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Category: Fact Checking Desk
Fact-Check: Does Nigeria’s Poor Outnumber 1960 Population, as El-Rufa’i Claims?
By Zulaiha Danjuma Nasiru El-rufia is currently sitting in a cell facing questions about his past. But a year ago, he was the one asking the questions about the number of Nigerians…
Annual basic salary for political, public, and judicial office holders in Nigeria
1. President: N3.51m 2. Chief justice of Nigeria: N3.36m 3. Vice president: N3.03m 4. Justice of the Supreme Court / President, Court of Appeal: N2.48m 5. Senate president: N2.48m 6. State governor:…
HumAngle alleges targeted cyberattack after publishing exposé on Shekau
HumAngle, an investigative news platform, has alleged that its website suffered a suspected targeted cyberattack less than an hour after it published a major exposé on the late Boko Haram leader, Abubakar…
Two Conflicting Circulars Spark Panic: 41 vs 47 Unity Colleges closure claim swirls as Ministry stays silent
By Zulaiha Danjuma In the late hours of Friday, 21 November 2025, an alleged circular purportedly from the Federal Ministry of Education directed all Federal Unity Colleges in the country to close down. However,…
Security Chiefs, Editors, ‘Off-the-Record’ and Other Confidential Rules
By Yushau A. Shuaib A recent debate has reignited an enduring ethical dilemma in media circles: WHAT SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE PUBLISHED? By its very nature, journalism thrives on controversy, and…
Why Fact-Check?: Ahmed Musa refutes viral SUV Gift Claim to Kano Pillars
By Zulaiha Danjuma Ahmed Musa, the recently appointed General Manager of Kano Pillars Football Club, has denied the viral allegations circulating on social media that he gifted brand-new SUVs to players and…