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True, Rivers State politician arrested with $498,100 cash True, Rivers State politican arrested with $498,100 cash

True, Rivers State politician arrested with $498,100 cash

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 24, 2023

Claim: Social media users say a Rivers State politician has been arrested with a huge sum of...

FALSE! Viral image of Sanwo-Olu not from Labour Party’s rally in Lagos

Isaiah Ude February 24, 2023

Claim: A Twitter user shared an image of the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alleging the image...

INEC will use university lecturers as returning officers in 2023 election, contrary to viral press release

Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas February 24, 2023

Claim: INEC will not use university lecturers as returning officers for the 2023 general election. Verdict: FALSE....

No, INEC has not disenfranchised eligible voters INEC vote

No, INEC has not disenfranchised eligible voters

Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas February 24, 2023

Claim: WhatsApp message alleged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is moving people to other polling units...

Ìdìbò 2023: Ǹjẹ́ lóòótọ́ ni pé àjọ INEC Kì yóò kà àwọn ìbò wọ̀nyí?

Sunday Awosoro February 24, 2023

Àhésọ: Àwòrán kan tí ó fi ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ipò òǹtẹ̀ ìka hàn, tí ó ṣàfihàn èyí tí àjọ...

Nigerian banks not shutting down communication ahead of the election

Nigerian banks not shutting down communication ahead of tomorrow’s election

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia February 24, 2023

Claim: A WhatsApp broadcast message, shared multiple times, states that banks are shutting ICT services due to...

FALSE! Voter information printouts can not be used to vote on election day

Lois Ugbede February 24, 2023

Claim: Printouts of voter information can be used to vote on election day. Verdict: FALSE. Our findings...

Nigeria’s national minimum wage is N30,000, not N18,000, as claimed by Reno

Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas February 24, 2023

Claim: Reno Omokri on Twitter asserted that civil servants in Nigeria earn N18,000 as minimum wage. Verdict:...

Did LGBTQ+ movement endorse Atiku for the 2023 Elections?

Did LGBTQ+ movement endorse Atiku for 2023 elections?

Umar Bakari February 23, 2023

Claim: Facebook page claims the LGBTQ+ movement of Nigeria has endorsed Atiku Abubakar for the 2023 presidential...

Did Nigeria’s agricultural revolution create over 13 million jobs, as Buhari claimed? Did Nigeria's agricultural revolution create over 13 million jobs, as Buhari claimed?

Did Nigeria’s agricultural revolution create over 13 million jobs, as Buhari claimed?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 23, 2023

Claim: Nigeria’s agricultural revolution has created over 13 million direct and indirect jobs. Verdict: Insufficient evidence/Unproven Full...

True, Rivers State politician arrested with $498,100 cash

FALSE! Viral image of Sanwo-Olu not from Labour Party’s rally in Lagos

INEC will use university lecturers as returning officers in 2023 election, contrary to viral press release

No, INEC has not disenfranchised eligible voters

Ìdìbò 2023: Ǹjẹ́ lóòótọ́ ni pé àjọ INEC Kì yóò kà àwọn ìbò wọ̀nyí?

Nigerian banks not shutting down communication ahead of tomorrow’s election

FALSE! Voter information printouts can not be used to vote on election day

Nigeria’s national minimum wage is N30,000, not N18,000, as claimed by Reno

Did LGBTQ+ movement endorse Atiku for 2023 elections?

Did Nigeria’s agricultural revolution create over 13 million jobs, as Buhari claimed?

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False! Nigerian Army did not arrest 488 Boko Haram members in Abia

Double promotion letter from Federal University, Ado-Ekiti, false

Ikirarin da ke cewa wani ‘shugaban Hisbah na da ADC na ‘yan sanda’, yaudara ce

Viral press release from All People’s Congress Party, fake