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IN SHORT: While Nigerians grapple with the rising cost of living and reported bad governance, a claim has spread on social media that an investigative journalism group has named Nigeria’s president ...

IN SHORT: As kidnapping cases in Kenya continue to raise concern, a graphic quoting former national police spokesperson Resila Onyango blaming the abductions on an organ-harvesting syndicate is ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts advertise a herbal mixture, with the promise that it cures all forms of ulcers. But a gastroenterologist advises patients to see their doctors instead. A mixture is ...

Five days after youth-led protestors stormed Kenya's parliament building in June 2024, beleaguered Kenyan president William Ruto summoned three top journalists to his State House residence in Nairobi ...

IN SHORT: A claim on Facebook that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will stop automatic Sacco deductions from teachers' salaries by February 2025 is false. Automatic deductions remain in place.