CLAIM: The government of Finland has threatened to arrest the spokesperson of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Simon Ekpa. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A letter is currently circulating on social media, especially on Twitter, suggesting that the government of Finland has threatened to arrest the spokesperson for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr....
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FACT CHECK: Images show Peter Obi and Rhodes-Vivour after getting drunk?
On February 18, 2023, a Twitter user shared two photos of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the party’s gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State. In the first photo, the political colleagues are seen sitting with food, drinks, a duvet, and a blanket in front of them. For the second photo, they are...
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FACT CHECK: Did Festus Keyamo say Tinubu is not the best for Nigeria?
On January 11, 2022, a TikTok user posted a video of Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), alongside claims that Keyamo said APC is not the best for Nigeria. A year later, a Twitter user shared the video with the caption “The true confessions of my elder...
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FACT CHECK: No evidence to support claim that Peter Obi donated N2 billion to CAN
On February 12, 2023, a petition dated December 15 circulated online. The petition, which was addressed to the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was said to have been written and signed by Pastor Frank Onwuere of Dominion Centre International. According to the petition, Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, gave N2...
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FACT CHECK: Aisha Buhari posts fake press statement about naira redesign 3 days to elections
Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s outgoing President Muhammdu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has posted a fake press release purported to have emanated from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the naira redesign policy. This is coming in the heat of controversies that have continued to trail the difficulty experienced by...
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FACT CHECK: Have APC governors taken Buhari to court as Keyamo claims?
With the general elections less than seven days away, controversies surrounding the naira design policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continue to gain more media coverage. This has prompted political participants to analyse its impact on the upcoming elections. Festus Keyamo, the principal spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All...
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FACT CHECK: Did El-Rufai say Tinubu is a drug baron?
News reports, published in May 2019, are making the rounds on social media, especially WhatsApp, claiming Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, said he cannot be the running mate to Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the report, El-Rufai was quoted to have referred to Tinubu as a...
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FACT CHECK: Is Lagos the only economically viable state in Nigeria?
Agbabiaka Ahmed, who is a member of the Youth Mobilization for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has claimed that Lagos is the only state in Nigeria that is economically viable and independent. Ahmed disclosed this during an interactive session involving representatives of the opposing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party...
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FACT CHECK: Is this a letter from the Finnish government on Nigerian Elections?
A letter purportedly from the office of the Prime Minister of Finland was shared on social media on February 16, 2023. The letter, which was addressed to Simon Ekpa, warned him that if the sit-at-home protest he had planned for the days of the general elections in Nigeria was not called off within 48 hours,...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Atiku Abubakar’s claims from the NESG presidential dialogue?
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, made several claims about corruption and the economy while speaking at the interactive session with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. In response to a specific question about how he intends to deal with corruption and the international perception of Nigeria as a corrupt country, Atiku mentioned meeting...