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How waving of Russian flags at ‘hunger’ protest signals growing influence operations in Nigeria
The August ‘End Bad Governance’ protest in Nigeria took a new turn on its third day when some Nigerian demonstrators, particularly in…
FACT CHECK: Did Buhari recently ask EFCC to arrest officers who purchased outdated helicopter?
On Sunday, some news websites reported that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to…
FACT CHECK: Tinubu says current PVCs have expired. Is this true?
On Tuesday, Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC), said the current permanent voter cards (PVCs) issued by the…
FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu say he would turn Nigeria to Dubai if elected president?
On Tuesday, a statement attributed to Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he would turn…
FACT CHECK: Doctored or real? Viral videos claim Indonesian airplane crash-landed
On Sunday, some social media users in Nigeria circulated videos of an "airplane crash-landing" at an airport. One of the…
‘Illegal’ Ikoyi weddings, COVID electric bulbs… how fake news shaped events in 2021
As fake news and misinformation continue to take major stage worldwide, 2021 was no exception. It has been a year…