Claim: A claim from SaharaReporters on X handle, formerly known as Twitter with 54.6k views as at time of verifying this post, stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Disqualified Governor Fubara’s Layalists, others from Rivers Assembly Primaries. Full Text: “A comprehensive report by the APC Screening Committee, obtained by SaharaReporters, on Monday, reveals that…
Claim On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, a publication surfaced online claiming that “the governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara is set to join the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) after APC screening snub”. The claim was published on Facebook by Take Back Delta Campaign, a Facebook page with 9k followers. As of the time of the…
On Monday, December 1, 2025, a post claiming that the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti said he was sent by President Bola Tinubu to visit Nnamdi Kanu with a ₦500 billion offer emerged on social media. We spotted this claim shared by bloggers via TikTok and other social media platforms, and we decided to…
On Sunday, November 23 2025, a post claiming that Justice James Omotosho survived an assassination attempt surfaced on social media sparking huge controversy. The Claim The claim, shared by Progressive Nigerian Politics, a Facebook page with 115k followers read: “BREAKING: Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reportedly survived an assassination…
On Thursday, November 13 2025, reports claiming that a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, rewarded Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, the naval officer involved in a recent altercation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, with a brand-new Toyota SUV surfaced online. Before anyone could say the word ‘misinformation’, this claim spread like wildfire,…
Image attached to the claim. Source: Facebook Claim: A Facebook user claims that President Bola Tinubu presented 2025 Toyota Land Cruisers to all Southwest Grand Chief Imams on October 5, 2025. Full Text A Facebook user, Joe Vicar…, posted a claim on October 6, 2025, that the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, presented…
Source: Daily Excessive Claim: Multiple online posts claim that Aliko Dangote has declared full support for Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 presidential election in Nigeria. Full Text Peter Gregory Obi, the former governor of Anambra state, who contested in the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria on the platform of the Labour Party. His candidacy…
