A video has spread on WhatsApp claiming that sponsors of the #EndBadGovernmentInNigeria protests have handed guns to protesters. The 3 minutes 58 seconds video has been shared many times on WhatsApp since Monday, August 5, 2024, with the caption: “It’s a peaceful protest with guns shared by the sponsors to name (sic) FG a bad…
Claim: A viral message claims the United Nations will take over Tinubu’s administration if the #EnduranceBadGovernance protest lasts 30 days. Full Text The August 1 to 10 #EnduranceBadGovernance protest in Nigeria is a protest against hunger and bad governance in the oil-rich nation. It is holding, despite several appeals from Federal, State and Local Government…
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 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…
Old video recirculated to depict recent protest in Ondo over food inflation Verified Post Views: 71
