FOLLOWING the United States’ announcement of visa restrictions on Nigerians allegedly involved in undermining the democratic process during the just-concluded Nigeria’s 2023 general election, claims that names of some prominent Nigerians who made the list have surfaced online. US Secretary …
A Twitter user, @CossyCosydiva, has claimed that Abia state Governor-elect, Alex Otti, has secured a $50million dollars funding for the construction of a 500km road network in Abia state. The claim, which was posted in Pidgin English on April 13, …
A claim that Dame Patience Jonathan, the former Nigerian first lady and wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, fought for females to be admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy has surfaced online. This claim, which was contained in a tweet by …
NIGERIA’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, February 16, 2023, addressed the nation on the redesigned naira notes amidst its scarcity and the government’s currency swap policy. He said the naira redesign activities are within the ambit of the nation’s constitution. “All …
PETER Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general election, has claimed that a Professor in the country receives N400,000 as monthly salary, adding that local government councillors earn more. Obi made the claims at the University of Abuja …
A press release attributed to the Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has claimed that the application for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) staff replacement has commenced. The circular titled: “Nigeria Immigration Service Notice of 2022/2023 General …
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claimed that the Sokoto State Government has enacted a law, approving the death penalty as punishment for the offence of blasphemy committed in the state. The claims circulated online following the civil unrest in …
THE second part of this investigation continues to examine the claims of the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE) on critical infrastructure projects in South-East Nigeria. ON September 7, 2021, the PODE published what it called ‘a compendium of President Buhari’s …
ON September 7, 2021, the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE) published what it called ‘a compendium of President Buhari’s ongoing and completed infrastructure projects in South-East Nigeria.’ The list was released two days before President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to …
ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022, the Ghanaian presidency tweeted that Ghana’s national identity card would be recognised globally as a valid e-passport/ID card. The Office of the President in a follow-up tweet archived here said [Ghanaians] “can now use #GhanaCard as …
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