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…
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…
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…
A news blog recently published a content purporting that the Federal Government and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have “secured a significant legal victory against the State Governors in a dispute over the financial autonomy of Local Government joint accounts”. The report claimed that the ruling delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal…
Screenshot of the claim as seen on WhatsApp A post which was sighted on WahtsApp claims that the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to give 705,000 students its 2024 bursary amounting to ₦75,000. The post further claimed that 458,098 students benefited from the same programme in 2022 and each got ₦50,800. The post included a…
A publication which appeared to have emanated from Nairaland claimed that Nigeria’s 36 State Governors have reached an agreement to pay various amounts ranging from ₦30,000 to ₦80,000 as Minimum Wage on Monday, June 10, 2024. Earlier, another online news blog reported on Saturday, June 8 that the Nigeria Governors Forum had on Thursday, June…
Recently, a statement: “Nigeria is designed for backward, nothing works here, I have try all my Lagos tragedy, nothing is working” was attributed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu., The post was from a Facebook page Igbo Times Magazine. It was posted on June 18 2024, and at the time of fact-checking this claim, the post…
