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True! INEC appointed Wike’s cousin as new Akwa Ibom REC

Elections Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A post circulating on social media claims that Professor Anugbum Onuoha has been appointed as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Akwa Ibom...

Video does not show Tinubu supporting Wike amid renewed political crisis in Rivers

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing President Bola Tinubu praising the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been recirculated online as though the comment...

Old video of Fubara saying Rivers assembly members do not exist resurfaces online 

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, stating that the members of the state assembly do not exist have resurfaced online,...

Claim that Wike has been banned from entering the Villa is FALSE!

Politics Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has been banned from entering Nigeria's Presidential Villa following an event involving the Indian prime minister,...

Claim that Fubara is wanted by EFCC resurfaces online

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A claim that the incumbent governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has resurfaced online. The...

Viral images of bridge in circulation are that of Rivers’ Garrison flyover bridge, not Ebonyi

General Fatimah Quadri -
AN X user @africafactszone, has posted a photo collage containing four images including that of flyover bridge and road with a claim that suggests...

Did Antony Blinken name Peter Obi, Wike, Keyamo, others in US visa ban announcement?

Government Policy Faith Abeka -
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,...

Dino Melaye shares misleading video of Nigerian Army accusing Wike of attempting to compromise election

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
A former Nigerian lawmaker and spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has tweeted a video with a claim...

False claim that Nyesom Wike has defected to APC resurfaces online

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, in a virtual meeting has resurfaced online with a claim that he has defected...

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