “Discover Nigeria” recognised by Guinness World Records as largest pictorial book in the world?
Claim: A Twitter user claimed that the pictorial book unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari has been certified by the Guinness…
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Mainstream
Picture depicting bandits using drones not from Nigeria
Claim: A social media user claimed bandits are using drones to perfect operations as they continue their heinous attack in…
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Economy
Claim Dubai was built with $12bn infrastructure fund false
Claim: A Facebook user claimed that Dubai was built with a $12billion infrastructure fund. He also claimed that $2.4 billion was…
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Featured
How Twitter helps journalists improve news sourcing, monitoring in the age of digital media
Despite being trademarked as one of the platforms often used to peddle misinformation, push fake news and spread violence-inciting and…
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Explainers
How & why is Nigeria losing billions to Twitter ban
During the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, August 7, the…
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Facebook Checks
Waterlogged Hillsborough pitch maliciously shared as newly renovated Lekan Salami Stadium
Claim: A number of social media users on Facebook and WhatsApp have been sharing pictures of a water-drenched stadium and…
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