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…
Claim: On Friday, June 21, 2024, a viral post claiming that Nollywood actor cum politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, who recently dumped the Labour Party (LP), is set to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged on X. The post, shared by YabaLeftOnline reads: “LP leadership a bunch of clowns, I don’t rule out rejoining APC…
On Sunday, May 19, 2024, a controversial post claiming that Senator Hope Uzodimma declined Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s invitation to Rivers State surfaced on social media. The content of this post was so disturbing that in a twinkle of an eye, the comment section was filled with netizens attacking Uzodimma. The controversy that trailed this post,…
On Monday, May 13, 2024, a video of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, vowing to open a panel of inquiry into the affairs of governance in the state emerged online. That video spread like wildfire, and in no time left #Fubara trending on virtually every social media platform. Wondering why? misinformation. The virality of…
