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Oyo State Governor Warns People Not To Believe This Fake News
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Agency Reporter
The Oyo State Government has warned purveyors of fake news to leave the state or risk sanctions.
Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, said this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Saturday.
The statement was a reaction to some online publications speculating that the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) was burgled last week.
The state government however described the report as fake news, stressing that there was no iota of truth to the claim in the story.
It admonished newsmen to always seek clarifications from relevant authorities to avoid the allure of fake news.
“Checks with all arms of security at the secretariat confirmed that the story was fake, unfounded and indeed an outright lie.
“Indeed, the original publisher of the story, Mega Icon, was so mischievous that he didn’t crosscheck the purported story with any government official.
“He only added a line debunking the story after an official of the SSG had questioned the veracity of the fake report.
“He had claimed to an official of the government that he had to publish the fake news because he was once shunned by officials of the Ministry of Agriculture.
“Surprisingly, Sahara Reporters lapped up the fake news, an indication that the integrity of the media houses is at stake.
“The story not only failed the simplest tests that newsmen worth their onion subject news stories to, it raised all the red flags of fake news, as it claimed that no arrest had been made without stating which police station the alleged burglary was reported to and by whom.
“The fake news had also gone ahead to state that imaginary valuables were carted away without stating what and what was stolen.
“Sadly, the purveyors of the fake news have also let down their readers by not being able to provide further details days after publishing the initial lie,” the statement read in part.
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The state government further advised information carriers to always ensure professionalism in the discharge of their duties, stressing that responsible and ethical journalism espouses truth and the sanctity of facts above fiction.
It threatened that anyone who deliberately publishes fake and concocted report would be made to face the wrath of the law.
“There are constitutional stipulations that guide against the publication of falsehood.
“We find it appalling that a media house worth its name would publish a story that has no basis and is not in any way close to reality.
“In fact, we can no longer doubt the fact that the purveyors of this fake news are out to blackmail the government in an attempt to rubbish the initiatives of the administration in the security sector.
“We want to, however, state categorically that the state will ensure no offender goes unpunished, as there are constitutional provisions against the publication of falsehood by the press despite the fundamental freedom of expression,” it emphasised.
The statement said the administration can no longer condone the excesses of mischief-makers.
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Zambia Prisoners Has Voting Right
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Officials with Zambia's Electoral Commission have been holding voter registration drives in an effort to register over 16,000 inmates across the country's prisons ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for August 2021.

Flackson Mtonga, an inmate at Lusaka Central Correctional Facility, is happy to be able to exercise his right to vote as a Zambian citizen, "I am so grateful for what the government has done for us. Since 1964, this has never happened, but as for today or this time, the government has just thought of joining hands with us who are inmates, people who are rejected in society of nations. They have thought of us so that we can take part in voting. So we are very thankful as inmates."
The decision to conduct the inmate voter registration exercise has received backlash — including from some opposition political parties and civil society groupings who view it as a waste of time and resources.
Sylvia Bwalya, the spokeswoman for the Electoral Commission of Zambia, outlined the outcome of the initiative, "The commission is very happy for both the turnout for the voter registration exercise, generally, the turnout that we have had, and also the response from persons in lawful custody. As we have at the end of the initial period of voter registration, for persons in lawful custody, the commission managed to capture over 11,000."
The electoral commission spokeswoman also added that around 11,000 people in lawful custody had been processed for voting


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