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Fact Check: Did the NNPC Secretly Award Control of Nigeria’s Pipelines to a Northern “Cabal”?
A Facebook post alleges that the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, secretly...
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Fact Check: Has Federal High Court Issued an Injunction to Prevent Arrest of Kogi Gubernatorial Candidates?
A viral message circulating on social media claims that a federal high court in Nigeria has issued an injunction preventing...
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FACT CHECk: Is Video of Nigerian Soldiers Allegedly Torturing Terrorist Recent?
A video of Nigerian soldiers torturing a young man, allegedly a terrorist, has surfaced on social media recently. The video...
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Fact Check: Has Governor Yahaya Bello Sacked Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo?
An online news platform, "4 The Advocate," published an article claiming that Governor Yahaya Bello has sacked Kingsley Fanwo, the...
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Fact Check: Were Two Nigerians Arrested at Egypt-Gaza Border with Stolen Money?
A circulating video on social media alleges that two Nigerians were arrested at the Egypt-Gaza border while attempting to flee...
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Arise Editor Alerts About Scammers Who Stole Identity
Sumner Shagari Sambo, the Politics Editor and News Director of Arise News, has alerted the public about the fraudulent activities...
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INEC Refutes Claim It Is Reconfiguring BVAS to Manipulate Kogi Governorship Poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked the claim that its staff members in Kogi state are reconfiguring the...
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