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Is the Special Adviser on Security same as National Security Adviser?

On Thursday, June 15, 2023, Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu appointed a set of Special Advisers, including the Special Adviser on Security. Tinubu appointed Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as his Special Adviser on Security.  However, many people are curious whether the position of the Special Adviser on Security...

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FACT CHECK: Is Tinubu and his family entitled to unlimited medical benefits as the former governor of Lagos state?

A Twitter user claimed that Bola Tinubu, being a former governor of Lagos state, is entitled to unlimited medical benefits under the ‘State Governors Pension Law of 2007’.  The Twitter user added that all members of Tinubu’s family, not just his immediate family, are also entitled to this privilege. ‘This means that everytime he flies...

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Fact Check: How true are Timipre Sylva’s claims?

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa state and Nigeria’s former minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, made a number of claims on May 6, 2023, when he granted an interview with Democratic Watch.  CDD Election War Room fact-checked these claims and here is what we found. CLAIM 1: Bayelsa state...

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FACT CHECK: Does INEC lack powers to nullify announced results as Elisha Abbo claims?

FACT CHECK: Does INEC lack powers to nullify announced results as Elisha Abbo claims?

Elisha Abbo, a senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, has claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacks the power to nullify results that have already been declared by the commission. Abbo is a senator under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Abbo made this claim in a Channels TV interview on...

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FACT CHECK: Did Oby Ezekwesili remove history from the Nigerian curriculum?

FACT CHECK: Did Oby Ezekwesili remove history from the Nigerian curriculum?

Sixteen years after her retirement as minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, has continued to receive backlash from Nigerians across the country for alleged removal of History as a subject from the Nigerian education curriculum.  Ezekwesili was appointed Minister of Education under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration in 2006, a post she held until she took up...

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