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Scam! Beware of fake BBC, NTA Facebook pages soliciting funds for ailing man

Scam! Beware of fake BBC, NTA Facebook pages soliciting funds for ailing man

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia March 12, 2023

Claim: A Facebook post, allegedly by BBC, solicits funds for Joshua Tosin Ajayi, who sustained injuries from...

INEC IReV portal did not show Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election in 19 states

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo March 8, 2023

Claim: Results from the IReV portal show that Peter Obi won 19 states, including the FCT. Verdict:...

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post AMEU President Alvin Attah and AMEZU President Benjamin Lartey

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 7, 2023

Claim: A newspaper and a pressure group say AMEU President Alvin Attah and AMEZU President Benjamin Lartey...

Joseph Nyumah Boakai deciding to support Alexander Cummings after retirement, False!

Varney Dukuly March 1, 2023

Claim: ‘Former Vice President has decided to support Cummings following retirement from politics,’ Sekou Kalasco Damaro, Presidential...

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states Atiku...

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A breaking news headline posted on Facebook by Page 36 News claims that the PDP’s Atiku...

President Muhammadu Buhari did not approve President Obasanjo’s request for election cancellation

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A Facebook user claims President Muhammadu Buhari has approved former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to cancel...

Peter Obi won four area councils NOT six in Abuja Peter-Obi-1

Peter Obi won four area councils NOT six in Abuja

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A Facebook user, Sagacious Bello Lukman, claims that the Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi won...

TRUE! INEC suspended elections in some parts of Bayelsa 2023 presidential election

TRUE! INEC suspended elections in some parts of Bayelsa

Lademi Aborisade February 28, 2023

Claim: A Facebook user claimed that INEC had suspended elections in Yenagoa, Esan north, Esan south, and...

False! Shops not set ablaze at Lapido market Ladipo-market

False! Shops not set ablaze at Lapido market

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 27, 2023

CLAIM: A post shared on Facebook claimed that thugs had set fire to shops owned by Igbo...

No! APC yet to win four LGAs in Lagos

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 26, 2023

CLAIM: A Social media user @Agbaakinlmodoye claimed APC had won four local government areas in Lagos state. ...

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Scam! Beware of fake BBC, NTA Facebook pages soliciting funds for ailing man

INEC IReV portal did not show Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election in 19 states

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post

Joseph Nyumah Boakai deciding to support Alexander Cummings after retirement, False!

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states

President Muhammadu Buhari did not approve President Obasanjo’s request for election cancellation

Peter Obi won four area councils NOT six in Abuja

TRUE! INEC suspended elections in some parts of Bayelsa

False! Shops not set ablaze at Lapido market

No! APC yet to win four LGAs in Lagos

Economy

Viral video of armed convoy not from Nigeria

False! Lowest price for petroleum products in Liberia is not US$6

Will the 40% tariff cut make cars cheaper in Nigeria?

Viral beheading video does not show abducted Kebbi schoolgirls