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Fake image of Buhari canvassing support for Peter Obi circulates online

Elections Raji Olatunji - June 12, 2022 1

AN IMAGE of President Muhammadu Buhari holding a placard with inscriptions canvassing support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate for Nigeria's 2023...

Claim that Atiku met with Ahmed Lawan, Northern APC governors after primary election is FALSE

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - June 12, 2022 0

A VIRAL video has surfaced online alongside a claim that the former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,...

Video does NOT show unknown gunmen chasing policemen in Abuja

Security Nurudeen Akewushola - June 4, 2022 0

A VIDEO showing crowd running after a police van has surfaced on social media alongside a claim that it shows unknown gunmen chasing away...

How the religious toga of misinformation fuelled COVID-19 pandemic

Insights Niyi Oyedeji - June 4, 2022 0

DURING the peak of the pandemic, many religious leaders innocuously spread false narratives about COVID-19 among members of their congregation which put many lives...

Beware! Viral ‘Yemi Osinbajo Support Fund’ post in circulation is FALSE

Elections Raji Olatunji - June 3, 2022 0

A VIRAL post circulating on WhatsApp in Nigeria claimed that Professor Yemi Osinbajo, through his campaign group, is giving out N33,000 as a support...

Who brought Econet to Nigeria?

Insights Niyi Oyedeji - June 3, 2022 3

FORMER Lagos State governor and presidential aspirant on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has claimed that he brought a leading...

2023: How true is the claim that Sule Lamido, son and daughter won PDP primaries in Jigawa?

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - June 3, 2022 1

MULTIPLE posts on social media have claimed that a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, alongside his son and daughter have contested and...

Old photo of wads of dollar notes resurfaces online, sparks misinformation about PDP presidential primary

Elections Omolola Roseline Pedro - May 31, 2022 0

AN OLD image of a brown paper envelope customized with the logo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and showing some wads of dollar...

False video circulates that Enugu PDP governorship candidate was killed

Elections Omolola Roseline Pedro - May 30, 2022 1

A VIRAL video circulating on WhatsApp has claimed that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu state, Dr. Peter Mbah...

2023 elections: Did Ayade lose APC senatorial ticket in Cross River?

Insights Opeyemi Kehinde - May 28, 2022 0

As political parties held primary elections on Saturday, May 28, 2022, ahead of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, a news report circulating online claimed that...