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…
Claim: Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has increased tuition at the state College of Health Science and Technology, Akure and plans to increase tuitions at two other institutions immediately he wins the November 16 governorship election. Full Text Electorate in Ondo State will on November 16, 2024 elect a new governor. The number one political…
Claim: A post in People’s Gazette goes with the Headline “NNPCL transfers ownership of all petrol stations to Tinubu’s nephew”. In the body of the post, it claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has transferred all its retained assets to OVH Energy Marketing Limited, the operator of Oando Petroleum, which is allegedly…
A video showing former Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo announcing the call to young Africans to apply for the Timbuktoo Fintech Start-up Accelerator Programme has been spotted on WhatsApp. The two-minute-34 seconds long video has gone viral, having been shared many times across many groups on WhatsApp as of Friday, September 20, 2024….
A post recently surfaced on WhatsApp inviting Nigerian youths to apply for a National Youth Empowerment Fund. The content of the shared content on social media indicated that its vision “is to give out ₦150,000 – ₦550,000 grant (sic) to every citizen who needs (sic) a helping hand”. Also, it included an online portal for…
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,…
Claim: A viral video claims that the federal government of Nigeria has put federal universities up for sale Full Text The educational system in Nigeria has many issues bedeviling it, such as inadequate funding, poor infrastructure, overcrowded classrooms, low teacher morale, insufficient teacher training, outdated curriculum, lack of technological resources and frequent strikes. Other issues…
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…
