The governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has stated that he has God and the people of Osun on his side. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV monitored by the News Chronicle, the Governor noted that he will win again at the Supreme Court. According to the governor, his opponent, Gboyega Oyetola has the right to approach the Supreme Court after a judgment of the appeal court which declares Adeleke as the winner of the governorship poll held last year. It would be recalled that a three-member panel of the appellate court led by Mohammed Shuaibu unanimously overturned the…
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The Federal Government has stated that Nigerian Air will soon begin operation despite the controversies trailing the establishment of the national carrier. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this at the 10th National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023, in Abuja. According to the minister both local and international flights would commence before May 29, 2023, following ongoing negotiations between Ethiopian Airlines Group Consortium and the Federal Government. Sirika, who said the operation of the new airline has been hindered by the court cases, also stated that all the Nigerian-owned airlines were invited to invest in Nigeria Air but they declined…
CLAIM: Several images purportedly showing the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu was circulating online in the lead-up to the March 18 gubernatorial election in the state. A Facebook user, Priscillia Funkepere Ugbagbe, also posted the photo with caption that read: “’Sanwo-olu’ Turns Dispatch Rider, Spotted Delivering Shawarma to Lagosian.” VERDICT: FALSE Findings by the News Chronicle show that the image was doctored. Further checks on the footage revealed that the video is a comedy skit. In the footage, the dispatch rider later removed his helmet which shows that it’s a different person and not Babajide Sanwo-Olu as claimed in several…
A United Kingdom court has found a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice guilty of organ trafficking after several weeks of trial. The duo alongside their daughter, Sonia, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain to exploit his organ. According to reports they criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney, the jury found on Thursday The judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass a sentence at a later date. More details later….
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused INEC of complicity in the 2023 general election. He claimed INEC used third-party devices to intercept and switch results for the APC candidate, Bola Tinubu. The News Chronicle earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returned Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC as the president-elect having polled the highest number of votes cast. The election and the process of transmitting the result are however contested by both the candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Atiku, in a 66-page petition lodged before the Presidential…
CLAIM: A claim trending on social media states that the popular South African Politician, Activist and Freedom fighter, Julius Sello Malema has wondered why Nigeria is still one country despite the handling of the 2023 elections. The claim which was posted by a Facebook page “Rising Sun History” shared a photo of Malema with the accompanying text, “After watching the 2023 Nigeria election, I am still wondering the reason Nigeria is still living together as a country. “Nigerians hate themselves so much but find it difficult to separate peacefully. – Julius Malema, South African politician.” VERDICT: FALSE The News Chronicle…
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last Presidential Election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has joined Peter Obi to overturn the decision of the electoral commission. The former Vice President approached the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in a separate petition. The cover page of the petition which was sighted by the News Chronicle shows that while both Atiku Abubakar and his party, PDP are the petitioners, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), All Progressive Congress (APC) and the president-elect, Bola Tinubu are all the respondents. Atiku’s petition is coming hours after the Labour Party (LP) and its…
Following the violence, intimidation and malpractice that marred both the general elections in Nigeria, the United States has stated that it will impose a visa ban on anyone found wanting of undermining the electoral process in Nigeria. The US Government said it witnessed firsthand incidents of voter intimidation and violence in the governorship and house of assembly elections held nationwide in Nigeria on March 18th. A statement issued by the US Embassy in Nigeria however commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the marked improvement in the conduct of the elections. The US government nonetheless urged the Federal Government…
The Senate Chief Whip who was recently elected, Orji Uzo Kalu has declared his intention to run for the Senate President in the 10th Assembly. Addressing the press at the National Assembly, the Senator declares that it is his turn, “Emilokan”. The News Chronicle understands that the word “Emilokan” is peculiar to the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu who ran on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) stated this during the electioneering campaign that it is turn. He said, “It is my turn to become the Senate President. If I’m elected Senate President, I will be team Nigeria.…
The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has filed his petition at the presidential elections tribunal in Abuja ahead of the deadline. This was made known in a series of tweets in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the Chief spokesman of the LP Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, the process of reclaiming the people’s mandate has started. “It is official that the Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter OBI has filed his petition to the presidential elections tribunal in Abuja. The process of reclaiming the people’s mandate has started”, the LP Spokesperson wrote. The News Chronicle earlier reported that…
CLAIM: A bloodied picture of Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for Surulere LGA 1, in the Lagos house of assembly, was circulating on social media last Friday before the governorship and state assembly election. The picture was posted and shared by several people including medial personality, Tunde Ednut. VERDICT: FALSE A Google reverse image search on the circulating picture of Oworu found that the picture has been on the internet since 2022. The picture was taken during a movie set and it is not connected to any violence whatsoever.
