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World Press Freedom Day 2023, AFYMP marks the day with students of journalism

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It is World Press freedom Day 2023 today. Africa Foundation for Young Media Professional believes the best way to use the day is nothing short of preparing the next generation of journalists, broadcasters represented by final year students of mass communication, Lagos State Polytechnic now Lagos State University of Science of Technology for the future […]

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Media Rights Agenda calls on Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom in law and in practice, saying the relentless attacks on the media over the years had also undermined the general human rights protection for all Nigerians, democracy and sustainable development in the country. In a statement to commemorate

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WPFD: Safer-Media Initiative calls for legislative action for protection of journalists

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Safer-Media Initiative has called on Nigeria’s legislative arm of government to take definite actions to protect journalists in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Executive Director/CEO of Safer Media Initiative, Peter Iorter, said that as the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, it is important to remind governments of their duty to

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Abeokuta-based blogger languishing in jail ‘on Dapo Abiodun’s orders’

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The State Security Service (SSS), Ogun State, has taken Bashiru Hammed, a blogger and publisher of EaglesForeSight, to court for a report on Dapo Abiodun, the state governor. Documents made available to FIJ reveal the SSS is accusing Hammed of defamation of character and cybercrime, citing a publication made by the blogger on April 27,

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Investigation: How deplorable state of primary healthcare centres in the FCT, contributes to Nigeria’s high maternal mortality

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In this investigative report conducted by Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI), staff and patients of primary healthcare centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) decry the poor state of the Primary HealthCare Centres, insufficient skilled and non-skilled personnel, dilapidated structure and lack of equipment and drugs amongst many other issues. Nigeria accounts for over 34

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How inadequate government regulations on compliance and enforcement measures worsen plight of miners in the FCT

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The failure of mining companies to put measures in place to create a safe work space has continued to worsen the plight of miners within the Federal Capital Territory. This narration brings to fore the challenges amidst failure of government agencies saddled with the responsibility of enforcing safety measures. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc

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How failure to complete Karshi-Apo road has subjected users to ten years of hardship

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The Karshi-Apo road remains uncompleted after years since the work was commissioned. This has subjected users to ten years of hardship as presented in this report. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie atottenhamvalenciaAS

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FACT-CHECK: Did Zamfara Government pay workers’ salaries with old naira notes?

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CLAIM: A picture of some men standing in front of huge pile of old Naira notes  was shared widely on Social Media, especially WhatsApp claiming that the Zamfara State Government paid workers with old naira notes. Full-Text: The message wherein the claim was made reads: “It is said to be Zamfara State Government paying workers

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Facts-Check: Was National Assembly shut down by unknown forces and taken over by DSS?

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Claim: There is a video circulating on Facebook and other social media platforms claiming that the National Assembly has been shut down by Unknown Forces and Taken over by the Department of State Security (DSS). Full Text: The claim was accompanied by the following headline “*BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIA IS NOW IN A STATE OF ANARCHY/DICTATORSHIP.

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Fact-Check: Did Pastor Onwumere petition CAN over alleged N2b from Peter Obi for churches to campaign for Labour Party?

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Claim: In a letter obtained by PRNigeria, Pastor Frank Onwumere of the Dominion Centre International was said to have petitioned the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over a “N2 billion campaign grant” given by the presidential candidate for Labour Party, LP, to churches under the association, Catholic Bishops, and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria. Full-Text: The

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FACT-CHECK: Did Shettima say North does not support him because he is Kanuri?

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CLAIM: The Peoples Gazette reported that the vice-presidential candidate for the All Progressive Congress, APC, Kashim Shettima has said that the Northern part of the country is not supporting him because of his tribe—Kanuri. FULL-TEXT:The report reads: “Vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, has alleged that Northerners were reluctant to

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FACT-CHECK: Did Nigerian Army accuse Gov Wike of inducement during 2023 presidential/NASS elections in Rivers State?

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CLAIM: A 56 seconds video widely circulating on blogs and social media claims that the Nigerian Army in a Press briefing accused Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike of trying to induce the military with huge sums of money during the 2023 presidential and national assembly election. Full-Text: The video recently appeared on Remedy Blog’s (@remedy_blog)

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Fact-Check: Did 19-yr-old teenager commit suicide over Peter Obi’s loss in the presidential election?

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Claim: A claim which emanated on Twitter and is widely circulating on the internet including news and blog post such as Daily Post, The Eagle Online, Correcting, 247ureports among others alleged that a 19 year old young boy from Plateau State committed suicide after Peter Obi lost “rigged election.” Full Text: The tweet which has

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Fact-Check: How genuine is leaked phone chats of Obasanjo, Charlie Boy, Donald Duke calling for mass insurrection over elections

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Claim: A leaked audio is making the round on the internet allegedly exposing former President Olusegun Obasanjo plotting to incite anarchy across in the land. Speaking with Nigerian singer Charlie Boy and former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, in the alleged leaked audio, Obasanjo charged them to lead Nigerian youth in revolting against

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Fact-Check: Did INEC upload the same Presidential results for Gombe and Bauchi on IREV?

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Claims: There is an image supposedly from the INEC Result Viewing Portal – IREV – going viral on social media which claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, uploaded the same presidential election results for both Gombe and Bauchi States. Full statement: The image was accompanied by the following text: “SPOT THE SIMILARITY !!

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FACT-CHECK: Did Tinubu supporters set Lagos Ladipo market on fire?

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CLAIM: PRNigeria detected a  28-minute video of a razing structure that was “forwarded many times” to Whatsapp groups claiming that the Ladipo market which is dominantly occupied by Igbos had been set on fire by supporters of the presidential candidate for All Progressive Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. FULL-TEXT: The text that accompanied the footage

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2023: Facts Behind the Presidential Pre-election Polls by Mohammed Dahiru Lawal

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Nigeria is just hours away from the polls in which it will be electing the next President of the Federal Republic. The heady moment has long been described by analysts and public affairs commentators as a three horse race between the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, that

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FACT-CHECK: Did Peter Obi, Gowon, Okonjo-Iweala ever appear on the cover of Time Magazine?

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CLAIM: A picture of the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has been forwarded “many times” to different Whatsapp groups claiming that he alongside three others was the only Nigerian to have ever made the front page of America’s Time Magazine. FULL-TEXT: The originator of the claim designed a picture of Peter

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Fact-Check: Did IBB disapprove Tinubu’s Presidential election with a quote from Usman Dan Fodio

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Claim: A claim flying around on Social Media suggests that, as a way of opposing Tinubu’s victory at the Presidential election, a former Military Head of State General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) shared a quote by a revolutionary reformer, Usman Danfodio, who founded the Sokoto Caliphate. Full text: The text reads, “Once again, I will

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FACT-CHECK: Did Ahmadu Bello make hateful comments against Igbos in his post-independence speech?

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CLAIM: A quote accompanied by a picture of the Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello which is widely circulating on Whatsapp groups as well as Facebook and Twitter claimed that the Premier vowed to use northern minorities as willing tools while the South will not be allowed to govern Nigeria. FULL-TEXT: The quotation where

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