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Nigeria military bases US France government false claim US, France deny plans for military bases in Nigeria, Nigerian government confirms no such proposals
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nigeria US dollar Ignore social media claims that the US dollar was selling at N1,000 on Nigeria’s unofficial ‘parallel’ exchange market
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Nigeria skyscraper Railway Russia building Nigeria false claim development Photos on social media don’t show Russian engineers building a skyscraper and a railway in Nigeria’s Aba town
Nigeria CDC head hanged Chikwe Ihekweazu false claim development No, top WHO official and former Nigeria CDC head Ihekweazu wasn’t hanged at Guantanamo Bay – claim by notorious disinformation site