A video is circulating on social media alongside the claim that hoodlums invaded a storage facility belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Abuja and carted away food items. The video shows a crowd of people, including men, women and children, gathered within and outside a fenced building, as some individuals were taking...
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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: Is Wike the First Southerner to Become a ‘Full’ FCT Minister?
On August 16, 2023, the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale announced the ministerial portfolios for the nominees that will serve as cabinet members in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The announcement comes two weeks after the nominees appeared before the National Assembly for screening. Since the portfolios were assigned and made public, the list...
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FACT CHECK: Claims On INEC Transmission of Results Checked
At the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Friday, June 16, 2023, the counsel representing the All Progressive Congress (APC) claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced that the results of the presidential election would not be transmitted live. Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Abiodun Owonikoko stated that the INEC chairman made the...