CLAIM: Several blogs and online personalities claimed that Tomisin Ogunnubi, a 16-year-old Nigerian tech wiz, beat 49,000 competitors to win $1 billion from Rise Initiative with her app. One of the reporting blogs, Face2Face Africa noted that Ogunnubi shocked the world when she beat 49,000 contestants from 170 countries to emerge as one of the winners of the $1 billion. Some Twitter and WhatsApp users have also shared the claim. VERDICT: FALSE In a series of tweets, Yinka Ogunnubi, Tomisin’s father, debunked the claims, saying the circulating story presents a completely inaccurate picture. Ogunnubi added that Tomisin did create a…
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The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour has visited the Akere market which was burnt in the early hours of today. The governorship candidate posted a picture of himself during the visit. The News Chronicle earlier gathered that the fire that gutted Lagos spare parts market has raised emotions for the forthcoming Saturday’s governorship election. According to several reports, goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in the inferno while the lifeless body of the 65-year-old security guard was also said to have been recovered near the scene of the incident. The Director of Lagos State Fire…
The presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Engr. Rabiu Kwankwaso has denied congratulating Asiwaju Bola Tinubu after he was declared elected as the next president by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The APC Candidate, Bola Tinubu polled more than eight million votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of PDP, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Kwankwaso of NNPP and fourteen others as earlier reported by The News Chronicle. A statement by the spokesman of NNPP, Dr Agbo Major, read, ” The New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Engr. Rabiu Kwankwaso did not congratulate the All Progressives Congress,…
CLAIM: The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi tweeted that the FCT Senator-Elect, Ireti Kingibe is the first female senator who will be representing the Federal Capital Territory. The tweet read “A very hearty congratulations to Senator-elect Mrs @ireti_kingibe; the first elected female senator for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Her election is in keeping with our commitment to women and youth”. As of the time of writing this report, the tweet has generated more than 6000 retweets, 23,500 likes and 910 comments. VERDICT: FALSE Sen. Khairat Abdul Razaq Gwadabe is the first female senator to represent the Federal…
CLAIM: A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Adamu Garba, some days ago, claimed that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the recently concluded Presidential election, Peter Obi, did not visit any Islamic leader in the Northern region during his campaign tours. VERDICT: FALSE Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi paid a courtesy visit to the Emirs in most of the Northern States he visited, including the Sultan of Sokoto who is the head of the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria.
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode Gorge has alleged that there is a plan to kill Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour before the March 11 governorship election in Lagos. George who made the allegation on Monday while briefing journalists at his Ikoyi office noted that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is desperate to retain Lagos State. The governorship election will hold this coming Saturday in Lagos and all of the 36 States apart from Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Anambra, Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo and Ondo. Speaking further at the meeting, George said Lagosians won’t accept a repeat of the murder of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the mandate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu who was declared winner of the presidential election by INEC in the just concluded Presidential Election. Ahead of the legal firework which is expected to follow the election, the ruling party released a list of legal luminaries which include Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN. Olanipekun is expected to lead the legal team. In a statement released by the party’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, the list contains 13 men with 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria. Other members…
A video of the Nigerian Army accusing Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, of attempting to bribe the military to compromise the election has gone viral on social media. On Saturday, Dino Melaye, spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, posted a video on Twitter and Instagram. The video shows an army official saying Wike made a “daring attempt” to compromise security officials with large sums of money to influence the outcome of the election. VERDICT: The circulating video where Wike was accused of offering to bribe the army, to influence election results is from 2019. A Google search check by the…
