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Is there a recently discovered breakthrough cure for HIV?

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Is there a recently discovered breakthrough cure for HIV?

Lois Ugbede February 23, 2022 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims HIV now has a cure after using a novel stem cell transplant...

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PDP did not win all council seats at FCT elections as claimed by this Twitter user

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PDP did not win all council seats at FCT elections as claimed by this Twitter user

Uchenna Igwe February 23, 2022 0

Claim: A twitter user claims that the PDP won all chairmanship and councillor seats at the 2022...

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Nigerian government not planning to increase NYSC allowance to ₦45,000

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Nigerian government not planning to increase NYSC allowance to ₦45,000

Sunday Awosoro February 21, 2022 0

Claim: Multiple Facebook, Twitter users say the Federal Government of Nigeria is set to increase the NYSC...

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Claims and Counterclaims by President Bio and Former President Koroma on West Africa Power Pool Project – Here is what you need to know

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Claims and Counterclaims by President Bio and Former President Koroma on West Africa Power Pool Project – Here is what you need to know

Alie Tarawally February 15, 2022 3

On the 23rd December, 2021 President Julius Maada Bio and his delegation were in Kenema in the...

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Nigerian hospitals not offering free DNA tests

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Nigerian hospitals not offering free DNA tests

Sodiq Ojuroungbe February 11, 2022 0

Claim: A Facebook post quoted the Health Minister to have said that government hospitals across the country...

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Is teething really a sickness? Here is all you need to know

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Is teething really a sickness? Here is all you need to know

Lois Ugbede February 10, 2022 1

“Why is it that once a child is four months old and above, every sickness is linked...

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Old picture recirculated to claim new set of ritualists arrested in Ogun

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Old picture recirculated to claim new set of ritualists arrested in Ogun

Sodiq Ojuroungbe February 5, 2022 0

Since the arrest of the boys, there have been hot debates on social media regarding parenting and...

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How does consumption of soft drinks cause erectile dysfunction?

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How does consumption of soft drinks cause erectile dysfunction?

Lois Ugbede February 4, 2022 0

“The girl almost left the guy, he’s always drinking coke and can’t perform”, says a  Nigerian lady...

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NYSC not holding January 2022 allowance of corps members

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NYSC not holding January 2022 allowance of corps members

Sodiq Ojuroungbe January 27, 2022 5

Claim: A post, widely circulated on WhatsApp, suggests that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has put...

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The Sierra Leone football team did not travel by boat to Cameroon for #AFCON2021 as claimed by Football World

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The Sierra Leone football team did not travel by boat to Cameroon for #AFCON2021 as claimed by Football World

Alie Tarawally January 21, 2022 0

Claim: A popular Facebook page named Football World claimed that the Sierra Leone national team arrived in...

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