Health

Is burning paper soaked in honey repulsive for snakes? Snake in the Grass

Is burning paper soaked in honey repulsive for snakes?

Lois Ugbede, Uchenna Igwe December 8, 2021

Claim: Burning paper soaked in honey is repulsive to reptiles and will chase snakes away from houses...

Debunking the myth about children’s “unusual” growth of first teeth in upper jaw

Michael Olatunbosun December 3, 2021

Claim: There is a popular notion in many parts of the world that it is unusual for...

Can the mixture of salt, garlic put in different corners of your rooms eradicate wall geckos?

Nanji Nandang December 1, 2021

Claim: A viral message surfaced on WhatsApp urging Nigerians to put a mixture of salt and garlic...

Is Twitter user’s claim that intake of smoked or grilled food causes colorectal cancer true? Is it true that smoked or grilled food causes colorectal cancer

Is it true that smoked or grilled food causes colorectal cancer

Is Twitter user’s claim that intake of smoked or grilled food causes colorectal cancer true?

Funmilola Afolabi November 25, 2021

Claim: A Twitter User Femi (@Obaluaye_) claimed that smoked or grilled food contains mutagenic chemicals and cancerous...

How true is the claim that one can be allergic to semen? 25953-istock-938130790

How true is the claim that one can be allergic to semen?

Funmilola Afolabi November 14, 2021

Claim: A post made by Dr. Damian Avar (@therealsabidoctor) claimed that persons experiencing burning sensation, fever after...

Radiation from phone, not torchlight, causes gas explosion

Iyabode Olorunshola November 11, 2021

Claim: A post on Instablo9ja points to phone torchlight as the cause of a gas explosion that...

True! FG debited resident doctors after initially paying their residency allowance

Dare Akogun October 29, 2021

Claim: FG debited money paid to resident doctors to suspend strike The claim that the FG debited...

Does a woman’s brain shrink during pregnancy?

Funmilola Afolabi October 27, 2021

Claim: A Twitter user claims that a woman’s brain shrinks during pregnancy and needs up to six...

What is the relationship between shisha smoking and breast cancer? Hookah-vocab-smoke

What is the relationship between shisha smoking and breast cancer?

Funmilola Afolabi October 24, 2021

Claim: A Twitter user claimed that avoiding shisha could help prevent breast cancer. The claim that avoiding...

No evidence okra leaf causes hyper ovulation or makes one conceive twins

Leshi James October 20, 2021

Claim : Okra leaves can cause hyper ovulation and make one conceive twins or triplets . There...

Is burning paper soaked in honey repulsive for snakes?

Debunking the myth about children’s “unusual” growth of first teeth in upper jaw

Can the mixture of salt, garlic put in different corners of your rooms eradicate wall geckos?

Is Twitter user’s claim that intake of smoked or grilled food causes colorectal cancer true?

How true is the claim that one can be allergic to semen?

Radiation from phone, not torchlight, causes gas explosion

True! FG debited resident doctors after initially paying their residency allowance

Does a woman’s brain shrink during pregnancy?

What is the relationship between shisha smoking and breast cancer?

No evidence okra leaf causes hyper ovulation or makes one conceive twins

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One nest at a time: The march to save The Gambia’s green turtles

Yaudara ce! Bidiyon da ya shuhura na nuna dakarun Somaliya ne ba ‘yan bindiga a Najeriya ba

Bidiyon kungiyar ‘yan tawayen Amhara Fano na Ethiopia a ka yi amfani da shi wajen kwatanta matsalar tsaro a Najeriya

Bidiyon da aka nuna ‘yan ta’adda sun mamaye kasuwa a Zamfara yaudara ce