Social media influencer, Gossip Mill Nigeria, recently shared a video purporting to capture the moment when Bola Tinubu promised to reduce fuel price to N100 per litre if elected as Nigeria’s President. On the verified Twitter handle of the influencer, Tinubu was quoted to have said in the video, “Fuel is N200 per litre now,...
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FACT CHECK: Do these Twitter Handles belong to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio?
Multiple Twitter accounts purporting to belong to Godswill Akpabio, the President of the 10th Nigeria Senate, have been observed to be sharing numerous posts on the microblogging platform. A Twitter account with the username Senator Godswill akpabio, CON @sen_akpabio, is followed by Sheu Sani, a former Senator, and other 8,862 followers as of the time...
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FACT CHECK: Rueben Abati makes multiple inaccurate claims about legislation signed by Jonathan
Dr. Reuben Abati, a columnist, and broadcast journalist with Arise News, has made multiple claims regarding the bills signed into law by former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan. Abati, who served as Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity between 2011 and 2015, made these claims during The Morning Show aired on Arise News on Thursday,...
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FACT CHECK: Claims On INEC Transmission of Results Checked
At the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Friday, June 16, 2023, the counsel representing the All Progressive Congress (APC) claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced that the results of the presidential election would not be transmitted live. Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Abiodun Owonikoko stated that the INEC chairman made the...
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FACT SHIELD: What Does It Mean To Close A Case?
According to reports, Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has closed his election petition case against Bola Tinubu, the newly sworn-in president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The story was headlined “Atiku Abubakar closes case against Tinubu” by many news outlets across the country. While those familiar with legal terms may...
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Is the Special Adviser on Security same as National Security Adviser?
On Thursday, June 15, 2023, Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu appointed a set of Special Advisers, including the Special Adviser on Security. Tinubu appointed Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as his Special Adviser on Security. However, many people are curious whether the position of the Special Adviser on Security...
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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: Did Obi, Atiku vow to remove fuel subsidy first day in office as Oshiomhole claims?
Adams Oshiomhole, the former governor of Edo State, claimed during a recent interview on Channels TV that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), promised to remove fuel subsidy on their first day in office when elected as Nigeria’s president. The former...
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FACT CHECK: Did video evidence cause Tinubu’s supporters to protest in court?
On June 10, 2023, a Twitter user who is known to be an ardent supporter of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), claimed that the supporters of Bola Tinubu, the newly elected president, who on the previous day were not present outside the courthouse, were there on June 10, protesting. The...
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FACT CHECK: Was Nigeria’s first lady in Tinubu’s official meeting with heads of CBN, NNPC?
A photo has circulated online with the claim that Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s first lady, participated in an official meeting between Bola Tinubu; the president, Godwin Emefiele; governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Mele Kyari; group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), over fuel subsidy related matters. Controversies have...