Daily Archives: May 16, 2025
Fact Guage:
Politics
FACT CHECK: Did Fayose leave N170b or N120b debt profile in Ekiti?
By YEKEEN Akinwale.
ACCUSATIONS of debts profile in Ekiti State have become a vicious cycle between the incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi and his predecessor, Ayodele Fayose.
They...
Economy
World Economic Forum misleads Nigerians on country’s ranking
By Chikezie OMEJE.
NIGERIA’S progress in the latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) is confusing.Â
The media, including The ICIR, reported on Thursday that Nigeria...
Economy
FACT CHECK: Has Buhari appointed a ‘Chief Economic Adviser’? Yes and no
By 'Kunle ADEBAJO.
WITH the 2019 presidential election gradually drawing closer, claims are more frequently made in attempts to discredit one political party, candidate or the...
Economy
FACT CHECK: Did Okowa raise Delta State’s IGR from 30 to N51 billion?
By 'Kunle ADEBAJO.
IFEANYI Okowa, Governor of Delta State, said the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of his state was as low as N30 billion in 2016...
General
Are there 13.2 million out-of-school children in Nigeria as claimed by UBEC?
By Damilola OJETUNDE.
LAST week, the Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Ahmed Boboyi, stated that the population of out-of-school children in Nigeria has risen from 10.5...
Politics
Osun Decides 2018: Exposing the fallacies, exaggerations, outright lies in governorship debate
IN the evening of Sunday, six days to the Osun State gubernatorial election, four of the prominent aspirants gathered in Osogbo to demonstrate preparedness...
General
FACT CHECK: Presidency’s claim about no- allocation for Hilux vehicles in the 2016/2017 budget is false
By Ajibola AMZAT.
THE Presidency has denied there was any allocation for the purchase of Hilux vehicles in 2016 and 2017 appropriated budgets, but The  ICIR’s check...
Economy
FACT CHECK: Aregbesola says Osun generates N1.5 billion every month, NBS data shows the governor exaggerated
By Ajibola AMZAT.
GOVERNOR Rauf  Aregbesola has listed 10 major achievements of his 8-year tenure on the website of Osun State government.
The third on the list of his achievements...
General
FACT CHECK: Is the IGP interim report to Acting President classified information?
By 'Kunle ADEBAJO.
JIMOH Moshood, Nigeria’s Police Public Relations Officer, said on Thursday that the case the police have against detained Premium Times journalist, Samuel Ogundipe, is that...
General
FACT CHECK: Does the senate spend N1 trillion annually as alleged by Sowore?
By Kingsley OBIEJESI.
OMOYELE Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and a presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2019 general elections, has been consistent in his comments...