In line with the Supreme Court judgement, Some Commercial Banks in Abuja mad Kano have started Issuing old naira notes of N500 and N1000. The News Chronicle had earlier reported that the Supreme Court last Friday nullified the CBN redesign policy, noting that the old naira notes of N500 and N1000 should remain legal tender till December 2023. It could be recalled that the central bank introduced the naira redesign policy in 2022 to addrsss some prevailing economic situations such as excess circulation of currency and counterfeiting. More details later…
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, are currently leading a protest to the INEC office. The protest began at the PDP headquarters, Legacy House and will end at the National Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja. Recall that the main opposition party had called for a protest to showcase its grievances about the conduct of the presidential election on Saturday where the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar came second. In a public broadcast release on Sunday, the party had called on well-meaning Nigerians to join the protest which…
CLAIM: A governorship candidate in River State under the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Magnus Abe claimed that Rivers State Budget is “opaque”: He stated on Channels TV Politics Today that the budgets have not been seen “for the last 8 years, so nobody knows what is being proposed.” VERDICT: FALSE A check by the News Chronicle shows that the River State 2022 budget is available for public view on the government website www.riverstate.gov.ng. It can be downloaded through this link https://t.co/RSqJ4HeXDg Similarly, the state 2018 budget is also available for public review on the Your Budget Website.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that there were flaws in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The chairman of the electoral umpire disclosed this on Saturday while meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja. It would be recalled that Saturday’s election was marred with voter intimidation and a pocket of violence. The commission also had issues with the transmission of polling unit results to the INEC server. INEC Chairman however stated that a lot of lessons have been learnt from the presidential elections ahead of the Governorship and State Assembly elections. More details later
CLAIM 1: Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi claimed that he won the 2023 presidential election conducted on the 25th of March, 2023. VERDICT: FALSE The News Chronicle understands that only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has the mandate to declare a winner in elections conducted in Nigeria. Therefore, according to INEC, the presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu won 2023 presidential election won the election after pulling 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of PDP who scored 6,984,520 while Peter Obi pulled 6,101,533 votes to emerge third. However, there were several…
CLAIM: There has been an online report circulating that the River State governor’s son was shot in the United States. The report claimed that the son was killed due to his father’s role in Saturday’s presidential election. A number of blogs reported the news with a picture of Wike and his family in the UK. Breaking News: “Wike’s only son shot dead in California US over father’s act in Rivers election,” the report read. VERDICT: FALSE The News Chronicle exclusively verified that Governor Wike’s son was not shot in the United States. Kelvin Ebiri, Wike’s special assistant on new media,…
The Supreme Court in its judgment today has invalidate Naira’s redesign policy. The apex court noted that old 200, 500 and 1,000 Naira notes continue to be legal tender till December 2023. More details shortly
The Labour Party and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State have begun alliance talks ahead of the governorship election scheduled for March 11, 2023. The News Chronicle learnt that the talks are being driven by elders of both parties. Recall that the Labour Party won the presidential election in Lagos State. A development which has boosted the morale of the opposition parties. However, Multiple sources said there is a hurdle to be crossed as the discussion continues. The hurdle has to do with who steps down between the two candidates- Abdul-Azeez Adediran popularly known as Jandor of the…
CLAIM: A Twitter thread has claimed that Tesla Owner and Twitter CEO, Elon Musk is now the world’s richest man. VERDICT: FALSE Although Elon Musk was ranked as the world’s richest man on Tuesday, he was however dethroned barely after 24 hours. The News Chronicles checked Bloomberg Billionaires Index and it reveals that Elon Musk is now the world’s second-richest person, trailing behind Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH, who is worth $186 billion. At the time of writing this report, Elon Musk’s worth is $184 billion.
