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Four questions to ask when consuming information online media literarcy

Four questions to ask when consuming information online

Funmilola Afolabi August 24, 2021

The information age also known as the jet age has brought a significant increase in available sources...

Marburg virus: What you need to know about Disease recently detected in West Africa marburg virus disease nigeria

Marburg virus: What you need to know about Disease recently detected in West Africa

Faith Adeoye August 24, 2021

On Monday, August 9, 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed the first case of Marburg virus...

No evidence mixture of kerosene and Insecticide kill head lice headlice kerosine treatment

No evidence mixture of kerosene and Insecticide kill head lice

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 24, 2021

Claim: Viral reports claimed home remedies such as insecticides, kerosene mixed with substances like camphor kill head...

A drop in female contestants and other things to know about forthcoming Anambra Gubernatorial Elections

Silas Jonathan August 18, 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has slated November 6th for the highly anticipated 2021 Anambra election....

Pegasus: All you need to know about spyware that could erode your phone privacy despite encryption

Silas Jonathan, Maxine Danso August 18, 2021

Pegasus is a sophisticated spyware developed by the Israeli cyber-arms firm NSO Group that can be discreetly...

Would drinking okra water in the morning treat your diabetes? okra water diabetes

Would drinking okra water in the morning treat your diabetes?

Funmilola Afolabi August 18, 2021

Claim: Drinking okra water first thing in the morning treats diabetes. The claim that drinking okra water...

Sierra Leone’s Historian Professor Joe A. D. Alie is NOT dead!

John-John Whitfield August 18, 2021

Claim: Several social media posts claim that one of Sierra Leone’s historians, Professor Joe A. D. Alie,...

Does eating food in plastic containers cause different types of cancer? plastic-cause-cancer

Does eating food in plastic containers cause different types of cancer?

Michael Olatunbosun August 17, 2021

Claim: A picture appeared recently on both WhatsApp and Facebook claiming that American Doctors Association gave out...

Niger Delta Militants did not attack, kill Nigerian Navy officers as claimed Niger-Delta-Militants

Niger Delta Militants did not attack, kill Nigerian Navy officers as claimed

Uchenna Igwe August 16, 2021

Claim: A viral report claims that militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, attacked and killed Nigerian Navy officers...

How to Avoid Sharing Misinformation

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle August 16, 2021

Misinformation is one of the most popular information disorder terminologies and the one that is most widely...

Four questions to ask when consuming information online

Marburg virus: What you need to know about Disease recently detected in West Africa

No evidence mixture of kerosene and Insecticide kill head lice

A drop in female contestants and other things to know about forthcoming Anambra Gubernatorial Elections

Pegasus: All you need to know about spyware that could erode your phone privacy despite encryption

Would drinking okra water in the morning treat your diabetes?

Sierra Leone’s Historian Professor Joe A. D. Alie is NOT dead!

Does eating food in plastic containers cause different types of cancer?

Niger Delta Militants did not attack, kill Nigerian Navy officers as claimed

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Round-Up: Claims spotlight Sokoto, terrorism this week

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No evidence viral video shows Zamfara residents fleeing bandit attack, recent

Old video of abducted Kano Police Academy official reshared as recent