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Claim that ECOWAS’ Lagos-Abidjan highway cost N167 billion is false

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Claim that ECOWAS’ Lagos-Abidjan highway cost N167 billion is false

Silas Jonathan March 4, 2022 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims that the cost for the ECOWAS 1,000 km Lagos-Abidjan highway is N167...

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Image doctored to claim pigs lay eggs in China

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Image doctored to claim pigs lay eggs in China

Silas Jonathan March 4, 2022 1

Claim: A user on Facebook claims China has implanted chicken organs in pigs to make them produce...

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Video of Hushpuppi lamenting his experience behind bar is deep fake

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Video of Hushpuppi lamenting his experience behind bar is deep fake

Muktar Balogun March 2, 2022 0

Claim: Tope Fasua, a Facebook user, shared a video of what appears to be Ramon Olorunwa Abbas,...

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Alleged internet fraudster, Hushpuppi, not Dead in US’ custody

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Alleged internet fraudster, Hushpuppi, not Dead in US’ custody

Uchenna Igwe March 1, 2022 0

Claim: Multiple reports claim that suspected fraudster, Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, is dead. There are no official...

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5 Facts you can share with your friends

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5 Facts you can share with your friends

Dubawa February 28, 2022 0

Obama did not unveil Rochas Okorocha’s 2023 presidential campaign banner A user on WhatsApp claims that Barack...

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Dubawa sends forth 2021 fact-checking fellows

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Dubawa sends forth 2021 fact-checking fellows

Silas Jonathan February 25, 2022 0

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), formerly Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ),  through...

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Foreign Affairs Ministry dismisses doctored press release on travel advisory

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Foreign Affairs Ministry dismisses doctored press release on travel advisory

Lois Ugbede February 24, 2022 0

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied issuing a press release that advised Nigerians against travelling to...

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Is there a recently discovered breakthrough cure for HIV?

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Is there a recently discovered breakthrough cure for HIV?

Lois Ugbede February 23, 2022 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims HIV now has a cure after using a novel stem cell transplant...

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How true is it that NIRSAL cannot trace its loan beneficiaries?

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How true is it that NIRSAL cannot trace its loan beneficiaries?

Muktar Balogun February 21, 2022 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims NIRSAL cannot trace those who took loans from it. Sources from NIRSAL...

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Nigerian government not planning to increase NYSC allowance to ₦45,000

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Nigerian government not planning to increase NYSC allowance to ₦45,000

Sunday Awosoro February 21, 2022 0

Claim: Multiple Facebook, Twitter users say the Federal Government of Nigeria is set to increase the NYSC...

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