Does sleeping without light help fight disease, boost intelligence?

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Does sleeping without light help fight disease, boost intelligence?

Rahaman Abiola September 1, 2021 0

Claim: A frequently shared WhatsApp message claims that sleeping at night without light helps to fight disease...

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Saudi Arabia’s flag was hoisted in NEMA office but it had nothing to do with Islamisation

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Saudi Arabia’s flag was hoisted in NEMA office but it had nothing to do with Islamisation

Iyabode Olorunshola, Silas Jonathan August 31, 2021 0

Claim: A screenshot of Nigeria’s National Flag and NEMA flag alongside the Saudi Arabian Flag is making...

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University of Oslo not offering fully funded scholarship as claimed in viral WhatsApp message

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University of Oslo not offering fully funded scholarship as claimed in viral WhatsApp message

Faith Adeoye August 30, 2021 1

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims Oslo University is offering a fully funded scholarship to study free...

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Did President Bio pledge a $200 million donation to Haiti?

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Did President Bio pledge a $200 million donation to Haiti?

Jane B Mansaray August 30, 2021 0

Claim: Social media users claim Global Times newspaper had reported that President Bio pledged a $200 million...

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Video depicting Boko haram invaded Jos false

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Video depicting Boko haram invaded Jos false

Nanji Nandang August 30, 2021 0

Claim: A video surfaced on Twitter with the claim that Boko Haram insurgents and bandits have invaded...

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A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the aspects of truth and falsehood in recent...

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Kano govt claims its first lady did not ‘anoint’ a successor to Ganduje, but here’s what we found out

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Kano govt claims its first lady did not ‘anoint’ a successor to Ganduje, but here’s what we found out

Mohammed Dahiru Lawal August 29, 2021 2

Claim: The Kano State Government, through the Commissioner for Information, has denied stories widely reported across media platforms...

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Facebook post claiming N-power released names of shortlisted candidates true

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Facebook post claiming N-power released names of shortlisted candidates true

Leshi James August 29, 2021 0

Claim: A Facebook page posted on August 24th that N-power has started shortlisting its candidates. This claim...

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How Google, Facebook are changing news sourcing, monitoring patterns in digital media age

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How Google, Facebook are changing news sourcing, monitoring patterns in digital media age

Rahaman Abiola August 29, 2021 0

The technological evolution over recent years has drastically ushered in a surge of massive changes in the...

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Nine things you need to know about Kaduna’s electronic voting system deployed for LG elections

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Nine things you need to know about Kaduna’s electronic voting system deployed for LG elections

Lami Sadiq August 29, 2021 0

In 2018, Kaduna State became the first state in Nigeria to conduct an election using an electronic...

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