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Are prices of food items ‘coming down’ as claimed by Garba Shehu? Garba-Shehu

Are prices of food items ‘coming down’ as claimed by Garba Shehu?

Samad Uthman September 30, 2020

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant for Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, claimed on Friday,...

Did the newly elected Chairman of ECOWAS warn the Government of Sierra Leone against sending ‘the country into another senseless Civil War’?

Alie Tarawally September 29, 2020

Social media platforms in Sierra Leone have seen the circulation of an unusual newspaper named Daily Graphic...

Explainer: This is how Nigeria became one of the top 10 rated nations in ease of doing business

Arit Effanga September 29, 2020

The Federal Government, through its Twitter handle, recently claimed that the world bank currently rates Nigeria as...

A ticklish website offers freebies for people to stay home, then invades users’ privacy Key on a computer keyboard for fact checking statements

A ticklish website offers freebies for people to stay home, then invades users’ privacy

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi September 29, 2020

Information circulating across WhatsApp groups claims that a free N4, 000 and 1000GB internet data is available...

What is phishing and how can you protect yourself from phishing attacks?

Qosim Suleiman September 28, 2020

Phishing is a cybercrime in which targets are contacted by email, telephone, or text message by someone...

Four simple Ways of Fact Checking Without Using the Internet digital

Four simple Ways of Fact Checking Without Using the Internet

Michelle Agoh September 28, 2020

In this digital age, fact checking has been made very easy with the features of the internet....

Twitter user claims Obasanjo inherited $3bn in foreign reserve but how true is this?

Nelly Kalu September 28, 2020

A twitter user, Chijioke, claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo inherited $3bn and left $54bn in foreign...

These Are Not Pictures Of IPOB News Studio In South Africa ipob studio

These Are Not Pictures Of IPOB News Studio In South Africa

Kunle Adebajo September 28, 2020

Two pictures were recently shared on Twitter claiming to show a news studio belonging to the Indigenous...

Impact of Fact-Checking Training on the Nigerian Journalists to mitigate the spread of mis/disinformation

Dubawa September 28, 2020

By Raji Rasaki A study by Cheruiyot et al. (2018) observes that literature on fact-checking in Africa...

Is there going to be a chip inserted in humans as part of COVID-19 vaccination? No!

Lois Ugbede September 26, 2020

A viral video on social media with a message claims there is a warning against coronavirus microchip...

Are prices of food items ‘coming down’ as claimed by Garba Shehu?

Did the newly elected Chairman of ECOWAS warn the Government of Sierra Leone against sending ‘the country into another senseless Civil War’?

Explainer: This is how Nigeria became one of the top 10 rated nations in ease of doing business

A ticklish website offers freebies for people to stay home, then invades users’ privacy

What is phishing and how can you protect yourself from phishing attacks?

Four simple Ways of Fact Checking Without Using the Internet

Twitter user claims Obasanjo inherited $3bn in foreign reserve but how true is this?

These Are Not Pictures Of IPOB News Studio In South Africa

Is there going to be a chip inserted in humans as part of COVID-19 vaccination? No!

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Claim coconut water can treat fever in children, misleading

Viral video of “persecuted Christians” in Nigeria, misleading

FALSE! Ivory Coast’s president did not comment on Nigeria’s security

Viral ‘missile-like’ light seen in Sokoto, Kebbi, likely meteor activity