A photo has circulated online with the claim that Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s first lady, participated in an official meeting between Bola Tinubu; the president, Godwin Emefiele; governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Mele Kyari; group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), over fuel subsidy related matters. Controversies have...
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FACT CHECK: Provision of Enabling Environment for Private Sector Business
CLAIM: Did President Buhari’s administration provide an enabling environment for private sector business? CONTEXT: The President in his speech on 28th May, 2023 said his administration provided a conducive environment for businesses to grow and make profit. The former president said “Our administration has provided an enabling environment for the private sector to engage in...
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FACT CHECK: Does picture show a charging cord attached to Bola Tinubu’s arm?
Ahead of the May 29 official swearing-in ceremony, a picture of Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect, has circulated online with the claim that it shows a hidden ‘charging cord’ attached to his arm. The image, showing the moment Tinubu shook hands with the former British prime minister, Tony Blair, was shared by a Twitter user, @PIDOMNIGERIA...
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FACT CHECK: Bode George makes multiple claims, how true are they?
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made a number of claims in an interview on AriseTV. He made these claims while speaking on the state of the Nation, his party and his relationship with the president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Claim I: They (INEC) tried the new...
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FACT CHECK: Bola Tinubu won only five states in the 2023 presidential election?
Dokun Ojomo has claimed in a Twitter post that Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), won only five states in the presidential election held on February 25, 2023. The post has since garnered over 330,000 views, 1,657 retweets, and 4,539 likes as of when it was retrieved from the microblogging...
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FACT CHECK: Did Ganduje Mention Plans To Scuttle Presidential Tribunal Verdict In Leaked Audio?
CLAIM: Ganduje’s Plans to Scuttle Presidential Tribunal’s Verdict CONTEXT: On May 20, 2023, Reno Omokri, an aide to Goodluck Jonathan, a former president of Nigeria, shared a tweet claiming that Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has admitted plans to scuttle the verdict of the Presidential Elections Petitions Court. According to the reports in the leaked...
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FACT CHECK: How true are these claims by Ben Ayade?
In an interview with Arise News, the governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, made multiple claims in response to questions about his performance, few days to the end of his eight-years administration as governor. Claim I: Ben Ayade claims he never secured any foreign loan during his administration as governor of Cross River state...
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FACT CHECK: Did security agents prevent Peter Obi’s supporters from accessing the Tribunal Court?
On Friday, May 19, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that security personnel prevented supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, from accessing the Presidential Election Tribunal Court. This is as the pre-hearing in the petition by Obi and the LP against Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, continues today at the Appeal court. As...
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FACT CHECK: Did Tsamani say he was under pressure to subvert justice?
A broadcast message making the rounds on social media, particularly on WhatsApp, claims that Haruna Simon Tsamani, a justice of the Appeal court and the chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, asked the church to pray for him. The viral message, ascribed to one David Onibiyo, further claims that Tsamani said he was under...
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FACT CHECK: Did European leaders shun, decline to meet with Bola Tinubu?
A news report claiming that European leaders shunned and declined to meet with Bola Tinubu has circulated online. A verified Twitter user, @Dr_chazduke, shared the report on Sunday, May 14, 2023, with the caption, “BREAKING NEWS: Bola Tinubu Shunned by Europe’s Leaders, Decline To Meet With Him. No be Peter Obi or Obidients do this...