During the week, social media and the internet have been afloat with reports of protests against hardship from the government of President Tinubu of Nigeria. According to the trending reports, the protest was carried out by market women and men who protested the increasing prices of goods which has also affected patronage of their businesses. ...
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FACT CHECK: Is Claim About Sack of Tinubu’s Chief of Staff True?
There is currently a circulating claim that Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian president, has dismissed Femi Gbajabiamila, his chief of staff. The report, labelled as a developing story and posted on February 6, 2024, suggests that the official announcement of Gbajabiamila’s removal will be made public. This information was reposted by the “phoenix app” and widely...
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FACT CHECK: Does viral video show Nigeria’s first lady, Remi Tinubu, threatening to chase Igbos away from Lagos?
A video is making the rounds on social media with the claim that it shows Remi Tinubu, wife of Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, threatening to chase Igbos out of Lagos state. The video, retrieved from WhatsApp, was posted as a reel on Instagram and Facebook by a user identified as danprohecy. The caption to...
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FACT CHECK: Are these bank documents evidence that Chagoury Group paid £94,530,000 to Naaim Mahmud Yakubu, INEC chairman’s son?
On November 30, 2022, a claim went viral on WhatsApp alleging that the Chagoury group is owned by Tinubu’s allies in France and that they paid the sum of £94, 530, 000 ( N112, 490, 700 billion) to the account of INEC chairman, Professor Mahmud Yakubu’s son, Naaim Mahmud Yakubu, on February 3, 2023, three...
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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: Did Tinubu Say He Intends to Abolish Naira and Adopt Dollar As National Currency?
A Tiktok user during the week shared a video with the claim that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared his intention to abolish the use of Nigeria’s official currency (Naira) and adopt the United States Dollar in its place. The video which has Arise TV’s logo also showed one of the station’s anchor Ojy Okpe...
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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: 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: 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”...