A statement entitled “Notice of Postponement of Planned Protest” went viral on Wednesday night, suggesting that the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1 – 10 has been shifted. It was printed on the letterhead of ‘Take It Back Movement’, one of the human rights organisations leading the protest. It was signed by Damilare Adenola,…
On Sunday, July 21, controversial Instagram blogger, Gistlover caused an uproar on social media after sharing a post accusing the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of engaging in extra-marital affairs. This post went viral in no time, leaving Akpabio as a topic of discussion for days. In the post, the blogger claimed that the Senate President…
A post which was seen on WhatsApp claims that the Mobile Police Unit of the Nigeria Police Force was withdrawing its personnel in view of the planned nationwide protest of August 1 2024. According to the memo datedJuly 25, 2024, stamped and signed by a certain CSP Okon E Moses, second in Command of No….
On Saturday, July 27, an alleged broadcast text of President Bola Tinubu went viral on social media especially on whatsapp platform, suggesting that Tinubu had slashed his salary by 50 percent and scrapped office of the first lady. The supposed speech was titled differently like “President Tinubu Speaks,” and “President Tinubu Address the Nation.” In…
Claim: People’s Gazette Nigeria claims that President Tinubu has returned OPL 245 oil block to Shell and Eni Full Text As Nigerians continue to express their displeasure with the administration of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu because of rising hardship, several posts have filled the internet, especially social media platforms. Amidst all of these, there…
On Saturday, July 20, 2024, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, of inciting his supporters to protest against the government. Onanuga made this claim amidst the growing call by young Nigerians to hit the streets for a nationwide…
On July 11, a post was made on Nairaland, with a claim that Senator Ndume stated that President “Tinubu Is Caged Inside Presidential Villa” The Story had gathered 26825 Views and over 500 comments and Likes at the time of writing this post. At the time this statement was made, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume was…
A post claiming that the Oyo State Government is giving an empowerment fund in 2024 has been spreading on WhatsApp. The post claimed that the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde approved the sum of ₦75,000 as empowerment fund for youths. It provided a portal for registration and asked registrants to supply their full names, bank…
In our ongoing commitment to promoting transparency and openness for the benefit of the public, we conducted a fact-check on a post circulating on X (formerly Twitter). The post, made by Omoleye Sowore on July 15, 2024, on his official X handle @YeleSowore, claims that President. Ahmed Bola Tinubu had already bought a 100 million…
A story was published on Instagram by a user @mazitundeednut claiming that the INEC chairman made a statement saying “ Flooding In Our Edo State Office Has Affected 4000 BVAS Machines” This story had gathered about 15,262 comments and about 49,304 likes at the time of making this verification. The Edo state Governorship election is…
