Nigerian Mission hits back at Magwenya, insists Ramaphosa intervened
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from Nigeria.
The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa has renewed its defence of newly accredited High Commissioner, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, insisting that President Cyril Ramaphosa personally intervened in the controversy surrounding the presentation of his diplomatic credentials. The mission was responding to South African Presidency spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, who accused Fani-Kayode of lying about Ramaphosa’s intervention…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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2 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: The Punch, Vanguard News · how we count
- Nov 14, 7:51 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisNigerian Mission hits back at Magwenya, insists Ramaphosa intervenedvanguardngr.com ↗
- Nov 14, 10:21 PM UTC+3 hNigerian mission fires back at Ramaphosa’s spokesmanpunchng.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 10:21 PM UTC · +3 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Nigerian High Commission rebuttal of Ramaphosa's spokesman in the same diplomatic row, adding detail that Ramaphosa intervened, which is not a contradiction.
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