Adeyemi Okediran On Saturday, May 13, 2023, a Facebook user, Mallami Adekunle Kayode made a post on his timeline, stating that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has said he would be going to Harvard on a study leave which has been approved by the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. The […]
Twitter User Claims Afrobeats Singer, Tiwa Savage is Ghanaian
The tweet has generated over 5 million views, over 4,700 retweets, about 1,600 quotes, over 55,600 likes and about 5,000 comments as of the time of publishing this report.
CLAIM: Prof. Wole Soyinka Graduated with a Third Class at Obafemi Awolowo University
On Sunday, April 9, 2023, a Twitter User with the handle @MosesEssien16 tweeted that Prof. Wole Soyinka made 3rd class degree at the University of Ife. The full text read thus: “Prof. Wole Soyinka made 3rd class degree in university of Ife. Got noble prize when Africa’s best boycotted it for discrimination he was awarded […]
CLAIM: PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar Retires From Active Politics
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, a Facebook user with the handle Ajisebi Oyo Radio Tv posted on a group page on Facebook named ‘Oyo State Affairs’ that the Presidential candidate for the People Democratic Party in the 2023 general election has retired from active politics. The full text read thus “On behalf of my family, […]
Fact-checking claims on Religious affiliation of Nigerian leaders and political appointees
On March 24, a Twitter user with the handle @RealOlaudah shared a post listing the top positions in Nigeria’s government and head of agencies, departments and parastatals. He claimed that there all the 29 posts listed in his Twitter thread were all occupied by Muslims.
