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FACT-CHECK: No! Gov Adeleke is not Celebrating Election Victory with ₦15,000 Cash Transfer
BY: Abdulrasheed Akere Claim: Social media users, particularly WhatsApp, have been sharing a claim that Governor Ademola Adeleke is celebrating…
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FACT-CHECK: No, Tinubu Did Not Appoint Adeleke to APC 2027 Campaign Council
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: An X user claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as…
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FACT-CHECK: Viral Image Does Not Show Tony Elumelu Reconciling With Trainee
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim: Multiple social media users claim that UBA Chairman, Tony Elumelu met the lady that addressed him…
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FACT-CHECK: How True is the Claim That Wizkid Visits Ogogo at Hospital, Gifts Him N300 Million?
BY: Abdulrasheed Akere Claim: The claim that Wizkid, a popular afrobeat singer visited Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, a Nigerian actor also…
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FACT-CHECK: Image Purportedly Showing Nnamdi Kanu is AI-Generated!
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim: An X user claimed in a post that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of…
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Explainer: The ‘Kwankwaso’ Backing Tinubu Is Musa Illiyasu, Not NDC’s Rabiu Kwankwaso
BY: Mustapha Lawal As Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections, political campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly…
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FIAP and FactCheckAfrica Convene Abuja Training to Equip Young Advocates to Advance Women’s Electoral Participation
Abuja, Nigeria | 18 August 2026 The Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP), through its implementing partner…
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FACT-CHECK: No, Osun Election Returning Officer Was Not Arrested in Abuja
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A viral post claims that Prof. Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, the Returning Officer for the 2026 Osun…
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FACT-CHECK: Did Adeleke Present His Certificate of Return to Peter Obi?
BY: Habeeb Adisa Claim: “Gov. Adeleke has presented his Certificate of Return to Peter Obi as a gesture of appreciation…
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FACT-CHECK: Claim That Atiku has Stepped Down for Peter Obi Ahead of The 2027 Election is False!
BY: Eniola Amadu Claim: A user on X, has claimed that former Nigeria Vice President and the Presidential candidate for…
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