Nigerian Govt Vows To Punish Those Responsible For Fake News

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that those behind the fake news had the intention of destabilising the polity and causing disunity among the country's various ethnic and religious groups. The minister urged Nigerians to be extra vigilant in view of the worsening cases of fake news being spread.

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