Barely five days after the Presidential and National Assembly elections, a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The former governor of Ekiti and loyalist of Governor Wike of River State made his intention known during a programme on Arise TV which was monitored by the News Chronicle. The outspoken Fayose also revealed that he is quitting partisan politics after serving Ekiti State as governor for eight years. Recall that Fayose had called on Atiku Abubakar to congratulate the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu of All Progressive Congress who won Saturday’s presidential election having…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has disclosed that the presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar rejected a one-term offer from the G5 governors. In an interview on Arise TV monitored by the News Chronicle, Fayose added that the G5 governors demanded power to return to the South in 2027, an offer Atiku Abubakar rejected. The News Chronicle had earlier reported that the G5 governors comprising Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi of Enugu, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Seyi Makinde of Oyo demanded the resignation of the PDP National Chairman,…
CLAIM: On the 25th of February, 2023, Charly Boy who is popular with the name Area Fada shared a cover page of TIME magazine which features Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi. The tweet which has since generated more than 37,000 likes, 8,986 retweets, and 1.4 million views at the time of writing this report read: “Only 4 Nigerians have ever made the front page of TIME Magazine: Gowon, Sade Adu, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and now Peter Obi. Peter no be una mate biko. VERDICT: FALSE After several inquiries to TIME Magazine from a number of individuals and organizations including the…
CLAIM: A Twitter user with the username, Rotarian Engineer, claimed that the United States has extended Visitors Visa Validity for Nigerians to 5 Years. VERDICT: TRUE The United States of America has announced that starting from March 1, it will increase visitor visa validity from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter the US temporarily for business and/or tourism. On Monday, the US Consulate General, in a statement explained that the extension of visa validity for Nigerians would reduce the visa approval waiting time for Nigerians and allow them to make “short visits” to the US…
The candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, has reacted to the election result. Peter Obi who was captured in a viral video called for calm and patience. The Labour party candidate further enjoined the youths to take things easily, insisting that Nigeria is a developing nation. Mr Peter Obi advised Nigerian youths who were not happy with the outcome of the election to be calm and persistent for change. The News Chronicle earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was declared the president-elect after the 70-year-old polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election. Following the declaration, the News Chronicle tracks 15 promises made by the president-elect both in his manifesto and acceptance speech. Below is a snapshot of the promises. 1. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised to pioneer a credit-based economy for Nigeria. 2. He promised to attract Foreign Direct Investment through Tax Incentives. 3. The President-Elect Promised to create Student Loan 4.…
Ahead of the governorship election slated for March 11, the People’s Democratic Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, AbdulAzeez Olajide Adedira a.k.a Jandor has hinted that the party is open to any sort of alliance in order to defeat the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu. While stating this in an interview with Arise TV, monitored by The News Chronicle, the PDP candidate stated that only an alliance of the opposition party can help to defeat the ruling party in Lagos State. Jandor also added that the result of the presidential election in Lagos State is enough testimony that the All Progressive…
CLAIM: There have been recurring claims on social media that Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), won his polling unit. An actor and social media influencer, Fredrick Leonard claimed that the LP vice-presidential candidate Baba-Ahmed raked in the majority of the votes in his polling unit. The post has since generated 36,342 likes and 2,114 comments on Instagram as of the time of this report. VERDICT: FALSE The claim that Baba-Ahmed won his polling unit in the Kaduna-South ward is false. A check by the News Chronicle shows that the LP Presidential Candidate voted in polling…
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi has defeated Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu in Delta State by a wide margin. Obi scored 341,866 to floor his closest challenger Atiku Abubakar who scored 161,600 votes. The News Chronicle understands that Atiku’s running mate, Patrick Okowa, who is the governor of Delta State as expected to put a strong show in his state as chief executive officer. Peter Obi had already won key states of Lagos, and Abuja while winning with a big margin in Anambra. Coming to a distant third is the All Progressive Congress Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu who…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party has jointly held a press conference where they called for the cancellation of the 2023 presidential election. Joined by the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the three opposition parties demanded for a fresh election. Alleging that the Saturday, February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections were manipulated by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to favour the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), the opposition parties noted that the election has lost integrity and transparency. Addressing the press and answering some questions, Labour Party (LP) National chairman, Julius Abure and the…
CLAIM: A Twitter user as well as other blogs claim that the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) polled 1,125,400 votes in Plateau state. A Twitter user with the name Alpha De Great tweeted, “Plateau State Presidential. APC 150,134 PDP- 450,329 LP- 1,125,400 (The tweet has since generated over 254,400 and over 2000 retweets.) VERDICT: FALSE As of the time of writing this report, INEC Headquarters has not collated Plateau State Presidential election. However, according to the state collation officer, the LP candidate scored 466,272 votes, the PDP candidate scored 243,808 votes and the APC candidate scored 307,195 votes.
A prominent campaigner for the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Reno Omokri claimed that the party candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has won 25 percent of votes cast in 25 states. CLAIM: “From our sources in INEC, Atiku is currently leading with 25% in 25 states. Out of 25 states, 6 are in the south, and 19 in the northern states. Atiku has secured the mandatory 25% in the South and North,” Omokri tweeted on Monday, VERDICT: FALSE The News Chronicle found this claim to be false as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not released results from…
The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwanso has won the highest number of valid votes in Kano State. The kano state-born politician pulled 1,179,889 to defeat his closest opponent, Bola Tinubu of APC who scored 773,528 while the Presidential candidate of People’s Democratic scored 143,213. More details later…
