FACK CHECK: Misleading video used to claim bandits were set ablaze in Kebbi State

FACK CHECK: Misleading video used to claim bandits were set ablaze in Kebbi State

Claim:  A Facebook user, D English Alhaji, shared a video, claiming that four bandits were killed and set ablaze in Aboki Community, Jega Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Verdict: Misleading! Our investigation found that the incident occurred in Aboki Community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, not Kebbi State. Also, no reports indicated that the bandits…

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Regional Economic Outlook 2026: Southern Africa Must Mobilise Development Finance at Scale to Close Annual  Billion Financing Gap

Regional Economic Outlook 2026: Southern Africa Must Mobilise Development Finance at Scale to Close Annual $55 Billion Financing Gap

Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Jul 16, 2026 Africa holds about 30% of the world’s most critical mineral deposits, including cobalt, lithium, graphite, rare earths, platinum group metals, copper, manganese, and nickel African ministers, representatives from continental institutions, the private sector, and development partners have called for Africa’s critical minerals to drive a…

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What’s the Problem? Highlighting the Threat of the Illicit Nicotine Product Market

What’s the Problem? Highlighting the Threat of the Illicit Nicotine Product Market

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Tinubu’s 3rd Year: Wike approves promotion of 3,592 FCT civil servants

Tinubu’s 3rd Year: Wike approves promotion of 3,592 FCT civil servants

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja As part of activities marking President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has approved the promotion of 3,592 civil servants after the conclusion of the 2025 promotion exercise conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission. The commission carried out promotion examinations for senior…

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