BY SHEHU OLAYINKA An online website published a report on March 27, 2024. That was the first sighting; then, three Facebook groups posted the stories around 1:30 a.m. That was
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While preparing to write this article, I bounced the idea off the missus. She asked me to watch ‘Accused’, a Netflix thriller. (Warning: movie spoiler ahead, proceed with caution.) The
BY RITA OKONOBOH “Our common enemy is COVID-19, but our enemy is also an “infodemic” of misinformation. To overcome the coronavirus, we need to urgently promote facts and science, hope
After the military junta in Niger Republic forcefully took over the reins of power, the internet was awash with several fictional and misleading reports about happenings in the Francophone country.
In the build-up to the 2023 general election in Nigeria, a couple of unfamiliar news websites sprang up with the
BY JENNIFER UGWA & ANIBE IDAJILI About 60 Kilometers from Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital territory, lies Kwamba, a small community
First, let me say how liberating to be back to the life of a journalist. I will say more on
A video circulating on social media claims that the Idiroko border has been recently opened. On Monday, a 21-second video
During the just-concluded elections, politicians and their supporters used social media to manipulate public opinion, either by deliberately spreading false
The 2023 election was riddled with false claims targeted at swaying voters and altering reality as Nigerians went to the
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