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Fake front-page apology to Meghan Markle circulates online

FOLLOWING a court judgment that ruled in favour of the Duchess of Sussex Megan Markle against the Associated Press over a letter she sent to her...
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Were Gagariga brothers promoted to rank of major general the same day?

A PHOTO of two Nigerian Army officers has been circulated on social media with an accompanying caption that they were two brothers promoted to...
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Col Amanda Azubuike NOT highest-ranking female in US Military

Several blogs in Nigeria reported that a Colonel, Amanda Azubuike is the highest-ranking female in the US Military. Some of the blog posts archived here and here also stated...
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Is Islam the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom?

ON DECEMBER 25, during the Christmas festivities, Nigerians on social media, particularly on Twitter, argued about the population of Muslims in the United Kingdom...
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Fact -Check: Dana Air’s claim that fares on Asaba, Owerri, Enugu routes are N18,000 is deceptive

DANA AIR claimed on Friday that it had slashed airfares for passengers travelling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu to Lagos to N18,000, but The...
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Video of mining site collapse NOT from Zamfara but Niger Republic

A TWITTER handle, Eons Intelligence, with the user ID @eonsintelligenc on Tuesday, November 9, shared a video of a collapsed mining site with the caption...
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Viral photo of cracked Lagos Third Mainland Bridge is FALSE!

IN November 2021, multiple posts circulated on social media that a part of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos state “has opened up, and...
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Why Federal University Dutse SUG president has ‘security details’ in viral photos

PICTURES of some student union leaders of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) with 'security details' have gone viral on the social media in Nigeria. The...
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