A blog published that former Vice President of Nigeria and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has congratulated President-elect Bola Tinubu.
The news also claimed Atiku announced his retirement from politics. The news has been circulated several times on social media.
The claims are false, here are the facts
No credible news media has published Atiku’s congratulatory message or retirement.
An extensive check on the blog that published the news showed that it lacks credibility going by the number and type of news published.
A further check on Atiku’s official social media showed that there is neither a congratulatory message to Tinubu nor announcement of his retirement.
Conclusion
The claim that Atiku congratulated Tinubu and also announced his retirement is false.
A picture being circulated on social media claims to be displaying United Bank for Africa, UBA’s Chairman, Tony Elumelu, alongside his daughter who plaited ‘all back’ during a visit to the President of Benin Republic.
The claim is TRUE.
Putting the picture being circulated on Google image, it brought results leading to the verified Facebook and Instagram pages of Tony Elumelu.
Tony Elumelu posted the pictures with the caption “Today in Benin Republic meeting with President Patrice Talon and his lovely wife Claudine Talon also featuring Gogo Lee #BackToWork #TOEWay”
Findings showed that ‘Gogo Lee’ is the nickname of Elumelu’s second daughter Ogochukwu also known as Ogor.
The picture of Elumelu’s visit has since been shared by many citing Gogo Lee as an example of modesty and humble lifestyle despite access to affluence.
CONCLUSION The Picture showing Tony Elumelu’s daughter wearing a red shirt, black trouser and ‘all back’ hair is TRUE.
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