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False! Warm water not antidote to diseases 

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False! Warm water not antidote to diseases 

Cole Praise May 20, 2024 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp broadcast message asserts that warm water cures many human diseases. Verdict: False. Although...

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Trafficking of Kush drug and its abuse in The Gambia and beyond

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Trafficking of Kush drug and its abuse in The Gambia and beyond

Yankuba Taal May 20, 2024 0

Introduction The abuse and trafficking of the drug called Kush in The Gambia presents a multifaceted challenge...

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False tweet claims eating plantain causes erectile dysfunction in men

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False tweet claims eating plantain causes erectile dysfunction in men

Babatunde Okunlola May 20, 2024 0

Claim: An X user posted that eating plantain causes erectile dysfunction in men if consumed frequently.   Verdict:...

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Nyocha Eziokwu: Iri Okporoko, ite urị ọnụ e ga-egbochi nwanyị ịtụrụ ime?

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Nyocha Eziokwu: Iri Okporoko, ite urị ọnụ e ga-egbochi nwanyị ịtụrụ ime?

Pascal Ibe May 15, 2024 0

Ihe E Kwuru: Na akụkọ Hohaa.com bipụtere na August 3, 2021, Ọkammụta Oladapo Ashiru, Onyeisi Academy of...

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Ìdáhùn sí ìbéèrè mẹ́rin lórí ooru àmúlàágùn t’ó gbòde kan

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Ìdáhùn sí ìbéèrè mẹ́rin lórí ooru àmúlàágùn t’ó gbòde kan

Damilare Ogunmekan May 14, 2024 0

Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn ló ń kérora ooru àmújù tí ó gbòde kan, tí oníkálukú sì ń fi àìdunú...

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Does taking antibiotics after unprotected sex prevent HIV? 

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Does taking antibiotics after unprotected sex prevent HIV? 

Raphael Obasiohia May 10, 2024 4

What are antibiotics and their uses? Conversations with some Nigerian youths have revealed a trending culture where...

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Irọ́! Kò sí òògùn kan pàtó fún àìsàn olóde

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Irọ́! Kò sí òògùn kan pàtó fún àìsàn olóde

Táíwò Adéyẹmí May 9, 2024 0

Àhẹ̀sọ: Aṣàmúlò TikTok kan wípé ọtí ìbílẹ̀ àti ẹfun le wo àìsàn olóde (measles). Ábájáde: Ìwádìí àti...

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Can Gonorrhea infect the eyes as portrayed by X user?

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Can Gonorrhea infect the eyes as portrayed by X user?

Funmilayo Babatunde May 7, 2024 0

Claim: An X user posted an image of a lady with a swollen eye purportedly infected with...

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True! Nigeria, first country to implement new meningitis vaccine, Men5CV

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True! Nigeria, first country to implement new meningitis vaccine, Men5CV

Nasir Abbas Babi May 3, 2024 1

Claim: An X user claimed that Nigeria is the inaugural nation globally to implement a new meningitis...

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True! Zobo drinks lower high blood pressure

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True! Zobo drinks lower high blood pressure

Idris Kamal Ibrahim May 3, 2024 0

Claim: A claim doing the rounds in most Hausa communities is that Zobo, a Hibiscus drink, can...

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