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Bẹẹni! Eniyan lè máa jẹun dáadáa kí ó sì ní ọgbẹ́-inú 

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Bẹẹni! Eniyan lè máa jẹun dáadáa kí ó sì ní ọgbẹ́-inú 

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo October 24, 2022 0

Àhesọ: Ènìyàn tó bá jẹun dáadáa, kò lè ní ọgbẹ́-inú.  Aṣinilọ́nà ní àhesọ yìí: Botilẹjẹpe bí ènìyàn...

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Buhari’s figure on Nigeria’s vaccination rate inaccurate

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Buhari’s figure on Nigeria’s vaccination rate inaccurate

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo October 19, 2022 1

President Muhammadu Buhari said that 38.7 million, representing 35 per cent of total eligible Nigerians targeted for...

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Yes! You can be a big eater and still have peptic ulcer

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Yes! You can be a big eater and still have peptic ulcer

Lois Ugbede October 4, 2022 2

Many people get this bacterial infection as a child, but it rarely develops into a peptic ulcer...

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Beware, pneumonia is not caused by cold

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Beware, pneumonia is not caused by cold

Lois Ugbede September 15, 2022 1

There are over 30 different causes of pneumonia but they have been grouped into four types; bacterial,...

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Is it true these five home remedies trigger abortion of unwanted pregnancy?

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Is it true these five home remedies trigger abortion of unwanted pregnancy?

Muktar Balogun September 14, 2022 0

United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency revealed that nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million...

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How true is claim babies can be grown in a bag instead of womb?

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How true is claim babies can be grown in a bag instead of womb?

Lois Ugbede August 26, 2022 1

Claim: A Facebook user claims babies can be grown in a bag.  Babies cannot be grown in...

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Recurring conspiracy theory claims COVID-19 vaccines infect users with HIV

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Recurring conspiracy theory claims COVID-19 vaccines infect users with HIV

Lois Ugbede August 26, 2022 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message and image links HIV to COVID-19 and smallpox vaccines Our findings show...

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Claim broccoli prevents or cure breast cancer is misleading

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Claim broccoli prevents or cure breast cancer is misleading

Lois Ugbede August 15, 2022 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims broccoli can prevent and cure breast cancer.  While it is true...

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Fact-checking several claims on causes of kidney disease

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Fact-checking several claims on causes of kidney disease

Muktar Balogun August 9, 2022 1

Claim: A Facebook user shared a post with several claims on the functionality of the kidney and...

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Beware! Oral sex can cause throat cancer

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Beware! Oral sex can cause throat cancer

Lois Ugbede August 8, 2022 0

Claim: Oral sex can lead to throat cancer. Our findings reveal that the HPV which causes cervical,...

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