A claim that the Lagos State Government has began disbursement of the ₦5 billion palliative allocated to each state of the federation by the Nigerian Government has been circulating on WhatsApp. The federal government had on Thursday, August 17, 2023 …
ON Tuesday, May 16, 2023, a Twitter user, @Dhavidote claimed that the embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti is from Ghana following his arrest for allegedly slapping a police officer. Seun Kuti gained widespread attention on May 13, 2023, when a …
A claim that the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is disbursing campaign funds to the electorate in Lagos is circulating on WhatsApp. Sanwo-Olu, who is the gubernatorial flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, is seeking for …
THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has unveiled its situation rooms to combat misinformation ahead of the 2023 general elections starting on Saturday, February 25. The NFC election situation rooms located in Abuja, Lagos and the United Kingdom, will monitor the …
NIGERIA’S Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was the first governor in Nigeria to raise bond for infrastructure and development in the country. Fashola, who succeeded …
By Motunrayo Joel IN SHORT: As the race to the 2023 Nigerian elections speeds up, it’s been reported on social media that the ruling party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu – who is well-known to be Yoruba – has said he …
By Lanre Olagunju A picture claiming that the son of Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor of Lagos state, participated in the Lagos rally organised by supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has surfaced online. On Saturday, …
FORMER Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had officially declared in January his intention to run for Nigeria’s presidency in the 2023 general elections. Tinubu, who is a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), obtained the presidential …
On October 22, 2020, visuals flooded the internet of people carrying food items from a warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria marked with “Not For sale” and “CACOVID-19”. The visuals were generally accompanied with captions alluding that the palliatives were meant to …
ON June 19, a news report by TVC News Nigeria claimed that security agencies foiled a planned attack by a terrorist group, Hezbollah, on Ikoyi and Lekki areas of Lagos state. The report, republished by several blogs including Today.ng, gistville.com, …
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