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Viral image depicting police officer shooting at protesters fact-checked

Lateef Sanni · 33 views · Jun 13, 2021

Viral image depicting police officer shooting at protesters fact-checked
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How true is claim Twitter changed retweet button to green in solidarity with #June12thProtest?

Lois Ugbede · 32 views · Jun 12, 2021

How true is claim Twitter changed retweet button to green in solidarity with #June12thProtest?
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Featured

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day Speech

Akintunde Babatunde · 30 views · Jun 5, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, 29th May 2018 addressed the nation in commemoration of the 19th year of Nigeria’s democracy and the 3rd Anniversary of his administration. In his speech, he made a number of claims which may or may not be true, false or just plain exaggeration.

President Muhammadu Buhari's Democracy Day Speech
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Economy

How Accurate Is Buhari’s Claim About The Price Of Crude Oil Between 1999 And 2014?

Akintunde Babatunde · 53 views · May 31, 2018

The president’s claim that crude oil was selling for $100 per barrel between 1999 and 2014 is FALSE as available data showed that the figure is $61.7 per barrel. Nevertheless, it was confirmed that Nigeria’s oil production figure is an average of 2.1m barrels per day.

President Muhammadu Buhari

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