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Pictures of 2017 violence in Ibadan used to depict attack on SARS officers in Enugu burnt police station

Pictures of 2017 violence in Ibadan used to depict attack on SARS officers in Enugu

Samad Uthman October 19, 2020

Claim: That Gunmen attack SARS operatives in Enugu, killing six officers and many injured False Full Text...

These Are Victims Of Banditry In Kaduna, Not #EndSARS Protesters BANDITS

These Are Victims Of Banditry In Kaduna, Not #EndSARS Protesters

Kunle Adebajo October 16, 2020

Claim: A picture shared on Twitter, which shows about nine corpses lined on the floor, suggests that...

ASUU parody account engages Nigerian students in insensitive tweet

Qosim Suleiman October 12, 2020

The Vanguard Newspaper published a story on Thursday, October 8, that the Academic Staff Union of Universities...

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Zamfara gold deposit belongs to federal government, not state

Francis Arinze Iloani October 12, 2020

A twitter user claimed that gold deposits in Zamfara State belong to Zamfara State while Niger Delta...

Research: Media Organisations on the Frontline of Combating Information Disorder in Nigeria weekly newsletter

Research: Media Organisations on the Frontline of Combating Information Disorder in Nigeria

Dubawa October 12, 2020

By Folarin Jamiu In August, Dubawa published the first part of a two-series research paper that essentially...

Establishment of Entrepreneurial Agency Claim by Akeredolu a Hoax Rotimi-Akeredolu

Establishment of Entrepreneurial Agency Claim by Akeredolu a Hoax

Vivian Chime October 9, 2020

Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, APC candidate, claims his administration established Ondo entrepreneurial agency. Full Text In the run up...

How true is Akeredolu’s claim his administration started bitumen exploration in Nigeria? A-combo-photo-of-governor-Rotimi-Akeredolu-and-Eyitayo-Jegede-take-part-in-a-governorship-debate-in-Akure

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How true is Akeredolu’s claim his administration started bitumen exploration in Nigeria?

Qosim Suleiman October 9, 2020

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State claimed his administration started bitumen exploration in Ondo state. True. Governor...

Okonjo Iweala not appointed WTO DG yet Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Okonjo Iweala not appointed WTO DG yet

Qosim Suleiman October 9, 2020

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

Frivolous post claims being ex-convict is requirement to join SARS

Lateef Sanni October 9, 2020

“#WarOnSars is a very big issue ooo. Imagine having ex-convicts as criteria for joining the force 🤦‍♂️...

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

Nurudeen Lawal October 9, 2020

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

Pictures of 2017 violence in Ibadan used to depict attack on SARS officers in Enugu

These Are Victims Of Banditry In Kaduna, Not #EndSARS Protesters

ASUU parody account engages Nigerian students in insensitive tweet

Zamfara gold deposit belongs to federal government, not state

Establishment of Entrepreneurial Agency Claim by Akeredolu a Hoax

How true is Akeredolu’s claim his administration started bitumen exploration in Nigeria?

Okonjo Iweala not appointed WTO DG yet

Frivolous post claims being ex-convict is requirement to join SARS

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

Economy

Electricity subsidy removal, heart disease remedy, other claims fact-checked this week

Viral claim about ‘Hisbah chief with police ADC,’ misleading

Contrary to Obi’s claim, FG has not removed electricity subsidy

Does regular sex prevent heart disease?