The claim that Fulani herdsmen attacked the Aba power plant is false.
While we found that the photo used is from a 2023 fire incident in Georgia, USA, Aba Power Limited has also debunked the claim and called it fake.

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Studies and experts reveal that Nigeria is a seismically stable region and even though tremors could unexpectedly occur in a low-risk country, indiscriminate borehole drilling will not be a cause.
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Our findings reveal that this photo used to illustrate Iran’s reported attack on Israel is an inaccurate depiction of the state of incidents as the photo is AI-generated.
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Dogo Gide, a popular bandit leader allegedly involved in the recent abduction of 137 students from elementary schools in Kaduna State, has been reported dead after a gunfight with military operatives.
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The caption associated with this video is a false context and is unrelated to any recent incident in Nigeria.
The incident of the man being beaten on account of an alleged theft case happened in Burkina Faso at least a year ago.
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Our investigation reveals that this video is a deep fake, created to mislead Nigerians about an alleged reduction in fuel prices by Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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According to the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA), Nigeria is not one of the countries that will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8.
More here:
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Reports that the Osun State government failed to conduct teacher recruitment tests need more context.
Osun State University’s server was hacked, so the test was not conducted in Ikire and Osogbo but was held in 11 (out of 13) centres.
Read here: dubawa.org/sahara-reporte…

Our checks from currency exchange platforms, including the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, show this claim is false.
The dollar against the naira has remained above N1000.
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Our checks from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) reveal this assertion is false.
The Agency's publications show temperatures above 40 degrees, which occurred on various dates in many locations in Nigeria.
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Congratulations to our editor, Kemi Busari, on winning the 2024 Michael Elliot Award for Excellence in African Storytelling for stories that spotlight gaps in healthcare.
Read Kemi Busari's winning entry here: dubawa.org/investigation-…

Congratulations to our Programme Officer, Temilade Onilede, for being selected by Germany in Nigeria to participate in their international visitors programme.
As an information disorder expert, Arewa will be working on 'Dealing with disinformation and the role of the media'.

Nigeria will be eligible for Facebook and Instagram monetisation from June 2024. This development is expected to provide a major boost to content creators and contribute to the country’s digital economy growth.
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The videos used in this post are in a false context. Neither of the videos is related to reported genocides in Delta State by military personnel.
Read more about the videos' original contexts here: dubawa.org/okuama-unrest-…

This photo showing Peter Obi bowing towards Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not real.
Our findings show that two old photos of Tinubu and Aliko Dangote (April 26, 2023) and Tinubu and Rabiu Kwakwanso (August 25, 2023) were manipulated to include Peter Obi.
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