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…
