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How true are claims by UI professors vying to become next VC of the premier university? University-of-Ibadan-1

How true are claims by UI professors vying to become next VC of the premier university?

Ifedayo Ogunyemi September 29, 2020

THE CLAIMS UI currently ranks among 400-500 higher education institutions in the world and 1st in Africa. ...

A ticklish website offers freebies for people to stay home, then invades users’ privacy Key on a computer keyboard for fact checking statements

A ticklish website offers freebies for people to stay home, then invades users’ privacy

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi September 29, 2020

Information circulating across WhatsApp groups claims that a free N4, 000 and 1000GB internet data is available...

What is phishing and how can you protect yourself from phishing attacks?

Qosim Suleiman September 28, 2020

Phishing is a cybercrime in which targets are contacted by email, telephone, or text message by someone...

Four simple Ways of Fact Checking Without Using the Internet digital

Four simple Ways of Fact Checking Without Using the Internet

Michelle Agoh September 28, 2020

In this digital age, fact checking has been made very easy with the features of the internet....

Twitter user claims Obasanjo inherited $3bn in foreign reserve but how true is this?

Nelly Kalu September 28, 2020

A twitter user, Chijioke, claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo inherited $3bn and left $54bn in foreign...

These Are Not Pictures Of IPOB News Studio In South Africa ipob studio

These Are Not Pictures Of IPOB News Studio In South Africa

Kunle Adebajo September 28, 2020

Two pictures were recently shared on Twitter claiming to show a news studio belonging to the Indigenous...

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

Dubawa September 28, 2020

By Raji Rasaki A study by Cheruiyot et al. (2018) observes that literature on fact-checking in Africa...

Is there going to be a chip inserted in humans as part of COVID-19 vaccination? No!

Lois Ugbede September 26, 2020

A viral video on social media with a message claims there is a warning against coronavirus microchip...

Blogger’s claim that Nigerian Police officers round up IPOB members is false Indigenous-People-of-Biafra-IPOB

Blogger’s claim that Nigerian Police officers round up IPOB members is false

Vivian Chime September 25, 2020

A Facebook blogger, IGBO NDI OMA TV, posted a video claiming that Nigerian police officers were going...

Demystifying the lore that you’re being visited by demon when you wake but unable to move

Atinuke Seun-Ige September 25, 2020

From time immemorial, there has been the assumption and belief that when someone, though awake from sleep,...

How true are claims by UI professors vying to become next VC of the premier university?

A ticklish website offers freebies for people to stay home, then invades users’ privacy

What is phishing and how can you protect yourself from phishing attacks?

Four simple Ways of Fact Checking Without Using the Internet

Twitter user claims Obasanjo inherited $3bn in foreign reserve but how true is this?

These Are Not Pictures Of IPOB News Studio In South Africa

Is there going to be a chip inserted in humans as part of COVID-19 vaccination? No!

Blogger’s claim that Nigerian Police officers round up IPOB members is false

Demystifying the lore that you’re being visited by demon when you wake but unable to move

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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?