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Nigeria Not Ranked Third Most Terrorised Country In 2020

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Nigeria Not Ranked Third Most Terrorised Country In 2020

Kunle Adebajo September 21, 2020 0

Claim: Television Continental (TVC), a channel based in Lagos, claimed last week that Nigeria is ranked as...

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

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

Raji Rasaki September 21, 2020 2

Abstract Despite huge investment that has gone into the training and capacity building of local journalists by...

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#EdoDecides2020: The truths, lies and permutations in crucial election

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#EdoDecides2020: The truths, lies and permutations in crucial election

Dubawa September 21, 2020 0

Since 2018, Dubawa has been implementing comprehensive plans that utilize expertise from election observers deployed across the...

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Obaseki Exaggerates Edo’s 2016 Total Debt Figure

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Obaseki Exaggerates Edo’s 2016 Total Debt Figure

Lateef Sanni September 19, 2020 0

Obaseki claimed that his predecessor “borrowed recklessly” and left him with a debt burden of 120 Billion...

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True! Obaseki Introduced Edo State Health Insurance Scheme

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True! Obaseki Introduced Edo State Health Insurance Scheme

Vivian Chime September 19, 2020 0

Godwin Obaseki said he introduced the Edo state health insurance scheme to help with paying for health...

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More tools to identify and deal with fake videos

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More tools to identify and deal with fake videos

Nelly Kalu September 19, 2020 0

Recently, a video of Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announcing a resumption date for higher institutions,...

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Spraying of Naira notes is an offence punishable by imprisonment in Nigeria

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Spraying of Naira notes is an offence punishable by imprisonment in Nigeria

Nurudeen Lawal September 17, 2020 1

Some Facebook users recently argued that spraying of naira notes is an offence in Nigeria. They were...

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Thai failed road used to depict state of road in Abia

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Thai failed road used to depict state of road in Abia

Silas Jonathan September 16, 2020 0

A Twitter user claims shared images are those of a deteriorated road in Abia state, Nigeria. False:...

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Questions around photogragh of a man acclaimed to be the ‘tallest man in Nigeria’

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Questions around photogragh of a man acclaimed to be the ‘tallest man in Nigeria’

Silas Jonathan September 16, 2020 0

A Facebook page shared a picture of a certain man with the claim that he is the...

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A blog claims man died from suffocation after wearing mask – experts wade in

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A blog claims man died from suffocation after wearing mask – experts wade in

Lois Ugbede September 16, 2020 0

An Instagram post by Instablog9ja claims  a man was suffocated to death in Ogun state by a...

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