Social media is buzzing with reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has allegedly uncovered wads of cash amounting to $6 billion (dollars) at the London residence of Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State. Additionally, it is claimed that documents were found detailing...
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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: Has former Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, been appointed CBN governor?
A claim that former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has been appointed as the new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has circulated online. The claim is accompanied by a video featuring Wike and Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State. The video, posted by NewsbySparro, has garnered over 1,900 views as of...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show Wike saying Peter Obi won the presidential election?
A Twitter user posted a video of Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, alongside the claim that he said Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) was the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The tweet, posted on April 17, 2023, has since garnered over 81,000 views, as of when it was retrieved...
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FACT CHECK: Did Ayu fail to deliver PU, ward, LGA for PDP as Wike claims?
Nyesom Wike, a two-term governor of Rivers state, has made multiple claims during a recent media chat with journalists, where he was asked to react to the post-election controversies in the state. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the party was only being vigilant after winning the March 18 gubernatorial election,...
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FACT CHECK: Did the US place a visa ban on INEC chairman, Wike?
On April 2, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that the United States of America (USA) slammed a visa ban on Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nyesom Wike the governor of Rivers state, and several others allegedly involved in electoral malpractices in the just concluded general elections. “USA slams visa ban...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC chairman work under Wike as Amaechi claims?
By Aishah Saleeman Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister for transportation, claimed on Saturday that the current INEC chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu worked under Wike as the executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). The claim has also been shared across multiple social media platforms, including Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook. It has also been...