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Kano Emir’s procession video misrepresented as Peter Obi’s visit to Kwara

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A video showing a large crowd gathered along a street has been shared on X with a claim that it shows Peter Obi, the...

Old Adelabu interview fuels APC rejection claim

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A video showing former minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, criticising the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and urging Nigerians, particularly residents of Oyo State,...

Old Eedris Abdulkareem audio paired with unrelated Seyi Tinubu footage

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A video showing Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigerian president Bola Tinubu, standing inside a hall at an event has resurfaced on social media with...

This Kano rally was for Tinubu, not against him

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A video showing a large crowd marching with what appears to be messages against president Bola Tinubu has been shared on social media as...

No, Obi, Kwankwaso didn’t travel to France to bring Tinubu back

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A video showing Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, at an airport has surfaced...

AI-generated video falsely shows alleged attack on Tinubu campaign vehicle

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A video showing a badly vandalised campaign vehicle branded with Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu’s name and the All Progressives Congress (APC) logo has surfaced...

Altered photo falsely shows Tinubu attending 81st UN General Assembly

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A MANIPULATED photograph of Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly has surfaced on social media, with...

Altered photo falsely shows bishop wearing Tinubu insignia

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A photograph of Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, President-General of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has surfaced on social media with a Tinubu-associated...

Old Calabar rally video falsely linked to Peter Obi’s 2026 ‘One Million Walk’

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A VIDEO showing a large crowd of people marching through a street has resurfaced on social media with a claim that it shows a...

No, INEC did not confirm Nenadi Usman as LP chairperson

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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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False! Seun Okinbaloye did not accuse Tinubu, INEC of rigging 2027

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