TheCable Fact Check
  • Home
  • Fact Check
  • Fake News
  • Check Am For Wazobia
Reading: FACT CHECK: Picture of Kwankwaso wearing cap with ‘Tinubu’s insignia’ photoshopped
Share
Latest News
FACT CHECK: Is Nigeria 4th fastest-growing economy in the world in 2025?
FACT CHECK: How true are Obi’s claims about poverty rate in Nigeria, China and Indonesia?
FACT CHECK: No, Finnish court didn’t approve Simon Ekpa’s extradition to Nigeria
FACT CHECK: Is Cardinal Arinze eligible to be elected as the next Pope?
Rárá, Jonathan kò sọ pé Tinubu yóò se àṣeyọrí nínú ètò ìdìbò fún Ipò Ààrẹ ní ọdún 2027
A’a, Jonathan bai yi hasashen nasarar Tinubu a zaben shugaban kasa na 2027 ba
No, Jonathan no predict Tinubu victory for 2027 presidential election
Ḿbà, Jonathan ágbaghị àmà na Tinubu gà-èmérí ńtùlíáka ónyé ísíàlà ǹkè áfọ̀ 2027
Advertisement
Aa
TheCable Fact CheckTheCable Fact Check
Search
  • Home
  • Fact Check
  • Fake News
  • Check Am For Wazobia
Follow US

FACT CHECK: Picture of Kwankwaso wearing cap with ‘Tinubu’s insignia’ photoshopped

Ayodeji Oluwafemi
By Ayodeji Oluwafemi Published April 18, 2025 3 Min Read
Share

A picture of Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in 2023, wearing a cap with an insignia popularly associated with President Bola Tinubu is circulating on social media.

Many social media users who posted the picture, mostly on X and Facebook, claimed that Kwankwaso has dumped the NNPP for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Since Tinubu’s loyalists mostly adorn the infinity insignia, the viral picture suggested that the NNPP chieftain is showing public support for the president.

On Tuesday, an X user, @Onsogbu, an APC member, posted the picture on the microblogging platform

“Kwankansiya now with Tinubu’s unbroken chain cap. Welcome Home sir!. Life is simple,” he captioned the picture.

A screenshot of the post

The post has garnered over 30,000 views, 500 likes, and 80 requotes.

A Facebook user identified as Benjamin Ifeanyi Apugo posted the image with the caption, “Look at the cap Kwankwaso is wearing today. If you know Tinubu very well, you won’t underrate him politically.”

The picture has been published here, here, and here.

The picture appeared online amid rumours that Kwankwaso might leave the NNPP owing to the leadership crisis in the party.

VERIFICATION

Using Google Lens to conduct a reverse image search on the keyframes, CableCheck found out that the original image was published on the Facebook page of NNPP.

The original picture was published on November 8, 2022.

A screenshot of the original picture

The picture was taken at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu state. Kwankwaso was welcomed by party leaders at the airport.

In the picture, Kwankwaso was putting on the red cap popularly associated with his political group — the Kwankwasiyya movement.

This indicates that the viral image was digitally manipulated to show that Kwankwaso wore a cap showing Tinubu’s insignia.

In 2024, the photoshopped picture also appeared on Facebook, and the supporters of Kwankwaso quickly fact-checked it.

VERDICT

The image showing Kwankwaso wearing a cap withTinubu’s insignia was photoshopped.

TAGGED: Rabi’u Kwankwaso, Tinubu's cap

Please send your feedback, claims to fact check and corrections requests to [email protected]

Ayodeji Oluwafemi April 18, 2025 April 18, 2025
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Print

POPULAR POSTS

Advertisement

FACT CHECK: Is Nigeria 4th fastest-growing economy in the world in 2025?

A viral post claims, based on International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections, that Nigeria ranks fourth…

May 9, 2025

FACT CHECK: How true are Obi’s claims about poverty rate in Nigeria, China and Indonesia?

Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, sparked a debate with…

May 5, 2025

FACT CHECK: No, Finnish court didn’t approve Simon Ekpa’s extradition to Nigeria

On Tuesday, some social media users and blog sites made a post claiming that a…

April 24, 2025

FACT CHECK: Is Cardinal Arinze eligible to be elected as the next Pope?

A social media user has claimed that Francis Arinze, a Roman Catholic cardinal, is the…

April 21, 2025
Advertisement
Advertisement

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

FACT CHECK: Is Nigeria 4th fastest-growing economy in the world in 2025?

A viral post claims, based on International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections, that Nigeria ranks fourth among the world's fastest-growing economies…

Fact CheckTop Stories
May 9, 2025

FACT CHECK: How true are Obi’s claims about poverty rate in Nigeria, China and Indonesia?

Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, sparked a debate with recent claims of poverty rates…

BusinessFact Check
May 5, 2025

FACT CHECK: No, Finnish court didn’t approve Simon Ekpa’s extradition to Nigeria

On Tuesday, some social media users and blog sites made a post claiming that a Finnish court has approved the…

Fact CheckTop Stories
April 24, 2025

FACT CHECK: Is Cardinal Arinze eligible to be elected as the next Pope?

A social media user has claimed that Francis Arinze, a Roman Catholic cardinal, is the oldest and next possible candidate…

Fact Check
April 21, 2025

CableCheck seeks to provide reliable tools and resources for readers to tackle the menace of fake and misleading materials constantly pushed into the public space from various sources. We monitor the accuracy of claims made in traditional and social media. We also provide a tracker to hold politicians and policymakers accountable for the plans and promises they make to the public. CableCheck is a project of the Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF), supported by the MacArthur Foundation and implemented by TheCable newspaper.

Follow US: 

LINKS

  • Contact
  • About Us
  • Non-Partisanship Policy
  • Funding
  • Correction Policy
© Copyright TheCable. All Rights reserved.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?