Caleb Ijioma
Executive Director at Roundcheck
Freelance Journalist at The Nation (Nigeria)
Building a life.Journalist, ED @roundcheck| Bylines @TheNationNews, @withinnigeria, @ijnet, Ex-Countering Misinformation fellow @TheICIR 📩[email protected]
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1 month ago |
ijnet.org | Caleb Ijioma
Fact-checkers may come across traumatic content and graphic imagery during the course of their work, while contending with online attacks and the challenges of maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Nurudeen Akewushola, a fact-checker at FactCheckHub, shared how one particularly gory video he fact-checked led to nightmares and flashbacks. “I don’t like watching graphic content. It is disturbing. I try as much as possible to avoid it, but because of my job, I cannot,” he said.
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1 month ago |
withinnigeria.com | Caleb Ijioma
Some events have rocked the month of February, becoming topical issues. Within Nigeria has analysed some of these reports that made headlines and shaped the month of February. DSS invade Lagos State AssemblyThe Lagos State House of Assembly drama started on the 13th of January, when 32 members impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, and Deputy Speaker Mojisola Meranda was sworn in as the new Speaker.
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1 month ago |
withinnigeria.com | Caleb Ijioma
Just a few days after telecommunications companies implemented their new tariff structure, business owners started to feel its impact. On January 20, 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50% tariff adjustment from the initially proposed 100% increase. The NCC claimed that the approved adjustment addresses the significant gap between operational costs and current tariffs.
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2 months ago |
withinnigeria.com | Caleb Ijioma
In 2018, former Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje was caught in video clips stuffing bundles of dollars into his pockets. Daily Nigerian claimed that the $230,000 was part of a series of cash payments given to the governor in a total bribery deal of $5 million. This resulted in a series of court cases that have yet to be concluded, with the case scheduled to be heard again by the Kano State High Court on February 13, 2025.
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2 months ago |
withinnigeria.com | Caleb Ijioma
Donald Trump’s return as the 47th United States president, despite his many criminal indictments, was a historic moment for the world. He was first elected president from 2017 to 2021 and lost at the polls to Joseph Biden of the Democratic Party. The election occurred on December 17, 2024, with Trump garnering 312 votes against Harris’ 226—well above the 270 threshold—making him the second president in U.S. history, after Grover Cleveland in 1892, to be elected to a non-consecutive second term.
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RT @OObiowu: @caleb_ijioma @Roundcheck I am thrilled, honored to be selected for this cohort. I feel,excited, Eager to learn, contribute, m…
I am excited. The 4th cohort of the #Roundcheck Volunteer Network project starts tomorrow☺️.
Tomorrow, Cohort 4 begins their journey! 🎉 With insights from @caleb_ijioma, Executive Director, RoundCheck & @alofefaith , Head, Volunteer Network, our new volunteers will learn to spot misinformation, verify facts, and uphold truth in the digital space. https://t.co/w4Ep50VApv
Putting information integrity in the hands of unprofessionals can be risky. Community notes has been seen to dish out misleading contents and not an effective way to end the spread of #disinformation. #Factchecking matters.
@Caleb_ijioma says “ Even though Elon Musk said it’s meant to ensure free speech. Looking at the trend, community notes has not been effective. She rated posts on it could even be misleading”. #FactsMatter #FactCheckHub #FactCheckingDay https://t.co/Ee4m5q32Ew