The lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the house of representatives, Bello el-Rufai claimed that Hadiza Balarabe was Nigeria’s first elected Deputy Governor. El-Rufai made this claim in a recent Podcast hosted by journalist Seun Okinbaloye while speaking on the achievements of his father Nasir el-Rufai. Verification CDD War Room combed through the Nigeria’s...
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FACT CHECK: Did Nigeria’s Minister for Women’s Affairs ask Women to ‘shut up and forgive’ abusive husbands?
A social media blog during the week reported that Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye advised women in the country to shut up and forgive their abusive husbands. Claims and counter claims over the veracity of the report have flooded social media. According to the report, Kennedy-Ohanenye, while speaking during a Conference of Commissioners...