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FAKE NEWS ALERT: INEC warns against unauthorised recruitment website
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a website advertising ad-hoc staff positions for the 2023 general election. In…
FACT CHECK: Did terrorists recently threaten to bomb churches? No, viral video is old
A video showing Ayuba Elkana, Zamfara state commissioner of police, confirming the receipt of a threat letter from suspected bandits,…
FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu say he’ll hand over to Igbo politician if elected president in 2023?
Over the weekend, multiple social media posts claimed that Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said…
FACT CHECK: Video of gunman overpowered by policeman attributed to Owo church attack is from Togo
On Sunday, a footage of a gunman brandishing a rifle suspected to be an AK-47 inside a market surfaced online. …
FACT CHECK: Did Obasanjo say Atiku stole money that can feed 300m people for 400 years?
A statement, which has gone viral on social media, claimed that Olusegun Obasanjo, former president, said the money Atiku Abubakar,…
Fact-checking US-based Nigerian scientist who ‘discovered antibiotic that cures resistant infections’
BY BELLO HUSSEIN ADOTO A few weeks ago, the Nigerian media space was awash with the news of the discovery…