The deputy governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Funke Akindele has deleted some posts relating to politics and the PDP from her Instagram page after her party came a distant third in last Saturday’s election. A check by the News Chronicle shows that the posts visible on her page of 15.7 million followers were mainly that of her movie promotion and other personal posts. Funke Akindele had earlier bragged about the size of her social media followers in one of her interviews with Channels TV. The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwolu had…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has disclosed that supporters of the party are ready to occupy the streets of Nigeria due to the ongoing election manipulation in Abia and Enugu states. In a short video posted on his social media pages, Julius Abure called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to play just in both states while urging President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure INEC delivers the elections in accordance to the wishes of the people. The transcript of the video read, “It has become imperative for me to bring to the attention of the general…
Lagos State Labour Party Governorship candidate loses polling unit to the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu of All Progressives Congress (APC). Sanwo Olu polled 29 votes to defeat Rhodes Vivour who scored 18 votes while Olajide Adeniran of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) got two votes. More details later……
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads and waterways from 12 am to 6 pm on Saturday in all states of the federation except FCT. The News Chronicle understands that governorship or state assembly elections or both elections will hold in all 36 states except Abuja where there is no governor or state assembly. However, the police boss disclosed that those on essential services such as officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, electoral observers, accredited media and observers, ambulances responding to medical emergencies, and firefighters, amongst others…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked allegations that it has removed its ad-hoc staff with South East and South-South origins ahead of the governorship election in Lagos. The commission in a lengthy statement which was sighted by the News Chronicles declared the initial report as false and misleading. According to the press release which was signed by Tadese Adenike (MRS), Lagos HOD Voter Education and Publicity, unlike the presidential election, the electoral body will be needing a few personnel during the governorship election which is scheduled to hold next Saturday. “The ad-hoc staff (collation officers) engaged during the…
CLAIM: A Twitter account purportedly registered with the name Saheed Aderinto had advised President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to return his certificate of return, calling it a “stolen mandate”. “Thanks anyway for the recognition, I hope you restore Our stolen Mandate,” the tweet read while referencing a congratulatory message the President-Elect sent to the prof. VERDICT: FALSE The News Chronicle discovered that the account is a parody account and the statement was not issued by Aderinto who has released a statement to distance himself from the Twitter account and the quotes credited to his name. “It has come to my attention…
CLAIM: A trend on social media particularly on Twitter has it that the United States Government has refused to congratulate Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu due to the irregularities that marred the presidential election. The position was also solidified by important personalities including Former Senator Dino Melaye VERDICT: NOT TRUE A check by the News Chronicle shows that the US government congratulated Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu few hours after he was declared the winner on the 1st of March 2023. In a press statement which can be found on state.gov, the US Government stated that the “election represents a…
The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran has disclosed that alliance talk with his counterpart in Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour failed due to pending court cases. Speaking in an interview on Arise TV monitored by the News Chronicle, the PDP candidate noted that those pending court cases can affect the candidature of the Labour Party Governorship Candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. Mr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran further revealed that the presidential candidates of both parties, the PDP and Labour Party are aware of the alliance talk. “When Peter Obi called me because I…
The state leadership of the Labour Party (LP) in Kwara State has suspended its governorship candidate Comrade Basambo Abubakar over issues bordering on anti-party. Addressing a cross-section of pressmen in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, the state party chairman, Comrade Kehinde Rotimi noted clarify that the party has made no pact with any other party in Saturday’s election. The party chair further made it clear that since the gubernatorial candidate had been suspended, the deputy governorship candidate on the joint ticket would take his place during Saturday’s election. He also urges supporters to come out en mass on Saturday…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has disclosed that 6,997,277 cyber attacks were recorded across various public websites during the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The minister who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday noted that the attacks originated from both within and outside Nigeria. It could be recalled that INEC also made a similar claim, stating that hackers attempted to breach its server before, during and after the election. The electoral umpire had been criticised for its failure to upload election results to its server in real-time. “It is worth noting that in the run-up to…
