Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- There is a viral claim that Nigeria's Vice-President Kashim Shettima "recently" told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

The claim appeared on various news websites and blogs, including FreedomOnline, NewsReelDaily, and Nairaland, as well as several other sites and social media pages.

Additionally, most of the reports in which the claim appeared were published within the week, giving the impression that Mr Shettima's comment was recent.

In one of the Facebook posts on the issue, titled "Vice President Shettima warned Wike over APC affairs," the Facebook user claimed Mr Shett...