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Altered news images about Tinubu’s NYSC allowance reduction, trends on WhatsApp

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Altered news images about Tinubu’s NYSC allowance reduction, trends on WhatsApp

Phillip Anjorin May 31, 2023 0

Claim: Several graphics shared on users’ WhatsApp statuses claimed that President Bola Tinubu plans to reduce the...

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To promote content, verified Twitter account mislead followers with Lagos’ billionaire claim

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To promote content, verified Twitter account mislead followers with Lagos’ billionaire claim

Phillip Anjorin May 16, 2023 0

Claim: A Twitter user claimed 6000 billionaires reside in Lagos state. Verdict: FALSE. The claim is inaccurate....

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Old, unrelated image used to describe Anambra road construction

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Old, unrelated image used to describe Anambra road construction

Ikechukwu Oyemike April 21, 2023 0

Claim: Facebook users shared an image allegedly of Okpoko Road to commend the Anambra State government.    Verdict:...

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Hoax! Ecobank is not running any subsidy reward scheme

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Hoax! Ecobank is not running any subsidy reward scheme

Gloria Wleh April 13, 2023 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message says Ecobank rewards its clients in the “National Government with an $8000...

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Nigeria’s Finance Minister lied in claiming country’s VAT rate lowest in the world

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Nigeria’s Finance Minister lied in claiming country’s VAT rate lowest in the world

Ogar Monday April 3, 2023 0

Claim: Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, recently claimed that the country’s 7.5% VAT rate is the...

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President Weah’s Executive Order versus the Liberian Code of Conduct

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President Weah’s Executive Order versus the Liberian Code of Conduct

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 30, 2023 0

President George Oppong Weah has courted huge controversy in Liberia after he demanded the resignations of public...

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President Bio commissioned a new terminal, not a new airport 

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President Bio commissioned a new terminal, not a new airport 

Foday Moriba Conteh March 28, 2023 1

CLAIM: The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has commissioned a brand New Freetown International Airport...

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Misleading to suggest Weah increased Armed Forces of Liberia budget by US$4 million in 2022 fiscal year

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• Liberia

Misleading to suggest Weah increased Armed Forces of Liberia budget by US$4 million in 2022 fiscal year

Gloria Wleh March 23, 2023 0

Claim: The Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) claimed that “President George Weah increased the...

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Assessing Weah’s claim to fame as “Feminist-in-Chief” and the cry of women in Liberia

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Assessing Weah’s claim to fame as “Feminist-in-Chief” and the cry of women in Liberia

Dubawa March 23, 2023 0

In October 2018, Liberian leader George Weah declared himself “Liberia’s Feminist-in-Chief.”  By that declaration, the Executive Mansion...

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Nigeria 2023 census: All you need to know and why it matters

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Nigeria 2023 census: All you need to know and why it matters

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia March 23, 2023 1

Full Text Nigeria dubbed the world’s most populous black nation, is set to conduct a population census...

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