By Claims have been fact-checked. They concern Donald Trump, the United States president. It was claimed he ordered an investigation into President Bola Tinubu’s academic records at Chicago State University. Several Facebook posts have made the claim.
They state that the US president vowed to sanction the Chicago State University. This would happen if they made a false presentation about Tinubu’s records. Tinubu’s academic records at the Chicago State University started making headlines soon after he became the APC presidential candidate. These records continued to trend even after he won the election.
There have been several claims on Facebook. Some people claim that Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has initiated a probe into President Bola Tinubu’s academic records at the Chicago State University (CSU). The CSU is a US State university in Illinois, Chicago.
One of the Facebook posts claims: “I’ve instructed my team to investigate Tinubu’s records at Chicago State University. If they’re found to be hiding anything or involved in wrongdoing, the school will be shut down. Believe me, it will happen.”
Tinubu’s academic records became controversial. They made headlines when he contested for president. He became the flagbearer of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria.
The Nigerian president had submitted his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). These credentials indicated that he attended the Chicago State University.
His political opponents alleged that the president stole academic records. Critics also claimed that they belonged to a female named Bola Tinubu. She was a graduate of the university.
The controversy made headlines even after the February 25 presidential election in 2023. The moves to obtain Tinubu’s academic records from the Chicago State University before the election failed.
But is it true that the US President Trump ordered an investigation into Tinubu’s academic records in 2025? Africa Check, a fact-checking organisation, has checked the claim to establish the truth.
According to the Africa Check, there is no evidence to substantiate the claim. It suggests that Trump ordered the probe of Tinubu’s academic records at Chicago State University.
In October 2023, a US Court ordered the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic records. These records were to be released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. He was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the election.
The former vice president came second in the 2023 presidential election. He used the academic records as one of his evidence to overturn Tinubu’s election victory at the Supreme Court. However, the move was not successful.
Africa Check noted it was unlikely Trump would order an investigation into Tinubu’s academic records at CSU in 2025. Such a significant action would have made headlines. There was no media report of the claim on Facebook. Africa Check confirmed that the report is false as there is no evidence to support the claim.
