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No, Nigeria's electoral commission chair Mahmood Yakubu has not died
In October 2024, a former chair of Nigeria's electoral commission, Prof Humphrey Nwosu, died. Nwosu chaired the National ...
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No, Nigerian airline Air Peace hasn't doubled the price of its tickets
IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim that Nigerian airline Air Peace has increased its ticket prices by 100%. The airline says this is untrue. A Facebook post claims that Air Peace airlines has ...
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Kenya’s new public health insurer is not hiring, beware of fake ads
IN SHORT: A graphic posted on Facebook claims Kenya’s Social Health Authority is recruiting for 28 roles. But the ad has all the hallmarks of a scam – a fake email address, spelling and grammatical ...
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Nigerian president has not withdrawn security from northern governors or closed Lagos mosques
IN SHORT: Northern Nigerian leaders are opposing Bola Tinubu's tax reform bill, but claims that the president has retaliated are false. In November 2024, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu introduced a ...
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Beware of fake Facebook account ‘Inuka Mkopo’ offering non-existent loans to Kenyans
IN SHORT: Many Kenyans struggling financially would be happy to access quick loans without stringent credit checks. But beware, this Facebook account with attractive loan offers and a quick ...
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Beware of ‘Christmas grant’ scam claiming to come from Ugandan president
IN SHORT: Fraudulent posts circulating on Facebook claim that Yoweri Museveni is offering Ugandans a USh100,000 (US$27) Christmas cash grant. But this is engagement bait. A post on Facebook claims ...
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Beware of red flags in fake Kenya Red Cross job adverts
IN SHORT: A Facebook ad claiming thousands of job vacancies are available at the Kenya Red Cross Society has been exposed as fake. It uses a Gmail address and contains grammatical and spelling errors, ...
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No, herbal tea won’t solve all your kidney-related problems
IN SHORT: This Facebook page encourages its 23,000 followers to buy a “kidney cleanser and detoxifying herbal tea” that can allegedly cure several kidney-related conditions. However, without ...
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Outgoing African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki has not endorsed Djibouti's candidate
IN SHORT: Social media posts claiming that Moussa Faki has endorsed Djibouti's Mahammoud Ali Youssouf for the AUC chairmanship are false. The pan-African bloc has refuted the claim. The race to ...
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No, WhatsApp remains fully encrypted, Nigeria police say, as old hoax resurfaces
IN SHORT: An image and audio posted on social media shows the commissioner of police in Nigeria’s Enugu state, Kanayo Uzuegbu, appearing to announce "new communication rules for WhatsApp chats and ...
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Music Copyright Society of Kenya has not dismissed CEO Ezekiel Mutua – ignore fake rumours on social media
IN SHORT: After a couple of tumultuous months at the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK), rumours have surfaced online that CEO Ezekiel Mutua has been dismissed ...