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How true is claim a woman in Nigeria cannot adopt a child without the guarantee of a man?

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How true is claim a woman in Nigeria cannot adopt a child without the guarantee of a man?

Lois Ugbede March 1, 2021 0

Claim: A Twitter post claims women in Nigeria cannot adopt a child without the guarantee or approval...

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Fact-Checking Researchers’ Contributions to the Literature of Information Disorder Ecosystem in Nigeria: The Dubawa Example

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Fact-Checking Researchers’ Contributions to the Literature of Information Disorder Ecosystem in Nigeria: The Dubawa Example

Raji Rasaki December 29, 2020 0

Abstract  Experts have decried the dearth of evidence-based research around the information disorder ecosystem in Nigeria. As...

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Twitter wants you to open links before retweeting; how will this help in containing the fake news in Nigeria?

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Twitter wants you to open links before retweeting; how will this help in containing the fake news in Nigeria?

Steve Dede December 2, 2020 0

Since they took heat for allegedly enabling malicious actors in 2016 US Elections, Facebook and Twitter are...

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Fact-checking claims Nigeria is second most terrorised country, global poverty capital

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Fact-checking claims Nigeria is second most terrorised country, global poverty capital

Nurudeen Lawal December 2, 2020 1

Claim: Farooq Kperogi, an associate professor of journalism, claimed in a tweet that “Nigeria is d 2nd...

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Is Nigeria Country With Most Christians Killed For Their Faith?

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Is Nigeria Country With Most Christians Killed For Their Faith?

Kunle Adebajo November 29, 2020 0

‘Kunle Adebajo Claim: Nigeria is ranked the number one country according to the population of people killed...

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The Place of Satire in Nigerian journalism

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The Place of Satire in Nigerian journalism

Qosim Suleiman November 24, 2020 0

Satire is a genre of literature usually written with humour to ridicule or make fun of vices...

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EXPLAINER: What to know about Nigeria’s recession and how it affects you

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EXPLAINER: What to know about Nigeria’s recession and how it affects you

Ini Ekott November 23, 2020 0

At a time of economic difficulties, the Nigerian government has imposed an array of high taxes and...

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#EndSARS: Voting with stern voices, young people in Nigeria expel a dreaded police unit

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#EndSARS: Voting with stern voices, young people in Nigeria expel a dreaded police unit

Silas Jonathan October 14, 2020 1

Recently, the hashtag #EndSARS, and related others calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria became...

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Zamfara gold deposit belongs to federal government, not state

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Zamfara gold deposit belongs to federal government, not state

Francis Arinze Iloani October 12, 2020 0

A twitter user claimed that gold deposits in Zamfara State belong to Zamfara State while Niger Delta...

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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

Raheemat Adeniran October 12, 2020 0

Executive Summary In this piece, we examined 203 coronavirus-related fact-checks published by Dubawa and Africa Check since...

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