Claim: A quotation accompanying a picture of the former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has been widely forwarded to Whatsapp groups where he was quoted to have said that Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar’s loss at the concluded Presidential Election signals the end of “religious” and “regional” politics in the country. Some Facebook and […]
Claim: A widely shared video on WhatsApp claims that there is a massive production of an “artificial rice” which is deadly for consumption somewhere in an undisclosed location. Full-Text: The text that accompanied the footage reads: “they are killing us. Artificial rice production. Better to eat our local rice.” The video showed some Asian looking
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Claim: In an interview with Arise News, the presidential candidate for Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi claimed that the late MKO Abiola defeated the late Bashir Tofa in the South East during the 1993 Presidential Election despite Tofa having an Igbo running mate Verification: An online search by PRNigeria revealed that the late Bashir Tofa
Claim: A claim widely circulating online stated that supporters of the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, LP, in the just concluded Presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, killed Professor Felix Akpan of the Political Science of the University of Calabar, UNICAL for not giving Obi the win. Full-Text: The claim which was share alongsided with
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Claim: A claim widely circulating on twitter suggests that the United States of America did not congratulate Nigeria’s President Elect, Bola Tinubu, over his victory at the 2023 Presidential Poll. Full-Text: While many social media users posted the claims on their timelines, a twitter user @enounoadegbite while replying to a tweet posted by Presidential campaign
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Claim: Social Media platforms and some blogs are awash with claims that Anthony Chinasa-Abiola, a Yoruba man, who contested under the Labour Party has won the election to represent Umuahia Central Constituency at the Abia State House of Assembly. Full Text: Some of the blog post have hailed the outcome as a “significant display of
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Fact Check: Is Aisha Binani Elected as the First Female Governor in Nigeria? Claim: Social Media and other news outlets were awash with claims that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Aisha Dahiru Ahmed Binani has made history by being the first elected female Governor in Nigeria by polling 409,909
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A delegation from the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) visited the African Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP), a partner under its Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA), on Thursday 2 March 2023. WSCIJ shared thoughts with the partner on sustaining operations post-funding and how to extend the opportunity to
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WikkiTimes had revealed how the companies were allegedly used by the Nomadic Education Commission in Kano State to divert N290million, with two of it belonging to the same individuals. Some construction companies involved in the building of 20 units of one Block- of 2-Classrooms with furniture, toilets, and offices in selected locations across the three
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative journalism, WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka, has said that both accountability journalism and democracy are under threat in Nigeria. The WSCIJ boss who made the remark at the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporters held in Lagos, noted with deep concern, the pool of
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Barely five months after WikkiTimes published an investigation exposing conspiracy and corruption between the federal and Taraba State governments regarding the construction of Bali-Serti-Gembu road, contractors have mobilised to the site. Alhaji Awwal Labaran, Village Head of Yelwan Gembu told WikkiTimes that construction commenced 10 days ago. “The construction is going on. It started from
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Alheri Community Development and Support Initiative (Alheri-CDSI), a civil society organization based in Bauchi has demanded a group of three construction companies – S.A.T Engineering Service, Insulum Nigeria Ltd and Haitel Nigeria Ltd – to clearly explain their roles in the reported failed Nomadic Education Commission’s school construction projects in three senatorial zones of Kano
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Barely one year after its debut as a business-investigation-based newsroom, BUSINESS LEAKS has been invited by the UK-based financial crime platform Themis to speak at its March 2023 roundtable. Themis, an anti-financial crime specialist firm, carries out research about a range of topics related to financial crime, analyzing both geographical and thematic risks. In an
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Isiyaku Ahmed On Tuesday, Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje signed the Kano State Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) amendment bill 2022 into law. The bill was approved at the weekly state executive council meeting held at Government House Kano. Speaking to newsmen after signing the bill, the governor explained that the law would pave
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A wayward personnel of the Nigerian Army has killed a humanitarian worker in Borno State today. He also shot another soldier to death and injured a pilot, who is reported to be flying a United Nations helicopter. In a statement this evening, the Nigerian Army confirmed the incident. Maj. Samson Nantip Zhakom, one of the
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Grace Egila Stallion Times Media Services has trained 40 Journalists and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the method and strategies for tracking constituency projects in Kano State. The broad objective was to train journalists and CSOs to work together in tracking constituency projects with a view of writing investigative stories on the implementation of the
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On Monday, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative journalism collaboration with Albarka 89.9 FM, Ganmo, Kwara State organised a one-day media round-table program on “2023 general election: Its Impact on Good Governance and Responsibility of The Media” with participants drawn from media organizations and practitioners across Kwara state. The round-table program funded by the MacArthur
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Renowned scholar and award-winning novelist, Professor Okey Ndibe, says Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, may not be the solution to Nigeria’s problems, even if he wins the 2023 presidential poll. Professor Ndibe stated this Thursday while featuring as the Keynote Speaker at IkengaOnline monthly Town Hall meeting. Ikengaonline is a South-East-focused media
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By Murtala Adewale, Kano PR Nigeria has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes and Other related Commission (EFCC) and members of the Civil Society Organisation CSO, to investigate the abandoned project of N381 million Ado Bayero road in Dorayi Babba area of the Kano metropolis. According to the agency, the feeder road awarded to Stonegate
Grace Egila Stallion Times Media Services has trained no fewer than 40 Journalists and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on how to track constituency projects in Kogi state. The training was part of efforts to enhance accountability on duty bearers in the area of constituency projects at federal and state levels. The 2-day event which ended
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By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Media Content Development Expert, Mallam Isiyaku Ahmed, has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Media to promote Citizens’ engagement in budgeting processes and ensure effective budget monitoring to achieve inclusive growth for states. Ahmed made the call at a two-day training workshop on “Tracking Constituency Projects” Get Involved Dialogue
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