Ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Edo state, a broadcast message is circulating on WhatsApp, claiming that Monday Okpebholo, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has sponsored no bill on the floor of the 10th Nigerian Senate. Okpebholo, who represents Edo central senatorial district at the Red Chamber following his...
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FACT CHECK: Did bill to regulate Christian preaching scale second reading at Nigerian Senate?
Over the weekend, a viral tweet with the claim that moves to regulate preaching by Christians, began making the rounds on social media. The Tweet which has over 700,000 interactions reads, “Nigerian Senate moves to regulate Christian preaching as bill scales second reading.” Claim: Bill to regulate Christian preaching passed second reading at the Nigerian...