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Desmond Elliot and the thesis on godfathers

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Desmond Elliot and the thesis on godfathers

Michelle Agoh September 23, 2020 0

A viral post on Twitter and online news websites, PM News Nigeria and All Naija Entertainment, claimed...

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WhatsApp Video Claims Interpol Uncovered £20M In Obaseki’s UK Account But This Is False

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WhatsApp Video Claims Interpol Uncovered £20M In Obaseki’s UK Account But This Is False

Aliyu Dahiru September 23, 2020 0

A video circulating on WhatsApp claims that Interpol uncovers £20 million Edo State Funds in Governor Godwin...

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No, These Are Not Pictures of a Pregnant, Nursing Girl From Jos

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No, These Are Not Pictures of a Pregnant, Nursing Girl From Jos

Aliyu Dahiru September 22, 2020 0

Two pictures of young girls in which one of them appears pregnant and the other is holding...

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No Evidence That A Soldier Who Shot Senior Officer Was a Member of Boko Haram

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No Evidence That A Soldier Who Shot Senior Officer Was a Member of Boko Haram

Aliyu Dahiru September 22, 2020 0

A Facebook page with the name Datti Assalafy claims that a soldier, Uzonna Maduabuchi, who shot his...

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TRUE! Oxford University Press has made some books free for all online

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TRUE! Oxford University Press has made some books free for all online

Ifedayo Ogunyemi September 22, 2020 0

Oxford University Press has made all of their CSEC and CAPE textbooks freely available for online reading!...

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#QuickChecks: Edo Election

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#QuickChecks: Edo Election

Dubawa September 22, 2020 0

1. A Facebook user claims that Obaseki has emerged victorious in his polling unit.  Nasir Ayitogo, a...

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#QuickChecks: Edo Election

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#QuickChecks: Edo Election

Dubawa September 22, 2020 0

1. PDP Vanguard, tweeted using its twitter handle, @PDPVanguard, a photo of Former APC National Chairman, Adams...

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Did the Nigerian Government Ban Sachet alcohol?

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Did the Nigerian Government Ban Sachet alcohol?

Michelle Agoh September 21, 2020 0

Popular Nigerian newspaper, PunchNG published on the 13th of August 2020 a story in which it claimed...

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Impact of Fact-Checking Training on the Nigerian Journalists to mitigate the spread of mis/disinformation

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Impact of Fact-Checking Training on the Nigerian Journalists to mitigate the spread of mis/disinformation

Raji Rasaki September 21, 2020 2

Abstract Despite huge investment that has gone into the training and capacity building of local journalists by...

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#EdoDecides2020: The truths, lies and permutations in crucial election

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#EdoDecides2020: The truths, lies and permutations in crucial election

Dubawa September 21, 2020 0

Since 2018, Dubawa has been implementing comprehensive plans that utilize expertise from election observers deployed across the...

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