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Lungi Bridge: Is President Bio’s promise manifesto commitment or political aspiration?

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Lungi Bridge: Is President Bio’s promise manifesto commitment or political aspiration?

Benedict AbuBakarr Conteh August 3, 2025 0

When a claim surfaced that “The Lungi Bridge is not a manifesto commitment, rather, it is President...

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WhatsApp claims Nigeria has highest cancer rate, noodles reduce immunity, others  fact-checked

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WhatsApp claims Nigeria has highest cancer rate, noodles reduce immunity, others  fact-checked

Juliet Buna August 3, 2025 0

Claim: A Viral WhatsApp voice note featuring Dr. Frank Obi, who claimed to be from the Ministry...

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Beware of scams, FG not  giving N185,000 family support to Nigerians

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Beware of scams, FG not  giving N185,000 family support to Nigerians

Amarachi Onwuzulike August 3, 2025 8

Claim: A WhatsApp broadcast message claims the federal government has approved N185,000 to Nigerians for family support....

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Round-Up: Protest misinformation, WAFCON cup, Kyari’s arrest, other top claims verified this week

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Round-Up: Protest misinformation, WAFCON cup, Kyari’s arrest, other top claims verified this week

Miracle Akubuo August 3, 2025 0

Over the weeks, social media platforms have hosted a wide range of information, including false and misleading...

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Did Mali leader sign law to keep him in office indefinitely?

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Did Mali leader sign law to keep him in office indefinitely?

Patricia Sia Ngevao August 3, 2025 0

Claim: Mali’s transitional president, General Assimi Goïta, has signed a controversial law granting himself a five-year presidential...

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Trending video purporting ECOMOG soldiers landed in Makeni, false

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Trending video purporting ECOMOG soldiers landed in Makeni, false

Patricia Sia Ngevao August 3, 2025 0

Claim: A viral video circulating online claims that ECOMOG soldiers have landed in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone,...

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Inside Nigeria’s Amazon Clinic, run by a traditional birth attendant selling unapproved herbal mixtures

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Inside Nigeria’s Amazon Clinic, run by a traditional birth attendant selling unapproved herbal mixtures

Lademi Aborisade August 2, 2025 1

“I have a friend that Indomie (noodles) was removed from his heart” was the attention-catching statement of...

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ANALYSIS: Social media users deploy ethnic hate speech, disinformation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections

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ANALYSIS: Social media users deploy ethnic hate speech, disinformation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections

Raphael Obasiohia August 1, 2025 11

“This is just a tip of the iceberg to what will happen in 2027, if you animals...

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Inside Nigeria’s internet scam lingo used to promote scams, wins celebrated openly on X

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Inside Nigeria’s internet scam lingo used to promote scams, wins celebrated openly on X

Daniel Ojukwu August 1, 2025 0

The word choices leave the trend in plain sight for anyone armed with the right keywords. It...

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False! Eating garri, fufu, other fermented foods does not amount to taking alcohol

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False! Eating garri, fufu, other fermented foods does not amount to taking alcohol

Olaide Abioye August 1, 2025 0

Claim: X user @OurFavOnlineDoc claims that eating Garri, Fufu, Ogi, Eba, Bread, Yoghurt, and Cheese amounts to...

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