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FACT CHECK: Is Africa Cancer Foundation Offering Free Treatment For Breast Cancer?
A message circulating on social media claims that the Africa Cancer Foundation (ACF) is offering free treatment to breast cancer...
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FACT CHECK: Is Video Alleging Palm Wine Tapper Supplies Food to Kidnappers In Delta Forest True?
A video of a man tortured by vigilantes for allegedly smuggling food to kidnappers and bandits in a forest in...
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Fact Check: Is The Video Showing Soldiers Capturing Kidnappers in Nigeria True?
A video showing soldiers beating a group of men has been circulating on social media platforms, mostly WhatsApp, with the...
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FACT CHECK: Did Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso Withdraw from ECOWAS Shortly after Tinubu’s Visit to France?
By Raji Olatunji A claim has been circulating on social media and some online platforms that three West African countries,...
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FACT CHECK: Did EFCC Arrest Zenith, Jaiz, And Providus Bank CEOs?
A viral image on Facebook claims that the managing directors of Zenith, Jaiz, and Providus Banks were arrested over an...
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FACT CHECK: Is Shell Leaving Nigeria?
By Aluko Ahmad On January 16, 2023, the news went viral across social and traditional media that Shell is leaving...
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Fact Check: Did President Tinubu Reject BBC Documentaries Against Prophet TB Joshua?
A video has been seen circulating on social media platforms with a claim that the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed...
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