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FACT CHECK: Did Zulum celebrate Salah with Borno’s ‘poorest’ ? Professor Babagana Umara Zulum

FACT CHECK: Did Zulum celebrate Salah with Borno’s ‘poorest’ ?

Ifedayo Ogunyemi August 10, 2020

A viral message, which emanated from Whatsapp and was later posted on the Facebook page of a...

Weekly Newsletter on the Ongoing Infodemic: August 9, 2020

Dubawa August 9, 2020

By Silas Jonathan Are fact-checkers at the brim of COVID-19 vaccine-related misinformation? When Stella Immanuel, a doctor,...

EXPLAINER: Five reasons you should be involved in your children’s media consumption and how Children viewing laptops 2

EXPLAINER: Five reasons you should be involved in your children’s media consumption and how

Francis Arinze Iloani August 7, 2020

It is almost impossible for parents to completely monitor their children over the media they consume in...

Did Abdulwahab, an ex-Boko Haram insurgent, say he killed many Christians? Repentant Boko Haram members

Did Abdulwahab, an ex-Boko Haram insurgent, say he killed many Christians?

Adedayo Adelowo August 6, 2020

An online news medium “ecocitynews” on August 2, 2020 published a story in which a Boko Haram...

Factcheck: Does FIRS retain 40% of stamp duty revenues? FIRS building

Factcheck: Does FIRS retain 40% of stamp duty revenues?

Francis Arinze Iloani August 5, 2020

A twitter handle claimed in a recent tweet that revenue collecting agencies in Nigeria retain 40 per...

Access To Education: Does Nigeria have 14 million out of school children?

Arit Effanga August 5, 2020

The latest out-of-school figures prove that although Nigeria is still far from attaining public access to quality...

Is there evidence for Governor Masari’s claim that political enemies of APC are sponsors of Boko Haram ?

Aliyu Dahiru August 4, 2020

The Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, recently claimed that enemies of the All Progressives Party (APC), the...

FACTCHECK: Akpabio and the 60% NDDC debate – where lay the facts? Akpabio

FACTCHECK: Akpabio and the 60% NDDC debate – where lay the facts?

Francis Arinze Iloani August 3, 2020

The Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, claimed in a recent statement published on...

Factcheck: Did NDDC construct this bridge for N2.3bn in Bayelsa community? Ebelebe bridge 2

Factcheck: Did NDDC construct this bridge for N2.3bn in Bayelsa community?

Francis Arinze Iloani August 3, 2020

Viral messages circulating on news platforms and WhatsApp (see screenshot below) claim that the Niger Delta Development...

COVID-19: Prescription claiming hydroxychloroquine, other drugs potent as covid-19 cure not approved by U.S FDA

Adedayo Adelowo August 3, 2020

A WhatsApp message which circulated recently claimed that the US’ Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has approved...

Dubawa

FACT CHECK: Did Zulum celebrate Salah with Borno’s ‘poorest’ ?

EXPLAINER: Five reasons you should be involved in your children’s media consumption and how

Did Abdulwahab, an ex-Boko Haram insurgent, say he killed many Christians?

Factcheck: Does FIRS retain 40% of stamp duty revenues?

Access To Education: Does Nigeria have 14 million out of school children?

Is there evidence for Governor Masari’s claim that political enemies of APC are sponsors of Boko Haram ?

FACTCHECK: Akpabio and the 60% NDDC debate – where lay the facts?

Factcheck: Did NDDC construct this bridge for N2.3bn in Bayelsa community?

COVID-19: Prescription claiming hydroxychloroquine, other drugs potent as covid-19 cure not approved by U.S FDA

Economy

Weekly Round-Up: Five trending claims DUBAWA verified this week

What you need to know about 2026 supplementary voter registration in Gambia

DUBAWA, DAIDAC’s 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and OSINT fellowship commence with 13 journalists

FG ban on “Dr” prefix for honorary degree holders, incomplete