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No, Amupitan was not part of Tinubu’s 2023 election legal team
FOLLOWING President Bola Tinubu's nomination of Joash Amupitan as the new chairman of the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC), several social media users alleged...
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Photo does not show Tinubu in 1966
A photo purportedly showing a young version of President Bola Tinubu in 1966 has surfaced online.Â
An X user, @imakun122, posted the image among a...
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Old video of Nigerian senator criticising IGP, AGF recirculates as recent
A video showing a Nigerian senator lambasting the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) is circulating on social media...
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No, photo of Peter Obi serving food was not taken at Digital Media Summit
A photo showing Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, carrying a tray of food has been circulated on social media with the...
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No, INEC did not confirm Nenadi Usman as LP chairperson
A claim that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed Nenadi Usman as the chairperson of the Labour Party has gone viral online.
An...
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Video does NOT show Uganda deputy president struggling to speak
X user Somto Okonkwoshared a video of an elderly man struggling to speak at a public event. In the 43-second clip, the man appears...
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Old video of Atiku shared as comment on ADC presidential ticket
A video claiming to show former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar expressing confidence about securing the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)...
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No, Peter Obi is not the first presidential candidate to garner 6 million votes without sitting governor
AN X user, @MaziGomez_, has claimed that Peter Obi is the first Nigerian politician to received six million votes in a presidential election without...
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No, Shettima has not moved out of official residence over secret CCTV installation
A claim has circulated online that Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has moved out of his official residence to his private residence after allegedly...
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No, Obasa did not say Lagosians must vote for APC candidate even if he’s a criminal
AN X user, @omoelerinjare, has posted a video claiming that the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said Lagosians have to...
