Dele Momodu, not Nigeria’s Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, was standing next to Tinubu in viral throwback photo

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Dele Momodu, not Nigeria’s Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, was standing next to Tinubu in viral throwback photo

Lademi Aborisade March 15, 2023 0

Claim: A throwback photo attributed to Tinubu and current Nigeria’s Chief Justice has gone viral on Twitter....

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Bengali/Bangla has never been used as Sierra Leone’s official language

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Bengali/Bangla has never been used as Sierra Leone’s official language

Fayia J. Moseray March 15, 2023 0

Claim:  Viral news articles published by “The Indiana Express, Dhaka Tribune” stated that the Bangladesh language named:...

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Hookah-smoking viral image not, Abiodun Oyefusi, Labour Party’s deputy governorship candidate in Lagos

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Hookah-smoking viral image not, Abiodun Oyefusi, Labour Party’s deputy governorship candidate in Lagos

Dubawa March 15, 2023 0

By: Lois Ugbede and Christiana Amodu-Otinyia Claim: “Viral image of a lady smoking hookah is the deputy...

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Ọ̀nà mẹ́rin tí o lè gbà ṣe ìdámọ̀ ayédèrú owó náírà

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Ọ̀nà mẹ́rin tí o lè gbà ṣe ìdámọ̀ ayédèrú owó náírà

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo March 15, 2023 0

Ni ọjọ́ kerindilogbon oṣù kẹwa ọdún 2022, bánkì àpapọ̀ orílè-èdè Nàìjíríà (CBN) kéde pé wọn yóò ṣe...

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Six common diseases attributable to smoking and what The Gambia is doing about it

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Six common diseases attributable to smoking and what The Gambia is doing about it

Dawda Baldeh March 14, 2023 0

Smoking, especially tobacco smoking,  is a harmful practice that can cause several diseases, such as cancer, heart...

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How true is Twitter users’ claim fasting cures cancer?

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How true is Twitter users’ claim fasting cures cancer?

Ikechukwu Oyemike March 14, 2023 0

Claim: Fasting can be used in the treatment of cancer. Verdict: MOSTLY TRUE. Although fasting has been...

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TRUE! Women representation in Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet over 30%

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TRUE! Women representation in Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet over 30%

Lois Ugbede March 14, 2023 0

Claim: Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, claims his cabinet consists of over 30% women.  Verdict: TRUE. Our...

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Scam! Beware of fake BBC, NTA Facebook pages soliciting funds for ailing man

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Scam! Beware of fake BBC, NTA Facebook pages soliciting funds for ailing man

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia March 12, 2023 0

Claim: A Facebook post, allegedly by BBC, solicits funds for Joshua Tosin Ajayi, who sustained injuries from...

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Liberia and Biometric Voters Registration ahead of October’s Elections

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Liberia and Biometric Voters Registration ahead of October’s Elections

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 12, 2023 0

Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential and Legislative elections, dated October this year, the country has decided to conduct...

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Fact-checking fake political endorsements staged for Nigeria’s presidential candidates

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Fact-checking fake political endorsements staged for Nigeria’s presidential candidates

Ibrahim Adeyemi March 12, 2023 0

On July 14, 2022, a picture of Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, and Peter Obi, the Labour...

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