Fact Check
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Sharia Court Has Not Sentenced Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff to Flogging or Imprisonment
Summary: Viral reports claiming 18-year-old activist Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff has been sentenced to prison and flogging are false. Amnesty International Nigeria confirms that her trial before a Sokoto Shariah court is still ongoing, with the…
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No evidence regular period, clear discharge, others, indicate fertility
Summary: A user on Facebook posted a video claiming that certain signs indicate female fertility. The signs mentioned in the video, such as having a regular period, clear discharge, a strong desire for sex, and…
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True, Nigeria Women Leads Africa in Female Bank CEOs
Summary: In recent posts on X (formerly called Twitter), claims emerged celebrating Nigeria’s having the highest number of female bank CEOs. Another post adds to the context, stating that the leadership surge is due to…
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Women Tell Us How They Personally Unlearned Purity Culture and Other Patriarchal Notion
Purity culture is instilled in women from the moment we come into this world until we leave it. This is usually achieved through teachings of chastity — “save yourself for your husband, or you are…
