Dangerous quackery: why you can’t cure cancer by ‘detoxifying’ the body or balancing pH levels
There is little evidence for curing cancer through either detoxing or changing the pH level of the body.
There is little evidence for curing cancer through either detoxing or changing the pH level of the body.
Is Nigeria the largest producer of corn in Africa? We checked four claims by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation.
An article by a prominent anti-vaccine campaigner in South Africa and widely circulated on social media makes many baseless claims.
A series of reports published by the influential UK public broadcaster made several claims about Nigeria's economy. We checked some of them.
Ahead of his government’s eagerly anticipated first annual budget, Ruto made a number of claims in a sit-down with journalists.
Nigerians eat billions of servings of noodles. So a scare in Asia is causing alarm locally, with officials set to carry out tests.
South African politicians and the public alike are quick to make claims about migrants to the country. But these are not supported by data.
Did Kenya's debt quadruple under Uhuru Kenyatta, and did his government borrow more than KSh4 trillion in its last term?
Nigeria’s labour and productivity minister is blaming the country’s high unemployment on its economic woes since 2015. Is he right?
A Nigerian senior government official made the startling claim that the country had more than 15 million child workers.
Did officials take president William Ruto's budget out of spite? We took a closer look.
The Economic Freedom Fighters political party was on Monday 20 March protesting a slew of grievances. But not all was what it seemed to be.
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