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#EndSARS: Is there provision for the UN to intervene if ongoing protests last 30 days?

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#EndSARS: Is there provision for the UN to intervene if ongoing protests last 30 days?

Silas Jonathan, Benedicta Akpede October 21, 2020 0

Claim: a user on Twitter claims that the United Nations constitution stipulates it to intervene in any...

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#EndSARS: A Little History and More

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#EndSARS: A Little History and More

Dubawa October 19, 2020 0

By Silas Jonathan  Recently, the hashtag #EndSARS, #EndSWAT and others – calling for an end to police...

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Fact-Checking Atiku’s Claims on 2021 Budget Proposal

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Fact-Checking Atiku’s Claims on 2021 Budget Proposal

Nurudeen Lawal October 16, 2020 0

Nigeria’s Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has issued a statement critiquing the 2021 Budget Proposal. The statement...

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SARS has been in existence since 1992, not a creation of PDP as claimed by APC scribe

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SARS has been in existence since 1992, not a creation of PDP as claimed by APC scribe

Taiwo Fatola October 14, 2020 0

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena, tweeted that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)...

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#EndSARS: Voting with stern voices, young people in Nigeria expel a dreaded police unit

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#EndSARS: Voting with stern voices, young people in Nigeria expel a dreaded police unit

Silas Jonathan October 14, 2020 1

Recently, the hashtag #EndSARS, and related others calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria became...

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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

Raheemat Adeniran October 12, 2020 0

Executive Summary In this piece, we examined 203 coronavirus-related fact-checks published by Dubawa and Africa Check since...

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Okonjo Iweala not appointed WTO DG yet

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Okonjo Iweala not appointed WTO DG yet

Qosim Suleiman October 9, 2020 0

An online medium ObserverTimes posted a story on its website that claims a former Nigerian Minister of...

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Fact-Checking Atiku’s Claims on Nigeria’s Foreign Debt, GDP Growth Between 1999 and 2007

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Fact-Checking Atiku’s Claims on Nigeria’s Foreign Debt, GDP Growth Between 1999 and 2007

Nurudeen Lawal October 9, 2020 0

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, claimed Nigeria paid off her external debt between 1999 and 2007. Mr....

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Fact-Checking Guide: Brief on Media Organisations on the Frontline of Combating Information Disorder in Nigeria

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Fact-Checking Guide: Brief on Media Organisations on the Frontline of Combating Information Disorder in Nigeria

Folarin Jamiu October 8, 2020 0

Introduction The first part of this research has documented the literature around information disorder in order to...

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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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