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Olaxash’s Oshole for internet fraudsters: Eight key takeaways from DUBAWA’s investigation

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Olaxash’s Oshole for internet fraudsters: Eight key takeaways from DUBAWA’s investigation

Phillip Anjorin September 16, 2025 0

On September 14, 2025, DUBAWA published an investigation exposing a thriving public trade in spiritual charms that...

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Despite forbidding laws, Nigerian graduate openly markets charms for internet fraudsters on TikTok 

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Despite forbidding laws, Nigerian graduate openly markets charms for internet fraudsters on TikTok 

Phillip Anjorin September 14, 2025 0

A young entrepreneur openly peddles ancient spiritual charms on TikTok, promising success to internet fraudsters. DUBAWA investigates...

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Seychelles holds Africa’s most powerful passport, not South Africa

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Seychelles holds Africa’s most powerful passport, not South Africa

Phillip Anjorin September 10, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user shared a screenshot of an X user who said South Africa’s passport is...

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No, Dollar was not N1,900 before Tinubu became president

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No, Dollar was not N1,900 before Tinubu became president

Amarachi Onwuzulike September 6, 2025 0

Claim: President Tinubu stated that the dollar was N1,900 when he assumed office in May 2023, and...

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Sanwoolu’s aide recirculates video of Obi saying he lifted 439m people from poverty

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Sanwoolu’s aide recirculates video of Obi saying he lifted 439m people from poverty

Phillip Anjorin September 6, 2025 0

Claim: Peter Obi supposedly said he pulled 439 million people out of poverty in a video shared...

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Misleading! Francis Tucker’s helicopter dream, not Tucker, is 34 years old

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Misleading! Francis Tucker’s helicopter dream, not Tucker, is 34 years old

Patrick Samura August 30, 2025 0

CLAIM: A Facebook post by Born 2 Blog claims that Francis Tucker, a Sierra Leonean inventor, is...

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Apps, pimps and algorithms: How technology is advancing Nigeria’s digital sex trade

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Apps, pimps and algorithms: How technology is advancing Nigeria’s digital sex trade

Juliet Buna August 29, 2025 0

She sat at the edge of a bar stool, tired eyes scanning the busy bar in Mokola,...

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Will Nigerians earning about N800,000 yearly pay 20% personal income tax?

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Will Nigerians earning about N800,000 yearly pay 20% personal income tax?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 25, 2025 0

Claim: Popular blogger Tunde Ednut recently claimed that the federal government of Nigeria has placed a 20%...

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PURA backlash and the new data regulation

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PURA backlash and the new data regulation

Dawda Baldeh August 24, 2025 0

The Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) of The Gambia is facing significant public backlash after announcing a...

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Misleading! The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission did not receive over $1 million budgetary increment for the first time 

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Misleading! The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission did not receive over $1 million budgetary increment for the first time 

Gloria Wleh August 22, 2025 0

Claim: An official of the Liberian government says, “For the first time, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC)’s budget...

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