How Twitter user changed figures announced by INEC to spread fake news on Adamawa election

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How Twitter user changed figures announced by INEC to spread fake news on Adamawa election

Kabir Yusuf March 28, 2023 0

Using fake results online, social media users spread posts that the All Progressive Congress (APC) party candidate,...

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Who is the first female senator in Nigeria? Here’s what we found out

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Who is the first female senator in Nigeria? Here’s what we found out

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo March 28, 2023 1

Amid calls for female representation in Nigerian politics, only a few women who participated in the recently...

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President Bio commissioned a new terminal, not a new airport 

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President Bio commissioned a new terminal, not a new airport 

Foday Moriba Conteh March 28, 2023 1

CLAIM: The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has commissioned a brand New Freetown International Airport...

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Karya! Adadin da aka bayar na yawan kararrakin kashe aure a Abuja cikin watan Janairun 2023 ba dai-dai ba ne

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Karya! Adadin da aka bayar na yawan kararrakin kashe aure a Abuja cikin watan Janairun 2023 ba dai-dai ba ne

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia March 28, 2023 0

Zargi: Wani mai amfani da Twitter ya wallafa labarin da ke zargin wai ma’aurata 4,000 suka bukaci...

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DUBAWA to train over 500 journalists in West Africa with Google News Initiative support

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DUBAWA to train over 500 journalists in West Africa with Google News Initiative support

Dubawa March 27, 2023 0

DUBAWA is set to train newsrooms in West Africa on digital journalism, verification, and fact-checking skills in...

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The rise of fake, parody accounts on Twitter and how to spot them

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The rise of fake, parody accounts on Twitter and how to spot them

Joseph Omotayo March 27, 2023 0

The use of parody accounts is a popular practice on social media, especially on Twitter. This happens...

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Misleading to suggest Weah increased Armed Forces of Liberia budget by US$4 million in 2022 fiscal year

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Misleading to suggest Weah increased Armed Forces of Liberia budget by US$4 million in 2022 fiscal year

Gloria Wleh March 23, 2023 0

Claim: The Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) claimed that “President George Weah increased the...

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Liberia’s student politics and the government of the day

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Liberia’s student politics and the government of the day

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 23, 2023 0

Like any other opposition political party, the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) benefited from the actions...

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Assessing Weah’s claim to fame as “Feminist-in-Chief” and the cry of women in Liberia

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Assessing Weah’s claim to fame as “Feminist-in-Chief” and the cry of women in Liberia

Dubawa March 23, 2023 0

In October 2018, Liberian leader George Weah declared himself “Liberia’s Feminist-in-Chief.”  By that declaration, the Executive Mansion...

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Nigeria 2023 census: All you need to know and why it matters

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Nigeria 2023 census: All you need to know and why it matters

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia March 23, 2023 1

Full Text Nigeria dubbed the world’s most populous black nation, is set to conduct a population census...

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