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Beware! The advertised N-Power stage two shortlist portal is a scam

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Beware! The advertised N-Power stage two shortlist portal is a scam

Qosim Suleiman September 7, 2020 0

A portal, https://npower-fmhds-gov-ng.web.app/, recently surfaced on WhatsApp, claiming that Npower has shortlisted applicants for its second stage...

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Still no date on school reopening! Government disclaims media reporting

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Still no date on school reopening! Government disclaims media reporting

Qosim Suleiman September 7, 2020 0

Reports on various online platforms in Nigeria suggest that the Federal Government has ordered the reopening of...

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Why did Samsung and MTN beat a hurried retreat after garnering kudos on social media for COVID public service?

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Why did Samsung and MTN beat a hurried retreat after garnering kudos on social media for COVID public service?

Lateef Sanni September 3, 2020 0

WhatsApp Message claims that MTN AND Samsung donate 500 smartphones and free data to isolation centres. There...

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No NBS records show 96% of mosques without bank accounts

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No NBS records show 96% of mosques without bank accounts

Francis Arinze Iloani September 3, 2020 0

A viral message on Facebook claims that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data show that 96%...

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Explainer: How Not to Use Twitter Parody Accounts

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Explainer: How Not to Use Twitter Parody Accounts

Nurudeen Lawal August 30, 2020 0

When Babatunde Olusola (known on Twitter as Shola, @jayyth3dope) sent a tweet about Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck...

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A Biafran embassy commissioned in Spain? Viral video retails misinformation to mislead.

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A Biafran embassy commissioned in Spain? Viral video retails misinformation to mislead.

Nelly Kalu August 29, 2020 0

A YouTube page, Biafran Generation, claims that a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Biafran Embassy in Spain...

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#QuickChecks: Bayelsa & Kogi Elections

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#QuickChecks: Bayelsa & Kogi Elections

Dubawa November 16, 2019 1

Twitter user claimed that Yahaya Bello paid thugs to assassinate Governor Makinde. We can confirm that “hooded...

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UNGA: How True Are PMB’s Assertions?

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UNGA: How True Are PMB’s Assertions?

Dubawa September 25, 2019 0

CLAIM 1: “Poverty in all its manifestations remains one of the greatest challenges facing our world…In this...

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Quick Checks: Presidential Elections

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Quick Checks: Presidential Elections

Dubawa March 7, 2019

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