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A quote attributed to the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed that says “We Saw A PDP Membership Card And Atiku Abubakar's Bank Cheque In The Pocket Of The Pilot That Crashed Our Osinbajo's Helicopter" is being circulated online. There…
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On January 29, Facebook user Olutoyoso Omotoso posted a video and captioned it as originating from the USA Centre for Security Studies. This is false. While the video is genuine, the author had angled the caption in a way that presented…
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A number of Facebook posts have shared a photo claiming that the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, met with the leading opposition presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, in Dubai. CrossCheck Nigeria,  a…
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A Facebook post from Dailymail gist shows the scene of a disrupted event, claiming that locals in Kukara, Taraba had chased out the APC gubernatorial candidate at an event in the village. The post had garnered an engagement of 319…
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A number of online publications have claimed that leading opposition presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, was on Wednesday, January 30, besieged by members of police and men of the Department of State Services in his Abuja residence. …
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WIDELY shared videos and posts have claimed that the new acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad did not attend law school and was not called to bar. Fact-checks by CrossCheck Nigeria, a collaboration of newsrooms in…
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A Facebook page posted a video on its platform claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari was booed after the presidential rally in Sokoto state. CrossCheck Nigeria, a collaboration of newsrooms in Nigeria which includes The ICIR, confirms…
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THE negotiating committees of the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been in a fight, an online video alleges. Shared on the 17th of January by Hope For Nigeria, a Facebook page, the 20secs video…
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ROTIMI Chibuike Amaechi, minister of transportation and the director-general of the APC presidential campaign organisation was said to have been arrested by the police in his home on Wednesday, January 23 on allegations of corruption.…
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THE wife of PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, Mrs. Titi Atiku, was allegedly attacked by "APC thugs" outside the Sarkin Sasa house in Ibadan on Friday, 18 January, according to news reports. While there are no pictures or videos…
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