Presidency Charges Security Agencies to Beam Light on Fake Sites

The Presidency has called on the security agencies to take stringent action against fake news websites and platforms as well as purveyors who fail to check the authenticity of the stories before disseminating viral.

The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, frowns at the false report, stating, “Tinubu sacks Ministers of Defence and Power published by Phoenix BrowseBrowse

The report is completely false, misleading, and devoid of any factual basis. At no point has President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dismissed the Ministers of Defence or Power. This falsehood, presented as breaking news, is nothing but reckless propaganda designed to misinform the public.

To set the record straight, the most recent cabinet changes announced in October 2024 did not include the Ministers of Defence or Power. Those affected were Ministers of Women’s Affairs, Tourism, Education, State for Housing and Urban Development, and Youth Development. Furthermore, ten ministers were reassigned, and seven new nominees were presented for Senate confirmation, all of which were officially documented and widely reported by credible media platforms.

Nigerians are strongly advised to ignore the concocted report by Phoenix Browser. It is fake news, plain and simple, sensationalist hogwash that should be treated with the contempt it deserves.

The Presidential aide, however, clarified that “Press freedom and freedom of speech will not exist when some people can wake up and concoct their news and narratives with regards for truth.”

Tinubu spokesman described the report as simply “licentiousness and must be criminalized.”

He, therefore, urged the public to depend on official government channels and trusted news outlets for accurate and verified information.