Tag: FAKE NEWS
Umahi sacks social media aide over wrong information
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has sacked his
Technical Assistant on Social Media, Ndubisi Itumo, for allegedly misinforming
the public.
A statement on Wednesday signed by the...
Chidi Odinkalu shares fake video of ‘Kabila’ dancing
Former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission
(NHRC), Prof Chidi Odinkalu, on Friday shared a fake video purportedly of
former President Joseph Kabila of the...
Gimba Kakanda under fire for falsely accusing Wike of demolishing mosque
Nigerian writer, Gimba Kakanda, has come under criticism for falsely accusing Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, of demolishing the Trans-Amadi Central Mosque in Port...
Hate speech, fake news feeding off our existing prejudices — Kukah
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has called on all Nigerians to disseminate information responsibly to curb the menace of hate...
Eat your words, Femi Adesina reacts to fake news on Buhari’s...
Special Adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, has gone after online media platforms and opposition politicians who allegedly spread false...
I’ve not left PDP or quit politics – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said
that he has no reason to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or retire from
politics for now.
He made the...
PDP behind rumour I had accident – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on
Thursday accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of spreading the
false news that he was involved in an...
I have not resigned, Osinbajo insists
Vice President
Yemi Osinbajo has described reports about his resignation as fake news.
Rumours that Prof. Osinbajo was contemplating resigning started on Tuesday after President Muhammadu...
PDP behind Osinbajo resignation story – Ojudu
Special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari
on political matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has described reports that Vice
President Yemi Osinbajo has resigned as fake news sponsored...
Rumours of me fleeing Nigeria is fake news — Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has denied travelling out of the country as the nation goes to the polls on Saturday.
Obasanjo made the denial on...