Fact Check: Did the Presidency Order Ododo to Honour One-term Agreement to Hand over to Faleke?

Fact-Check: False! Amaechi’s Statement on 25% Tax Deduction Does Not Reflect New Tax Law 0
- Fact Check
- February 16, 2026
Claim: An X user, @drkenon2, shared a video featuring former Rivers State governor and ADC chieftain, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, claiming that the new tax law mandates a 25% automatic deduction on every transaction. Verdict: False. The claim misrepresents the provisions of the new tax law. Background Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is a Nigerian politician who served as
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Fact Check: Did Peter Obi Promise to Scrap Student Loans if Elected President?0
- Fact Check
- February 6, 2026
Claim: An X-user, @mariolexxx alleged in a viral video that African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Mr. Peter Obi, promised to abolish student loans if he becomes Nigeria’s president. Verdict: False–There is no evidence that Peter Obi ever promised to abolish student loans. His comments in December 2024 were a critique of the government’s budgetary priorities
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Fact Check: Nigerian Army’s ‘Zero Violent Pipeline Vandalism’ Claim Omits Reported Attacks 0
- Fact Check, News
- February 6, 2026
Claim: The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Emekah, claims that the Division recorded zero cases of violent pipeline vandalism and that no oil company operating within its Area of Responsibility (AOR) reported any pipeline breach due to vandalism between January 24 and December 2025. Verdict: Misleading, the Presidency itself acknowledged
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Fact Check: Has Atiku Decamped to ADP, While Obi Secures ADC Ticket?0
- Fact Check, News
- February 6, 2026
CLAIM: That Abubakar Atiku has decamped to the African Democratic Party (ADP), as Peter Obi clinches the ADC presidential ticket. VERDICT: False. Atiku remains in ADC, and the party is yet to conduct its primaries for the presidential election. FULL STORY A claim has been circulating on social media alleging that Atiku Abubakar, former presidential
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Fact Check: Did the Presidency Order Ododo to Honour One-term Agreement to Hand over to Faleke?0
- Fact Check, News
- February 6, 2026
Claim: X user claimed that the Presidency directed Governor Ododo to honour a one-term agreement and be prepared to hand over to Hon Faleke, a loyalist of President Tinubu, after his first term in office. Verdict: False Full Text An X user, DGov, on 21st January, 2026, was seen to have claimed that the presidency
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Fact-Check: The claim that Peter Obi Caused the 2013 Uke Stampede is Misleading 0
- Fact Check
- February 6, 2026
Claim: An X user, @fattylincorn_01, shared a video alleging that Peter Obi was primarily responsible for the 2013 stampede that killed 21 persons in Anambra State. Verdict: The claim is misleading. Allegations resurfacing in 2026 appear politically motivated, especially given Obi’s renewed presidential ambitions. Background Context On December 18, 2024, a stampede occurred in Ibadan,
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