Samad Uthman

Data shows Yahaya Bello lied that APC led Gov’t is securing Nigeria

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Data shows Yahaya Bello lied that APC led Gov’t is securing Nigeria

Samad Uthman December 8, 2020 0

“APC has come to stay. We are developing the country, the people are happy with our programmes,...

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Fake Twitter Handle claims ASUU has suspended strike but this is FALSE

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Fake Twitter Handle claims ASUU has suspended strike but this is FALSE

Samad Uthman November 23, 2020 0

Claim: The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its ongoing strike The claim that the university...

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Viral post on FG giving out grants to support Nigerians is a hoax

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Viral post on FG giving out grants to support Nigerians is a hoax

Samad Uthman November 3, 2020 0

CLAIM: That the federal government is giving out 3million grants to support Nigerians. The claim is untrue....

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Viral Video suggesting ASUU chairman was slapped is FALSE

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Viral Video suggesting ASUU chairman was slapped is FALSE

Samad Uthman October 28, 2020 0

CLAIM: That ASUU and federal government meeting ended in an altercation, and ASUU chairman, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi,...

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Picture claiming Queen Elizabeth wrote condolence letter to Nigeria over Buhari’s death resurfaces, but FALSE

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Picture claiming Queen Elizabeth wrote condolence letter to Nigeria over Buhari’s death resurfaces, but FALSE

Samad Uthman October 28, 2020 0

CLAIM: The Queen of the United Kingdom, Her Royal Majesty, Elizabeth II wrote a condolence letter to...

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Pictures of 2017 violence in Ibadan used to depict attack on SARS officers in Enugu

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Pictures of 2017 violence in Ibadan used to depict attack on SARS officers in Enugu

Samad Uthman October 19, 2020 0

Claim: That Gunmen attack SARS operatives in Enugu, killing six officers and many injured False Full Text...

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Fact-checking attacks on Zulum and the misleading video in circulation

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Fact-checking attacks on Zulum and the misleading video in circulation

Samad Uthman October 5, 2020 0

A TWITTER user @von_Bismarck uploaded a video clip of a tense atmosphere, showing a face-off between two...

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Fact-checking Reno Omokri’s claim on Nigeria’s debt profile

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Fact-checking Reno Omokri’s claim on Nigeria’s debt profile

Samad Uthman September 30, 2020 0

On 10th September 2020, Reno Omokri, an ex-spokesperson to the former president Goodluck Jonathan, claimed that Jonathan...

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Are prices of food items ‘coming down’ as claimed by Garba Shehu?

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Are prices of food items ‘coming down’ as claimed by Garba Shehu?

Samad Uthman September 30, 2020 0

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant for Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, claimed on Friday,...

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An initiative for university graduates promotes an upsetting claim, and drags the NUC into a gratuitous controversy

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An initiative for university graduates promotes an upsetting claim, and drags the NUC into a gratuitous controversy

Samad Uthman September 9, 2020 0

A viral WhatsApp post claims that the National Universities Commission, (NUC), is giving out loans to start-ups...

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