CLAIM: While featuring in an interview on Arise TV, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi stated that in June 12, 1993, Presidential election, MKO Abiola, a Muslim who also had a Muslim running mate, Babangana Kingibe had more votes in the East ahead of Bashir Tofa who had a Christian and Eastern, Sylvester Ugoh as his running mate. VERDICT: FALSE With four eastern states of Abia, Anambra, Enugu and Imo in existence as of then, MKO Abiola of SDP only won in Anambra while Bashir Tofa of NPN won in Imo, Abia and Enugu states. In numeric terms, Bashir…
The re-election of governor Inuwa of Gombe State has received a major boost with the endorsement of no less than the eighth governorship candidates. The candidates had earlier stated that they will forgo their ambition. Speaking on behalf of others, the gubernatorial candidate of Zenith Labour Party, Muhammad Gana Aliyu disclosed that the endorsement was made after a long and careful deliberation on the achievements of the present government under the leadership of Governor Inuwa. Apart from Muhammad Gana, other candidates who stepped down for Governor Inuwa include Sulaiman Abubakar Sunusi of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Sadiq Abdulhamid of…
CLAIM: During an interview on Arise TV on Monday, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi stated that there are 133 million poor Nigerians. His statement was in response to those who said the outcome of the recent polls as pronounced by INEC was the wish of God for the country. “So are they saying that the 133 million Nigerians who are poor is God’s wish? Is it God’s wish that your children are kidnapped?…. That’s not what God’s will says. God’s will is that when you do the right thing then in the end it is well,” he said.…
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has stated that he has no issue with Bola Ahmed Tinubu but only challenging the process that produced him as president-elect. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV which was monitored by the News Chronicle, Peter Obi said “I have no issues with Tinubu, he is somebody I have so much respect for as a brother and regard as a father. I am only challenging the process in which INEC declared him as the President-elect. The News Chronicle earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the APC Presidential candidate the…
The governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo has said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to dispense old naira notes. The governor also vowed to punish any bank that fails to comply with the directive. Taking to his verified Facebook page, the governor who himself was a former governor of the Central Bank disclosed that he had a telephone conversation with the CBN governor Godwin Emefiele on Sunday night. The Facebook post which was also sighted by the News Chronicle partially reads, “Commercial banks have been directed by the Central Bank to dispense old currency notes and…
An American university, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has said the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, attended the school. It would be recalled that a purported email from the prestigious school had earlier denied Rhodes-Vivour’s studentship, claiming that such name is not in its record. Apparently, the email was fake news as the management of the school made it known that Rhodes-Vivour obtained a Master’s Degree in Architecture following his academic programme in the institution between 2005 and 2008. Rhodes-Vivour had tweeted in reaction to the forgery allegation as fake news and…
CLAIM: A trending video has shown where President-Elect, Bola Tinubu claimed that the Nigerian Stock Market reacted positively to the result of the Presidential Election. Bola Tinubu stated this when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina alongside some state governors. VERDICT: FALSE At about 4:30 am on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the former Governor of Lagos State as the winner of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25, 2023. A check by The News Chronicle shows that the first trading session of this month, that is March 1st, recorded a negative…
At least three persons were on Thursday morning confirmed dead when a moving train collided with a Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus conveying Lagos State government workers at PWD in Ikeja area of the State. An eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Kunle, said three persons were instantly confirmed dead while many others were injured in the accident. Details Later…
CLAIM: A post on Twitter and Facebook went viral, claiming that results on the INEC Election Viewing Portal (IREV) shows that Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi won 19 states plus FCT. VERDICT: FALSE A check by the News Chronicle shows that the post is misleading as there are still some results which have not been uploaded on the INEC Election Viewing Portal (IREV) However, as announced by INEC, Peter Obi won 16 states of Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, FCT, Imo, Lagos, Nassarawa, Pleatue, Rivers, Taraba.
