Yusuf Akinpelu

Yusuf Akinpelu loves stories and he tells them for DUBAWA, having tested them against available facts. He is a graduate of Statistics from the University of Ibadan, where he won the 2019 Youth Digest Campus Journalism Award of the Best News Writer, and 2018 UCJUI Award for Campus Journalist of the year. Occasionally, he writes satires. He has interest in human rights and believes in the Nigerian Project.

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Yusuf AkinpeluMay 28, 2020
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Did China issue loan documents to Nigeria in Mandarin?

Nigerian lawmaker, Ben Ibakpa, said that China issued loans to Nigeria, signed in their native tongue. He also stated that…
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Yusuf AkinpeluApril 29, 2020
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“I’m very much alive,” Elisa Granato, vaccine trial volunteer says, debunking rumours of her death

A blog site reported the demise of a trial volunteer of a potential COVID-19 treatment. Elisa Granato, a volunteer in…
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Yusuf AkinpeluFebruary 7, 2020
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Are Okadas Responsible For 10,000 Accidents in Lagos?

Mr Omotosho claimed that “From 2016 to 2019, there were over 10,000 accidents recorded at the General Hospitals alone.” Data…
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Economy

Yusuf AkinpeluOctober 24, 2019
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#TBT: Three Decades Ago, Nigeria’s Per Capita Income Was Twice That Of China’s

#TBT: Hunting down the one that got away...
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Yusuf AkinpeluSeptember 22, 2019
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No! Coca-Cola Has Not Been Poisoned By South Africans For Nigerians

CLAIM: A viral audio message claims that Nigerians who drink Coca-Cola are dying due to the poisoning of the beverage…
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Featured

Yusuf AkinpeluSeptember 5, 2019
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Rainbow Town Central Mosque: Another Case Of #FAKENEWS

Claim: Rainbow town central mosque unjustly demolished, alleges Ganduje and comrades. MISLEADING: A structure was demolished, not a building (or…
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Yusuf AkinpeluAugust 17, 2019
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Was A Nigerian Lecturer Awarded The World Championship In Physics

We Nigerians bear burden of so much negative news about us that we grope for every good news to counter…
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Education

Yusuf AkinpeluJuly 8, 2019
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Did EKSU Award Two Of Its Best Graduating Students With N100, N2000? #YES

CLAIM: Two best graduating students in Ekiti State University were awarded N100 and N2000 respectively CONCLUSION: TRUE EVIDENCE: One of…
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Politics

Yusuf AkinpeluJune 14, 2019
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Ex-President Jonathan’s Claims On Nigeria’s FDI And Inflation Rate Are Misleading

CLAIMS: Former President Goodluck Jonathan said that: Nigeria was the number one destination for foreign direct investment under his tenureInflationary…
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Health

Yusuf AkinpeluMay 16, 2019
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Did Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Promise To Pay Off Nigeria’s Debt To Japan?

CLAIM: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation promised to pay off Nigeria’s $76 million debt CONCLUSION: TRUE but read on… FULL STORY: …
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