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Feature: Rundown of FactCheckElections PEPT Reports

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya In just a matter of hours from now, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), sitting in Abuja will deliver judgment on petitions seeking to nullify President Bola Tinubu’s election. This development gave many Nigerians especially keen observers a breather after many days of waiting and expecting. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commision …

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Elumelu Denies Claim Linked to His Considered Appointment as CBN Governor

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Imran Muhammed @Imranmuhdz, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a claim attributed to a source, stated that president Bola Tinubu is considering Tony Elumelu, CEO of UBA bank, as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Verdict False. Full Text: Imran Muhammed @Imranmuhdz, a member of the All Progressives …

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FactCheck: CBN Did Not Devalue the Naira as Claimed By Daily Trust in its Exclusive News Report

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Mustapha Lawal Claim Daily Trust Newspaper claimed in an exclusive report that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) devalued Naira To N630/$1. Verdict False! The Central Bank of Nigeria did not devalue Naira to N630/$1.According to a press release on the official page of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the exchange rate at the investors’ …

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Beware: Viral Disinformation trails President Tinubu’s Days-old Government

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Quadri Yahya Claims Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was inaugurated on May 29 as the 16th democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Since his inauguration, disinformation about Tinubu’s purported appointment and statements has been making the rounds on social media. Verdict Misleading. Full Text President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inaugural speech about fuel …

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Fact Check: Tinubu’s Alleged Decrease in National Youth Corps Service Members’ Monthly Allowance Is FALSE!

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Adetutu Sobowale Claim A post has been circulating online with a claim that the newly inaugurated president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced his decision to reduce the monthly allowance given to National Youth Corps Service members. Verdict False! Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has not made any public statement or official proposal regarding the reduction of …

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Explainer: What You Should Know About the Presidential Election Petition

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The 2023 general elections may have come and gone but it is not without controversies surrounding its conduct. Indeed many Nigerians looked forward to the polls with a lot of enthusiasm and a particular interest in the presidential election for many reasons, the obvious one being that it offered them a golden opportunity …

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FactCheck: Did the Presidential Tribunal dismiss Peter Obi’s drug petition against Bola Ahmed Tinubu?

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Mustapha Lawal Claim A Twitter user claimed the presidential tribunal had dismissed Peter Obi’s drug petition against Bola Tinubu Verdict False! The presidential tribunal did not dismiss Peter Obi’s drug petition against Bola Ahmed Tinubu but rather adjourned the entire petition case to 10th May 2023. Full-text A Twitter user with the handle @Gen_Buhar claimed …

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FactCheck: Is The Viral Video Of Tinubu Having Dinner With Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila and Other APC Chieftains Recent?

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim A Twitter user, @festiveplug claimed that a recent video showing the President-elect, Bola Tinubu dining with Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Femi Gabjabiamila, and other Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not recent. Verdict False. Our findings showed that the iftar video is recent and the Gbajabiamila’s news is not in any way …

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Fake News Alert: Atiku Abubakar Did Not Congratulate President-Elect Tinubu or Retire From Politics

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Afeez Rabiu Claim A claim about former Vice President of Nigeria and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded February 25th elections, Atiku Abubakar’s congratulatory message to President-elect Bola Tinubu and the announcement of his retirement from politics has been circulating on social media since last weekend. The news, …

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FactCheckElections: Top Political Stories Of The Week

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Nigerians will be on the march again this morning as they go to the polls to elect their preferred representatives at the state level. While House of Assembly elections will be held in all 36 states of the federation, Gubernatorial elections will be held in only 28 states. It’s against this background that …

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