Uchenna Igwe
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Elections
True, INEC yet to commence Issuance of PVCs to Anambra electorates less than two weeks to election
Claim: A Twitter user claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was yet to commence distribution of permanent voters…
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Featured
Africa Check announces Winners of 2021 Fact-checking Awards
Africa Check, on Tuesday, announced the winners of the 2021 Africa’s Fact-checking Awards, at a virtual ceremony at this year’s…
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Hausa
Shin da gaske ne Kano na shirin saka dokar hana mata tukin mota?
Zargi: Wani sakon da ake yadawa a kafofin sadarwar internet na rade-radin wai jihar Kano na shirin hana mata tuka…
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Fact Check
Is Ahmad Lawan the single longest serving legislator at the National Assembly?
Claim: Lawyer and human rights activist Chidi Odinkalu, recently claimed that the Senate President, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, is the single…
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Education
Facts about NYSC’s controversial travel advisory to corps members
The growing wave of kidnappings is worsening security issues in Nigeria, a country grappling with banditry and insurgency, particularly in…
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Fact Check
Igbo passengers not attacked in Plateau. Viral photos from Zimbabwe and elsewhere
Claim: Photos widely shared on social media claim to be from a deadly attack on Igbo passengers in Plateau State…
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Fact Check
Scammers use child’s old sick photos to defraud victims online
Claim: Posts on social media are using the photos of a child whom they claim has kidney cancer, to solicit…
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Featured
Niger Delta Militants did not attack, kill Nigerian Navy officers as claimed
Claim: A viral report claims that militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, attacked and killed Nigerian Navy officers in Bayelsa State…
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Fact Check
Is there a policy that prevents female military officers from becoming generals
Claim: A Facebook user claims that the highest rank a woman can attain in the Nigerian Armed Forces is two-star…
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Fact Check
Is Kano State planning to ban women from driving?
Claim: A social media post claims there are plans by the Kano State Government to ban women from driving vehicles…
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