Tag: FAKE NEWS
Biafra statement linked to me is fake news – Okonjo-Iweala
Former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has
denied making a statement on Biafra.
Although it is unclear what statement she was referring
to, she tweeted in the early...
Leah Sharibu not dead – Lai Mohammed
Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has described as “absolute fake news” reports that abducted Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, has died in captivity.
“It’s...
Police debunk claim men accused of raping woman in Lagos have...
The Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police
Force has debunked social media reports that two suspects arrested for allegedly
drugging and raping a young woman...
EFCC invites Fani-Kayode, Odumakin over fake news on CJN Onnoghen
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin for questioning over the circulation of fake news on Tuesday...
NAN sacks reporter over fake news
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has sacked its
correspondent in Makurdi, Bridget Kyado, over a fake report published on
December 28, 2018.
Kyado had filed a...
Blogger did fake news of me posing with strippers –...
Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo has said that fake news had put him in trouble with his wife
recently.
Mr Osinbajo,
while speaking at a BBC symposium on fake news...
I didn’t say Goodluck Jonathan married an illiterate – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said that fake news, which has become a threat to mankind, may result in a third World War.
Prof...
Fake news, hate speech biggest threat to 2019 polls – Lai...
Minister of information and culture Lai Mohammed insists fake news and hate speech constitute the biggest threat to the 2019 general election, with an...
Atiku: Buhari’s media aide Lauretta Onochie in trouble over fake news
Social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie is in trouble for sharing a fake picture on Twitter on Tuesday alleging it was...
Soldiers fighting Boko Haram not begging for food – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has debunked an online media report that troops fighting Boko Haram in the northeast operate in deplorable conditions which have forced...