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Does sleeping without light help fight disease, boost intelligence?

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Does sleeping without light help fight disease, boost intelligence?

Rahaman Abiola September 1, 2021 0

Claim: A frequently shared WhatsApp message claims that sleeping at night without light helps to fight disease...

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How Google, Facebook are changing news sourcing, monitoring patterns in digital media age

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How Google, Facebook are changing news sourcing, monitoring patterns in digital media age

Rahaman Abiola August 29, 2021 0

The technological evolution over recent years has drastically ushered in a surge of massive changes in the...

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Reno Omokri goofed, FG purchased Tucano jets at $423m, not $593m

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Reno Omokri goofed, FG purchased Tucano jets at $423m, not $593m

Rahaman Abiola August 20, 2021 0

Claim: Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, claimed the federal government used $593 million to purchase twelve Tucano...

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Records show Theophilus Ogunlesi is Nigeria’s first Professor of Medicine, not Akinkugbe

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Records show Theophilus Ogunlesi is Nigeria’s first Professor of Medicine, not Akinkugbe

Rahaman Abiola August 17, 2021 0

Claim: a recent Facebook post, Dapo Abiodun, the Governor of Ogun State, claimed Emeritus Professor Theophilus Ogunlesi...

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How to get verified on Facebook, Twitter as a journalist

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How to get verified on Facebook, Twitter as a journalist

Rahaman Abiola July 25, 2021 1

The emergence of social media has apparently changed the traditional pattern of journalism, with a large number...

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Laptop radiation does not cause skin cancer but it can contribute to male infertility

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Laptop radiation does not cause skin cancer but it can contribute to male infertility

Rahaman Abiola July 22, 2021 0

Claim: A Facebook user recently claimed that resting a laptop computer on the thigh or bare skin...

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Sponsored “BBC News Nigeria’’ page asking people to invest for higher returns is fraudulent, fake

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Sponsored “BBC News Nigeria’’ page asking people to invest for higher returns is fraudulent, fake

Rahaman Abiola July 9, 2021 0

Claim: A sponsored page on Facebook with the name “BBC News Nigeria” is seeking Nigerians’ audience and...

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How #Twitterban, Koo emergence allow Nigerians to explore tech space

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How #Twitterban, Koo emergence allow Nigerians to explore tech space

Rahaman Abiola June 30, 2021 0

The Nigerian government on Saturday, June 5, officially banned Twitter, a microblogging platform, from operating in the...

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