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FACT-CHECK: Is Anglican Bishop, Ogunyemi, on trial for saying ‘El-Rufai will never be President’? El Rufai 2

FACT-CHECK: Is Anglican Bishop, Ogunyemi, on trial for saying ‘El-Rufai will never be President’?

Abdulaziz Abdulaziz August 29, 2020

On August 23 and 24, some Nigerian newspapers (including The Source, The Daily Times, and SaharaReporters) reported...

Using clickbaits to frame an Obasanjo-Buhari conflict Screenshot-2019-10-04-at-17.25.55

Using clickbaits to frame an Obasanjo-Buhari conflict

Nurudeen Lawal August 28, 2020

An online news blog “Page36 News” on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 published a story with a headline...

Understanding and Dealing with Deepfakes Trump deep fake

Understanding and Dealing with Deepfakes

Aliyu Dahiru August 28, 2020

Deepfakes are fake videos created by using artificial intelligence, otherwise known, as “deep learning” to make images...

Why Taking Claims Of ‘Authorities’ As Truth May Be Dangerous (1) Authorities'claim

Why Taking Claims Of ‘Authorities’ As Truth May Be Dangerous (1)

Kunle Adebajo August 27, 2020

People tend to hold as true the opinion of those they see as authority figures or experts....

Analysis: The culture of ‘forwarded-as-received’ messages among aged Nigerians forwarded as received

Analysis: The culture of ‘forwarded-as-received’ messages among aged Nigerians

Samad Uthman August 26, 2020

According to the Digital 2020 Global Overview Report, published in January 2020, about 86 million (85.49 million)...

“Fake News”: Understanding the Scourge in Nigeria

Raji Rasaki August 26, 2020

Executive Summary There have been studies conducted on what exactly constitutes “fake news” and its variants. Researchers...

Nigeria’s Education Minister did not announce September 7 as school’s resumption date

Qosim Suleiman August 25, 2020

A video of Nigeria’s Education Minister announcing that tertiary institutions will resume on September 7, has been...

Is Ize-Iyamu’s running mate the next victim of a certificate scandal in Edo State? Ize Iyamu and Audu Ganiyu

Is Ize-Iyamu’s running mate the next victim of a certificate scandal in Edo State?

Lois Ugbede August 25, 2020

A twitter user claims that the running mate of Ize-Iyamu, Audu Ganiyu, is caught up in certificate...

NDDC boss, Daniel Pondei, did not spend N5b for personal medical checkup

Lateef Sanni August 24, 2020

An Instagram Page, Goldmynetv, claimed that the Acting Managing Director of NDDC, Daniel Pondei, spent N5 billion...

Fact-Checking Ecosystem: Media Organisations on the Frontline of Combating Information Disorder in Nigeria

Dubawa August 24, 2020

Could stakeholders address the challenges associated with information disorder in Nigeria without understanding the complexities of the...

FACT-CHECK: Is Anglican Bishop, Ogunyemi, on trial for saying ‘El-Rufai will never be President’?

Using clickbaits to frame an Obasanjo-Buhari conflict

Understanding and Dealing with Deepfakes

Why Taking Claims Of ‘Authorities’ As Truth May Be Dangerous (1)

Analysis: The culture of ‘forwarded-as-received’ messages among aged Nigerians

“Fake News”: Understanding the Scourge in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Education Minister did not announce September 7 as school’s resumption date

Is Ize-Iyamu’s running mate the next victim of a certificate scandal in Edo State?

NDDC boss, Daniel Pondei, did not spend N5b for personal medical checkup

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