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  • IPC Fact-check Training Participant Bags International Award

    IPC Fact-check Training Participant Bags International Award0

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    • October 11, 2024

    It was a moment of encomiums and celebration in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Thursday at the African Fact-Checking Awards Gala Dinner, when one of the participants of a fact-checking training programme organised by the International Press Centre, Rita Enemuru emerged as the winner of the student journalists’ category of the Africa Fact-Checking Awards.

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  • Appeal Court Dismisses Governor Fubara’s Suit Against 27 Rivers Lawmakers

    Appeal Court Dismisses Governor Fubara’s Suit Against 27 Rivers Lawmakers0

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    • October 10, 2024

    Attempts by the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara to remove 27 members of the State House of Assembly on account of their alleged defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered a terrible blow on Thursday as the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought before it by

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  • Fact Check: Phishing Used to Misinform Public that FG is Giving Flood Grant

    Fact Check: Phishing Used to Misinform Public that FG is Giving Flood Grant0

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    • October 10, 2024

      Claim: The federal government is giving N250k as a flood grant Verdict:  False Background The use of phishing websites to proliferate false and misleading information has become a free-flow activity on Social Media,  as a Facebook page with the username Sema.com posted on its handle that the Federal Government of Nigeria is rolling out

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  • How Senators Fared with Lawmaking First Year in the 10th National Assembly

    How Senators Fared with Lawmaking First Year in the 10th National Assembly0

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    • October 10, 2024

    The 10th National Assembly of Nigeria has not shown enough sparks to show its determination to serve as a veritable check on the executive arm of government and improve governance. Lawmaking has been on a slow pace, but the National Assembly is, gradually making progress and some of its actions may become visible by their

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  • Sixteen States in Supreme Court to Void the Establishment of EFCC

    Sixteen States in Supreme Court to Void the Establishment of EFCC0

    The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for October 22, 2024, to address a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Establishment Act. The lawsuit, initiated by the Kogi State government and joined by 15 other states, argues that the EFCC Act was not properly enacted under the Nigerian Constitution,

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  • Fact-Check: Were Police Officers Seen Taking Ballot Boxes During Rivers LGA Election?

    Fact-Check: Were Police Officers Seen Taking Ballot Boxes During Rivers LGA Election?0

        Claim:  Police Officers Carting Away Ballot Boxes During the Local Government Election  Verdict: Unproven  Background On October 5, 2024, an X user, with the username Ph TownCrier posted a video on his handle, showing some operatives of the Nigerian Police Force carrying the ballot boxes during the Rivers State Local Government election. The

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