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Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) has warned politicians not to publish false or harmful information in the run-up to next week's presidential election. The warning came after the ruling All Progressives Congress party's campaign director accused the military and an opposition candidate of plotting a coup. Fact checkers are working overtime to debunk false…
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The Department of State Services said political parties and their media managers must restrain from spreading misleading information during campaigns and when issuing communiques