Euromonitor International, a global market research organisation, has refuted the claim that it ranked Nigeria as the fourth largest consumer of sugary drinks globally. Recall that Adewunmi Emoruwa, an X user, had claimed in a tweet dated July 9, 2023, that “Nigeria is the 4th largest sugary drinks consuming country on earth”. We checked the...
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FACT CHECK: How accurate are these claims about the rise in Imo state’s IGR, GDP ranking?
Ahead of the November 11 gubernatorial election in Imo state, political parties have commenced their campaigns to win the support of the electorate for their respective candidates. A recent example of such efforts to woo voters is an interview granted by George Agbakaki, the Southeast leader of the Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO). In the interview,...
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FACT CHECK: Eze of Orlu’s Palace Burnt Down Due To Support for Hope Uzodinma?
On September 12, 2023, a video with several captions was circulated across the X (formerly Twitter) social media platform. The 45 seconds long video has different captions that include: “Palace of the Eze of Orlu was burnt by unknown people, following his open Support for Gov. Hope Uzodinma.#iPhone15Pro #AbujaTwitterCommunity #AbujaXCommunity #AbujaTradeFair #Lagos #LaResistenciaLulo #AllInLoveWithHanbin” Another...
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FACT SHIELD: What to know about November 11 Governorship election in Imo state
During the general elections of February and March, gubernatorial polls were held in only 28 states of the federation, leaving out eight states where off-cycle elections will subsequently be held. Off-cycle elections will take place in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states on November 11, 2023. This Explainer will focus on Imo State and the specifics...
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FACT CHECK: Did Macron say France would not ‘hand over’ Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger?
Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, has been quoted as saying in a video that his country would not hand over Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The claim was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, alongside the video of Macron. At the time of retrieval from the microblogging platform, the post, made by a...
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FACT CHECK: Was N355 Billion Spent on Acquisition of BVAS?
On September 10, 2023, Dele Momodu, a politician and publisher of Ovation Magazine, who served as the director of strategic communications for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, posted on his Instagram page, “N355 billion for BVAS and 5 person’s said it wasn’t necessary to use it? Isn’t that laughable? Oh, what a...
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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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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu Say He Intends to Abolish Naira and Adopt Dollar As National Currency?
A Tiktok user during the week shared a video with the claim that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared his intention to abolish the use of Nigeria’s official currency (Naira) and adopt the United States Dollar in its place. The video which has Arise TV’s logo also showed one of the station’s anchor Ojy Okpe...
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FACT CHECK: Has Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Fixed September 16 for Judgement?
On the morning of Monday, August 28, 2023, Nigerians awoke to the news that the much-anticipated Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgement had been scheduled for September 16, 2023. Going by discussions on social media, the date is anticipated to be when the election tribunal court will announce its verdict regarding the election petitions filed...
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Did Nigeria Apply To Join BRICS? All we know
On August 24, 2023, Linda Ikeji, a popular online blogger, posted that BRICS, an international grouping, which is made up of Russia, and emerging economies in the global South, rejected Nigeria’s bid to join it. This news went viral shortly after the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, where the group invited six countries to...