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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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Doubting Covid-19 Data: An Analysis of Comments on NCDC Daily Tweets on Rising New Confirmed Cases

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Doubting Covid-19 Data: An Analysis of Comments on NCDC Daily Tweets on Rising New Confirmed Cases

Raheemat Adeniran January 5, 2021 0

Summary With the recent hike in the number of new covid-19 infections, there are concerns about a...

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The Place of Satire in Nigerian journalism

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The Place of Satire in Nigerian journalism

Qosim Suleiman November 24, 2020 0

Satire is a genre of literature usually written with humour to ridicule or make fun of vices...

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Did President Buhari sign a new Police bill to allow officers arrest without a warrant? Yes!

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Did President Buhari sign a new Police bill to allow officers arrest without a warrant? Yes!

Benedicta Akpede October 6, 2020 0

A Twitter user claims that President Buhari has signed a new police bill that grants police officers...

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Fact-checking attacks on Zulum and the misleading video in circulation

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Fact-checking attacks on Zulum and the misleading video in circulation

Samad Uthman October 5, 2020 0

A TWITTER user @von_Bismarck uploaded a video clip of a tense atmosphere, showing a face-off between two...

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League Of COVID-19 skeptics: Trump’s positive result completes the quorum

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League Of COVID-19 skeptics: Trump’s positive result completes the quorum

Silas Jonathan October 5, 2020 0

The world woke up on Friday 2nd October 2020 to the biggest news of the Covid era...

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Does groundnut cause pimples as sometimes claimed?

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Does groundnut cause pimples as sometimes claimed?

Atinuke Seun-Ige October 2, 2020 1

Groundnuts, very rich in protein and oil  are also rich in the vitamins niacin, folate, pantothenic acid,...

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Nigeria@60: Did India really beat Nigeria 99-1 in a football match?

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Nigeria@60: Did India really beat Nigeria 99-1 in a football match?

Lateef Sanni October 2, 2020 1

It is safe to say most people born into a Nigerian home are born into a thousand...

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The use of ‘Air Doctor’ virus blockers as protection against COVID-19, how effective are they?

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The use of ‘Air Doctor’ virus blockers as protection against COVID-19, how effective are they?

Alao Abiodun October 2, 2020 0

Of recent, many notable personalities and political figures around the world go about their respective public functions...

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Nigeria@60: How true is claim that Flora Shaw, British journalist, coined the name Nigeria?

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Nigeria@60: How true is claim that Flora Shaw, British journalist, coined the name Nigeria?

Francis Arinze Iloani October 1, 2020 0

… ‘Nigeria’ suggested 123yrs ago for ‘Niger Area’ … ‘Niger Area’ named ‘Nigeria’ 106yrs ago

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