On February 15, 2024, a claim went viral on WhatsApp and X (formerly Twitter) that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party in the 2023 general elections, was the first ever presidential candidate in the history of Nigerian democracy to publicly give account for his campaign funding. The post garnered over 353,000 views,...
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FACT CHECK: Is Abuja the fastest-growing city in Africa as Ireti Kingibe claims?
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Ireti Kingibe, has claimed in a recent interview on national television that Abuja, the capital of FCT, is the fastest-growing city in Africa. While reacting to the incessant kidnapping and other insecurity issues in the nation’s capital, Kingibe said:...
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FACT CHECK: Has Labour Party campaign spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, joined the ruling APC?
A verified X user, Chigozirim Aliyu Emeakayi has claimed in a tweet posted on January 11, 2024 that Kenneth Okonkwo, the spokesperson of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign for the 2023 general elections, has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The tweet, which has over 62,000 views as of the time of filing this...
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FACT CHECK: Did ex-Nigerian president Buhari admit that cabals hijacked his government?
Alli Ndume, a federal lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has claimed in a recent interview on national television that the former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, recently admitted that some individuals in power hijacked his government. Ndume, who doubles as the deputy chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, stated...
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FACT-CHECK: Is Justice Tsammani battling prostate cancer, confined to wheelchair?
Multiple reports circulating online claim that Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, head of the five-man panel of the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), is battling prostate cancer and has been confined to a wheelchair. This is coming barely two months after the PEPC delivered its judgement on the petitions filed by Peter Obi, candidate of...
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FACT CHECK: Did Supreme Court bar foreign media outlets from the hearing on Obi, Atiku’s appeals?
A news report is circulating online, claiming that foreign media outlets were prohibited from attending the hearing of the appeals filed by Peter Obi; presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Atiku Abubakar; presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The report, with the headline, “SUPREME COURT...
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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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FACT CHECK: How true are claims by Igbo Times about alleged suspension of Nigerian courts, Abaribe’s death?
Igbo Times Magazine, an ethnic-based news blog, reported that Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has suspended all courts in the country due to fears of disqualification. The platform, in the report dated July 26, 2023, asserted that this announcement was made through a statement where the president cited “uncovered evidence of widespread fraud in the judiciary”...
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FACT CHECK: Did the judges acknowledge Chimamanda Adichie in court?
A social media user has claimed that the judges at the Presidential Election Petition Court on August 1, 2023, acknowledged the presence of award-winning writer, Chimamanda Adichie. The claim was discovered on Twitter, where it had received over four thousand likes and had been viewed over 72 thousand times as of the time of this...
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FACT CHECK: Nigerian public officers’ pay has not been adjusted since 1999?
Adams Oshiomhole, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Edo North in the 10th Nigerian Senate, has claimed in a recent interview with Channels TV, that the pay of public officers has not been adjusted since the year 1999. The former national chairman of the APC and ex governor of Edo state,...