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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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Kòsí àrídájú pé èso jínjà, ewé efinrin le pa kòkòrò aìfojúrí lára

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Kòsí àrídájú pé èso jínjà, ewé efinrin le pa kòkòrò aìfojúrí lára

Táíwò Adéyẹmí May 2, 2024 0

Àhẹ̀sọ: Fọ́nrán kan lójú òpó Facebook ṣàlàyé pé èso atale àti ewé efinrin le wo àrùn kòkòrò...

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Is surrogacy illegal in Nigeria?

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Is surrogacy illegal in Nigeria?

Lademi Aborisade April 30, 2024 0

Claim: A Human Rights lawyer asserts that surrogacy is illegal in Nigeria. Verdict: Misleading. Experts say that...

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Addressing patient pressure for antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance

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Addressing patient pressure for antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance

Nasir Abbas Babi April 29, 2024 0

Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global health concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified...

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FALSE! FGM has profound health implications for women and girls

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FALSE! FGM has profound health implications for women and girls

Nelson Manneh April 24, 2024 0

Claim: A religious leader in The Gambia, Imam Abdoulie Fatty, asserted that female genital mutilation (FGM) has...

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Misleading! Neem plants do not work as contraceptives for unwanted pregnancy

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Misleading! Neem plants do not work as contraceptives for unwanted pregnancy

Lilian Adaora Udodi April 24, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook posted that neem plant extract can serve as a form of contraceptive for unwanted...

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Can Vaseline cause breast cancer, as posited by X user?

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Can Vaseline cause breast cancer, as posited by X user?

Funmilayo Babatunde April 22, 2024 0

Claim: An X user posited that Vaseline contains chemicals that cause breast cancer, age skin quickly and...

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Can onion juice cure baldness, as posited by X user?

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Can onion juice cure baldness, as posited by X user?

Lademi Aborisade April 19, 2024 0

Claim:  Onion can be used to grow hair for bald people. Verdict: MISLEADING. Studies have shown that...

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Kalubale da mata ke fuskanta masu alaka da lafiyarsu

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Kalubale da mata ke fuskanta masu alaka da lafiyarsu

Lademi Aborisade April 17, 2024 0

Cikakken Sakon Wata na tuni da mata a da ake bikinsa a kasashe da dama na duniya...

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Facebook user’s remedy for managing miscarriages, spotting during pregnancy, false!

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Facebook user’s remedy for managing miscarriages, spotting during pregnancy, false!

Lilian Adaora Udodi April 15, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user recently alleged in a post that tender guava leaves are a remedy for...

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