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Can Nigerian airline operators ban passenger from flying? Here’s what the Law says
Full Text Ibom Air, a Nigerian airline service, recently made the news when a series of videos showed an altercation between a flight attendant and a passenger on Aug. 10, 2025. The videos showed that the passenger, Comfort Emmanson, engaged in disruptive behaviour over refusal to comply with safety instructions while flying en route from …
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- August 13, 2025
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Misleading! Olive B. Academy not first all-girls boarding school in Sierra Leone
CLAIM: A Facebook user is alleging that Olive B. Academy is the first standard all-girls boarding school in Sierra Leone. Credit: Olive B. Academy VERDICT: False. Several all-girls boarding schools had existed in Sierra Leone long before Olive B. Academy, including Freetown Secondary School for Girls, Harford School for Girls in Moyamba, and Annie Walsh …
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- August 13, 2025
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Liberians march against drug abuse
Dressed in all black, carrying placards with inscriptions, “say no to drug abuse” and “stand against drug abuse,” thousands of Liberians from all walks of life marched on the streets of Monrovia. They also marched in other parts of the country, including Grand Bassa County, in demand of stricter measures against illicit drugs and harmful …
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- August 13, 2025
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Nicolas Jackson : une photo de 2018 présentée comme datant de 2013
FAIT : Une photo présentée comme datant de 2013 circule dans le groupe Facebook « Foot Africa fans ». On y voit le footballeur Nicolas Jackson vêtu du maillot du Casa Sports. La publication est accompagnée d’une légende affirmant qu’il avait 12 ans à l’époque. VERDICT : FAUX. La photo présentée comme datant de 2013 est …
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- August 13, 2025
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Guinée : fausse rumeur sur la réapparition de deux acteurs de la société civile en Sierra Leone
FAIT : Une publication sur Facebook, datée du 11 juillet 2025, affirme que Foniké Menguè et Billo Bah, figures du Front National pour la Défense de la Constitution en Guinée (FNDC) disparues depuis juillet 2024, ont été retrouvés vivants en Sierra Leone par la Croix-Rouge locale. VERDICT : FAUX. Le FNDC, par la voix de …
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- August 12, 2025
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Old video was recirculated to depict Hushpuppi attending Davido’s wedding
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming Hushpuppi attended Davido’s white wedding. Verdict: Misleading. Although Hushpuppi was with Davido in the video, the occasion was the Afrobeats singer’s brother’s wedding in 2020. Moreover, the Federal Bureau of Prisons reports that Hushpuppi would be released on Mar. 15, 2029. Full Text Popular afrobeats singer, David …
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- August 11, 2025
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Viral video showing a list of Nigerians on death row in Saudi Arabia, not recent
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming that Saudi Arabia has released the names of Nigerians sentenced to death over drug-related offences. Verdict: Misleading! Reports from credible media outlets revealed that the names mentioned were already sentenced to death in 2019 and not recently, as portrayed. Full Text For decades, ethnic intolerance and disunity …
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- August 11, 2025
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Babu hujjar kimiyya kan ikirarin wani malami cewa kashin beraye na warkar da cututtuka
Da’awa: Wani da ya bayyana kansa a matsayin malamin addini, ya yi ikirarin cewa kashin beraye na iya warkar da appendicitis da ƙurajen kai. Hukunci: Karya ne. Babu wani bincike ko madogara ta kimiyya ko binciken lafiya da ya goyi bayan amfani da kashin beraye a matsayin magani. Cikakken Bayani A ranar 4 ga Yuni, …
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- August 10, 2025
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Chernoh Bah makes a misleading claim about Bio’s re-election in 2023
Claim: A popular scholar, Chernor Bah, posted a claim on Facebook, alleging that “President Julius Maada Bio continued as President in 2023 without election results.” Verdict! Misleading! According to the 2023 official Presidential elections announced by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), President Bio was re-elected to office after polling more than 55% of …
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- August 10, 2025
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Was Tubman of Liberia the only African President to meet the Queen of England?
Claim: Liberian President William V.S. Tubman was the only African President to meet the Queen of England-Dr. Syrulwa Somah on OK FM Verdict: False. Historical records confirm that Queen Elizabeth II met numerous African leaders during her 70-year reign, not only President Tubman of Liberia. Full Text In a recent edition of OK Conversation, Dr. …
