Presidency Denies Conferring National Honour on Aisha Yesufu
Presidency Refutes Viral Claim About Aisha Yesufu’s National Honour The Nigerian Presidency has denied claims that human rights activist Aisha Yesufu was among those conferred with national honours by President Bola Tinubu during the 2025 Democracy Day celebrations. In a statement released by Temitope Ajayi , Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, the report—widely shared on social media—was declared false . “The story on a viral list of national honours featuring the name of Aisha Yesufu and others is fake news,” Ajayi said in a Facebook post.“It should be ignored.” Ajayi clarified that no new names had been added beyond those announced by President Tinubu during his Democracy Day address to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, June 13 . Only 66 Names Officially Announced – Not 102 The controversy followed the circulation […]
