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Reiterates Commitment to Conclude All Ongoing ProjectsStanbic IBTC Partners LOXEA BYD to Promote Sustainable TransportationNigeria Stands Firmly With You, House Speaker Tells Wounded-in-Action SoldiersSMEs: Aisha Babangida Urges FG, States to Adopt Inclusive Procurement Reforms EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Defence Intelligence Detains Brigadier-General, Other Officers Over Alleged Coup Plot To Overthrow President TinubuGov Otu Divine Gift to C’ River, Says IronbarDangote Committed to Full Local Fuel Supply, Says Sabotage, Misinformation Threaten OperationsIs Tinubu Nigeria’s Opposition Nemesis ?Celebrating a Heart Immersed in Service: Gov Bassey Edet Otu at 66BREAKING: Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Nigerian Army Convoy In Borno, Kill Two Senior Officers, Others2027: Defections Shake PDP, LP, ADC as Opposition Fights to Remain CompetitiveTrump’s Adviser Dismisses Religious Persecution Allegations in NigeriaDangote Refinery: Drop in Crude Order Tied to Fluctuating Oil Prices, Not Facility 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For the latest edition of DUBAWA’s weekly round-up, we investigated assertions and claims on varying issues from security to economy and governance.  Below are some of the top claims fact-checked by DUBAWA this week: Was the new INEC chairperson, Amupitan Tinubu’s lawyer? Following Mahmood Yakubu’s resignation as head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), … 

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