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FACT CHECK: No, Abaribe didn’t say he stands with ESN

    FACT CHECK: No, Abaribe didn’t say he stands with ESN

On Saturday, a Twitter user claimed Enyinnaya Abaribe, senate minority leader, made a statement in support of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the

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FACT CHECK: Did Boko Haram transport armoured vehicles through Nigerian borders?

    FACT CHECK: Did Boko Haram transport armoured vehicles through Nigerian borders?

On Saturday, a Twitter user claimed that Boko Haram recently imported six armoured vehicles and transported them through the borders into the country. The account, with @IUnit68 username, further questioned

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FACT CHECK: Viral post of Lagos civil service recruitment is false

    FACT CHECK: Viral post of Lagos civil service recruitment is false

A job recruitment advert alleged to be from the Lagos state civil service commission has been circulating on social media. The publication shared on several platforms — websites, Facebook and

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FACT CHECK: Viral image of ‘dilapidated road in Abia’ not from Nigeria

    FACT CHECK: Viral image of ‘dilapidated road in Abia’ not from Nigeria

BY NURUDEEN AKEWUSHOLA   You must have seen a viral image making the rounds on social media purported to be a dilapidated road in Abia state. The image shows an

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FACT CHECK: No, COVID vaccine doesn’t light up electrical bulbs

  FACT CHECK: No, COVID vaccine doesn’t light up electrical bulbs

Some videos have been circulating on the internet where some individuals alleged to have received the COVID vaccine claimed that

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FACT CHECK: Seun Kuti claims there’s fuel tanker explosion every week in Nigeria; is this true?

  FACT CHECK: Seun Kuti claims there’s fuel tanker explosion every week in Nigeria; is this true?

On June 27, Seun Kuti, Afrobeat singer and son of the late music legend Fela Kuti, said Nigeria has witnessed

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FACT CHECK: Is it illegal for security operatives to arrest suspects at night as claimed by Falana?

  FACT CHECK: Is it illegal for security operatives to arrest suspects at night as claimed by Falana?

On July 5, Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, said there is no law that supports night raids on residences of

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FACT CHECK: Video of Asari Dokubo vowing to ‘smoke Nnamdi Kanu out’ is from 2020

  FACT CHECK: Video of Asari Dokubo vowing to ‘smoke Nnamdi Kanu out’ is from 2020

Over the weekend, some news reports claimed Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), had mocked

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FACT CHECK: Did DSS share 2013 images as items recovered from Igboho’s house?

  FACT CHECK: Did DSS share 2013 images as items recovered from Igboho’s house?

On Thursday, the Department of State Services (DSS) said it recovered illegal arms, cash and charms from the home of

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FACT CHECK: Derogatory post on Igbo, Hausa credited to Malami is fake

  FACT CHECK: Derogatory post on Igbo, Hausa credited to Malami is fake

You might have come across a derogatory post on instant messaging platforms credited to Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation

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