On November 24, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted that the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, had been sacked by the Court of Appeal. He added that the Appeal Court ordered a rerun in 99 polling units of the state. He said, “Just in: Appeal Court sacked Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state,...
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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: Did Supreme Court Confirm Lamidi Apapa as LP National Chairman?
On September 25, 2023, an X (formerly Twitter) user tweeted a picture of Lamidi Apapa, the factional chairman of the Labour Party and a “Salient Times” newspaper front page. The tweet reads “BREAKING: Supreme Court confirms Lamidi Apapa as LP National Chairman.” As of the time of this report, the tweet has garnered over 400k...