On Friday, March 28, 2025, claims emerged on social media that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, collapsed in Abuja due to excessive alcohol consumption. As the reports gained traction, many started asking whether the former governor of Rivers State, now serving as the FCT Minister, had truly suffered a health…
On Friday, March 21, 2025, reports claiming that Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, and his family, have relocated to the Bayelsa State Government House following a declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State emerged on social media. This claim was published on Facebook by Progressive Nigerian Politics, a user with…
On March 15, 2025, reports surfaced online, claiming that Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, is planning to temporarily step down to facilitate an investigation into sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This report was shared by Sahara Reporters via its website, and in no time, it went viral. Sahara Reporters also published this…
Photo of Senator Natasha and Akpabio On Sunday, March 2, 2025, reports claiming that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has apologised to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan surfaced on social media, sparking widespread confusion among Nigerians. The post was first shared on Facebook by Michika Pikin, a user with 63K followers. Captioned; ‘BREAKING – Akpabio Begs Senator Natasha’,…
On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, a post claiming that President Bola Tinubu ordered Yemi Cardoso to resign as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) surfaced on the internet. The post was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Inside Business Nigeria with the handle @insidebizng. The post read: “President Tinubu Orders CBN Gov,…
On Friday, August 23, 2024, a post claiming that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, admitted that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) won the 2023 presidential election emerged on social media. The post was shared on X by a user named Christian with the handle @Christi38913511. The post, which was captioned; “Abeg who else…
On August 16, 2024, a post claiming that Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said that ₦8,000 can change the life of a Nigerian youth surfaced online. The post read: “₦8,000 can change the life of a youth who knows what he is doing – says Kashim Shettima”. Screenshot of the post This post went viral…
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…
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 Thursday, June 20, 2024, a controversial post claiming that the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, said he mistook his Nigerian counterpart, President Bola Tinubu as a personal translator surfaced on social media. This controversial post was shared via Facebook by the user, Igbo Times Magazine, a page with 288k followers. The post read: “Just…
