Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant and member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday, January 26, 2023, posted a picture of Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, eating a Nigerian delicacy alongside two bottles of Hero beer. Adamu said Obi was having “too much pleasure” with Hero Beer, which he alleges has...
Author: Chioma Iruke (Chioma Iruke)
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Did Al-Zakzaky Endorse Peter Obi For President
On December 27, 2022, a Twitter user with the handle “Olaudah Equiano® @RealOlaudah” tweeted a claim that the revered Islamic cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, had endorsed Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. The tweet which has over a thousand (1,000) retweets...
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FACT CHECK: Has APC completed the Second Niger Bridge as Tinubu claimed?
In January 2022, Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, at the Enugu presidential campaign rally said the Second Niger Bridge was completed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and would soon be commissioned. In his words, “that bridge (second Niger) is completed by APC, you will soon see a commissioning for your movements, to move...
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FACT CHECK: Verifying Peter Obi’s claims at Chatham House
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, presented his policy plans at Chatham House on January 17, 2023. During the question and answer session, he made various claims about his track record and the Nigerian economy. We checked some of his claims, and here is what we found: Claim 1 No member of...
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Fact Check: How true is Tinubu’s claim that Nigeria does not have lithium, gas?
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), said during his presidential campaign rally in Enugu state on January 11, that Nigeria does not have lithium or natural gas. In an attempt to convince the people of Enugu, that coal, which is found in the state will be used to improve their...
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FACT CHECK: All we know about leaked audio claiming Atiku received N100m from Dariye
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has been accused by Mike Achimugu, who claims to be his former media aide, of being part of a continuous ploy to defraud the nation. In a viral audio visual uploaded on YouTube and Twitter, a voice purported to be Atiku’s could be heard narrating...