A viral video shared on Facebook by user @BiafraIconicWarrior claims that the just elected president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has ordered the Nigerian government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu with immediate effect. The post suggests that Donald Trump is giving the Nigerian government an ultimatum of November 30, 2024, for the…
Source: BBC Claim: Multiple Facebook users made conflicting claims about voter registration and turnout in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State Governorship Election. Full Text The November 16 2024 Ondo State governorship election marked a significant moment in the state’s political landscape. The election featured the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress…
Image of PDP candidate, Agboola Ajayi and APC candidate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa during the governorship debate organised by Channels TV ahead of Ondo State November 16 governorship election. Source: Channels TV Claim The PDP candidate for the Ondo governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, claims that the State’s incumbent Governor and APC candidate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, receives ₦1.2 billion…
A video shared on Instagram by the user @mazitundeednut claims that Nigeria’s House of Representatives has split Oyo State into two, captioned as “Breaking: Reps split Oyo state into two.” The post suggests that a new “Oyo State” with Oyo Town as its capital, and an “Ibadan State” with Ibadan as its capital, has been…
A post on X (formerly Twitter) by user @amchidox shared a screenshot from The People’s Gazette allegedly quoting former Nigerian military head Yakubu Gowon as saying, “I was criticised for being too slow crushing Biafra secessionist but I did it.” Upon reviewing The People’s Gazette website to verify the context, we found that the article…
Old and new naira notes Source: Punch newspaper Claim: Various news channels and social media pages reported that the House of Representatives said the old 200, 500, 1,000 naira notes would cease to be legal tender on December 31, 2024. Full Text In recent years, Nigeria has undergone significant changes in its currency, particularly with…
A screenshot of the viral message. Claim: A WhatsApp message provides an online registration portal link for registration for the Ondo State ₦220 million soft loan for business owners and artisans in the state. Full Text Given the current economic hardship in Nigeria, which has several negative effects on businesses and the living conditions of…
Claim: Viral claims were posted online by Jake Clifford, News week and on Facebook, saying that there was tension in the National Assembly, with a plot to impeach the Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The content was published on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. With the caption: BREAKING: Tension As DSS Take Over National Assembly Over…
A document on Nairaland with a caption, “A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a New Governance Model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” published on May 31, 2024 has been shared across the digital media space and has stirred a lot of attention by netizens, making…
Governor Aiyedatiwa. Source: Official Facebook account Claim: Sahara Reporters, an online news channel, claimed that Governor Aiyedatiwa was throwing bundles of money in Akure to entice voters ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Full Text According to the timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, campaign for the November 16…
