Search Dubawa Call for Applications Dubawa Fact-Checking Fellowship 2020 The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), through its fact-checking project, DUBAWA, is now accepting applications from journalists and researchers to the second edition of her fact-checking fellowship. The Dubawa Fact-Checking Fellowship promotes accountability of public institutions and political office holders by strengthening the individual […]
By Uthman Samad AUDU Oshiokhamele, Chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Effurun branch, has accused Professor Sunny Iyuke, the Chief Executive of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) of a N5.8 billion fraud. According to him, the sum was allegedly withdrawn from the institute’s coffer for three years without due […]
OF the 33 newly recommended Federal Capital Territory (FCT) judges by the National Judicial Council (NJC), at least eight of them are either children or relations of current or retired justices of Supreme and Appeal courts, The ICIR findings have revealed. The 33 individuals are among the 64 judicial officials for states including the FCT […]
By Ebere Agozie CLAIM: A WhatsApp post claimed that Israel has not recorded any loss of life in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic due to the daily intake of a simple recipe of hot Lemon and Bicarbonate hot tea. VEDICT: FALSE – as at the time of filing this report, Israel has recorded 116 […]
By Ebere Agozie CLAIM: Recently, a viral message on WhatsApp claimed that a simple solution to the Coronavirus has been revealed and that it has been confirmed and tested that Palm oil could stop the spread of the virus. The message was also alleged to have been signed at the bottom by the World Health […]