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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...
General
FACT CHECK: Was Buhari arrested in UK by INTERPOL to answer allegations of war crimes?
By 'Kunle ADEBAJO.
A video has gone into circulation, which appears to show President Muhammadu Buhari, Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, APC national leader Bola Tinubu, and...
General
FACT CHECK: Was the Nigeria Air logo designed by a Bahraini company? Yes
By 'Kunle ADEBAJO.
FOR many reasons, a vote of no confidence has been passed by many on the recently released Nigeria Air logo — as the entire...
Politics
FACT CHECK: Has Olusola, Ekiti PDP governorship candidate, authored any books, papers? Yes
By 'Kunle ADEBAJO.
THE mega rally of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Tuesday ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State presented an opportunity...
