Fact-Check: No, Tinubu Did Not Attend El-Rufai’s Mother’s Funeral Prayer

Fact-Check: No, Tinubu Did Not Attend El-Rufai’s Mother’s Funeral Prayer 0
- Fact Check, News
- March 30, 2026
Claim: A Facebook user posted a video suggesting that President Bola Tinubu attended the Fidau prayer of Nasir El-Rufai’s mother at the National Mosque, Abuja, on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Verdict: False Full Story News of the passing of Hajiya Ummah El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, broke on Friday, March 27,
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Fact-Check: No, Dr Adedeji Adeleke Did Not Buy PHCN for $8bn or Announce 2027 Presidential Ambition 0
- Fact Check, News
- March 26, 2026
Claim: An X user, @MRmneyheod, shared a posted, claiming that Dr Adedeji Adeleke bought the PHCN for over 8 billion dollars and would be contesting for the 2027 presidential election. Verdict: False. Full Story Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, founder of Pacific Holdings, is a prominent investor in Nigeria’s power sector, particularly in electricity generation. Through his
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Fact-Check: Claim That Makinde Stripped Wike of Honour in Oyo State is True 0
- Fact Check, News
- March 24, 2026
Claim: An X user, @ishaqsamaila5, shared a post claiming that Gov. Seyi Makinde has stripped Wike of the “honour” conferred on him by the Oyo State government. Verdict: True. The only formal honour Makinde conferred on Wike was naming the 8.3 km Idi-Ape/Akobo-Olorunda Abaa Road after him in 2023. Governor Makinde has officially withdrawn that
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Fact-Check: Misleading. 2018 Statement Misused to Suggest IBB Opposed APC 0
- News
- March 19, 2026
Claim: A viral post shared by X user, @Pharmacio001, alleges that ex-president Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida urged Nigerians not to vote for the All Progressives Congress. Verdict: Misleading. Full Story: In 2018, a press statement issued on behalf of former military leader Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida advised the then-President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. The
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