It is being circulated on social media that Justice Mistura Bolaji of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, while delivering her judgment on the petitions filed by Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, stated that candidates should not depend on INEC for electoral results. Both Obi and Atiku had earlier petitioned the court to void the declaration...
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FACT CHECK: Is this Peter Obi shaking hands with Bola Tinubu?
On August 19, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) posted a photo showing Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, bowing and shaking hands with Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The user, an avid Tinubu supporter of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, posted the photo with the caption: “I want to collect the tears of...
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FACT CHECK: Did Angry Camerounians Disrupt President Biya’s 40 Years in Power Celebration in France?
A video making the rounds on Whatsapp depicts the moment angry Cameroonians stormed the venue of an event said to be the celebration of President Paul Biya’s 40th year in office. We transcribed the video, which is originally in French to English and the people in the video were saying, “Come out, get out,...
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Gabon at a glance; All You Need to Know About the Coup
Gabon, also known as the Gabonese Republic, is a country in Central Africa. It shares borders with Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Congo. Gabon’s population is estimated to be 2.3 million people. The country is endowed with natural resources and, like Nigeria, is an oil producer and net exporter of crude oil. Despite its abundant...
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Fact Check: Did Appeal Court declare LP’s Pela Governor of Delta state?
An X (formerly Twitter) user during the week insinuated that Ken Pela, the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate of Delta state had won a court case thus making him the governor of the state. The post read, “Guys we won we won. Delta is Labour party, Governor Ken Pela won the case in court. The judiciary...
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FACT CHECK: Did Osun appoint SSA to government house swimming pool and Oranmiyan staff?
Two circulars from the Osun State government have been circulating online with controversial claims. One of the circulars announces an appointment of a “Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Government House Pool,” while the other designates an appointee as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Oranmiyan New Town & Grown Area Development.” Both...
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FACT CHECK: Did Biden say a dead man ruled Nigeria for six years?
By Daily Trust On August 13, 2023, a 47-second video that circulated on the internet and was widely shared on WhatsApp suggested that the President of the United States of America (USA), Joe Biden, said, “Nigeria is the only country where a dead man has been ruling the country for six years without them knowing.”...
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FACT CHECK: Is Nigeria’s fuel price the cheapest in the world, as claimed?
Claim: Nigeria’s fuel is the cheapest in the world On July 24, 2023, Eniola Badmus, an actor and avid supporter of the Tinubu campaign said: “Despite the recent petrol subsidy removal, the price of fuel in Nigeria is the cheapest in the world”. She made the claim while speaking as a guest on an Instagram...
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FACT CHECK: Did the National Population Commission (NPC) publish an e-recruitment shortlist?
By Peter Yohanna On July 15, 2023, “NYSCINFO”, an online blog, published multiple lists of candidates shortlisted for the National Population Commission’s (NPC) ad hoc staff e-recruitment for birth registration. The headline of the blogpost reads: ”NPC shortlisted candidates for Birth Registration- Check Here. If you have applied for the National Population Commission (NPC) Birth...
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FACT CHECK: Is this a video of a recent bandit attack in Zamfara?
A video has been shared numerous times on WhatsApp, claiming that bandits recently attacked Zamfara State. The message reads: “Listen to Trust Radio Live, A video has been shared multiple times on WhatsApp, claiming there was a recent attack by bandits in Zamfara State. This is the real situation happening in Zamfara (sic) state,” a...