Media Literacy
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Alexandra: Scammers extort millions using 9-year-old girl as bait
By Phillip Anjorin and Silas Jonathan Anyone with an iota of compassion will feel pity for Alexandra. On several social…
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EkitiDecides2022: Meet the top candidates aspiring to be governor
Out of a total 16 candidates, there are 14 male and two females. Judging from pre-election activities and debate, here…
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EkitiDecides2022: Six new changes to electoral act that will be implemented
Ahead of the Ekiti state governorship election, this article highlights changes to the electoral act and the 2022 election regulations…
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Beware, not all online trends are driven by humans
It is scary that not all trends on social media are authentic. While this fact may be unsettling, the last…
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Pictures on Facebook depicting sexual molestation of a lady is new hackers scheme
Empathy and a dose of curiosity pushed Oredola Victoria to check the story section of one Chimex Victor, a Facebook…
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Preventing the next “Dominion” Fake Certificate Saga; How to identify fake universities offering degrees
The past few weeks have been swamped by the trending topic of fake degrees in Sierra Leone after a so-called…
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How scammers pose as Zenith Bank’s Twitter help page to defraud unsuspecting customers
However, just minutes later, after having given out his financial details and was expecting a solution, he received a debit…
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A sophisticated network of fraudsters pose as Vanguard news website to swindle users
On facebook, there is a page, Organic Terrain, that is used by scammers to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.…
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TangleBot: New text message-based malware capable of defrauding Android users
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently announced the existence of a new high-risk, a critical and short messaging service-based malware…
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2022: Three Key Areas To Expect Misinformation in Nigeria
For most fact-checkers, 2021 is not a year to forget so quickly. It was the year they saw a plethora…
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