Tag: FAKE NEWS
Awujale dead: Hoax claims Ijebu monarch died in Lagos
The Awujale of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has died, according to fake reports published on social media on Monday.
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Report on monitoring of citizens’ phone calls, social media posts false...
The Federal Government has described reports that it purports to set up a Ministry of Interior Regulation to monitor and record phone calls and...
I didn’t reject chieftaincy title from Olubadan – Tinubu
Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, has denied reports that he rejected a chieftaincy title from the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Ajeogungunniso...
Fake news, bigger threat than Boko Haram – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the threat posed by the fake news phenomenon is greater than that posed by insurgency...
Lai Mohammed denies report on Buhari’s return
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied a media report which quotes him as saying President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to Nigeria may...
Those wishing Buhari dead are wicked – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described those wishing President Muhammadu Buhari dead as wicked, callous and treacherous.
He said this in a statement issued by...
My greatest problem is traditional media carrying fake news – Lai...
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has urged the media to eschew disinformation and fake news, saying the phenomenon, if left unchecked, could...
Woman spraying money in viral video is not my daughter –...
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has once again denied the woman spraying money in a video that went viral last year is his daughter.
The...
5 ways to identify fake news online
With the advent of social media and the wider access to the internet in Nigeria and other countries of the world, news is no...
IGP did not travel to London to visit Buhari – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has denied reports in a section of the media that Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, travelled to London...