Two deputy editors of ThisDAY newspaper have been suspended indefinitely over the false story: “Drama as US Embassy Denies Bishop Oyedepo Visa,” published last week Friday.
ThisDAY management announced the suspension of Mr Yemi Ajayi and Mr Olawale Olaleye in a statement today.
The story, which went viral, claimed that Bishop Oyedepo was denied a visa by the US Embassy and that the bishop lost his temper at the embassy.
The story was subsequently refuted by the embassy and Oyedepo’s Winners Chapel as false.
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“Following the rebuttal, the newspaper management investigated the publication and found that the two deputy editors failed to follow its well-established traditions of carrying out the necessary checks and confirmations expected of personnel of their status in a sensitive story of that nature.
“They were, therefore, suspended indefinitely.
The newspaper said it published a Corrigendum on 1 February, acknowledging the error in the publication, and apologised to the revered Bishop for the embarrassment the story might have caused him.
