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FACT CHECK: Did the tribunal say that candidates should not depend on INEC for election results? 

FACT CHECK: Did the tribunal say that candidates should not depend on INEC for election results? 

It is being circulated on social media that Justice Mistura Bolaji of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, while delivering her judgment on the petitions filed by Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, stated that candidates should not depend on INEC for electoral results. Both Obi and Atiku had earlier petitioned the court to void the declaration...

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FACT CHECK: Is this Peter Obi shaking hands with Bola Tinubu?

FACT CHECK: Is this Peter Obi shaking hands with Bola Tinubu?

On August 19, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) posted a photo showing Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, bowing and shaking hands with Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The user, an avid Tinubu supporter of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, posted the photo with the caption: “I want to collect the tears of...

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FACT CHECK: Did Angry Camerounians Disrupt President Biya’s 40 Years in Power Celebration in France?

FACT CHECK: Did Angry Camerounians Disrupt President Biya’s 40 Years in Power Celebration in France?

A video making the rounds on Whatsapp depicts the moment angry Cameroonians stormed the venue of an event said to be the celebration of President Paul Biya’s 40th year in office.   We transcribed the video, which is originally in French to English and the people in the video were saying, “Come out, get out,...

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Gabon at a glance; All You Need to Know About the Coup

Gabon at a glance; All You Need to Know About the Coup

Gabon, also known as the Gabonese Republic, is a country in Central Africa. It shares borders with Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Congo. Gabon’s population is estimated to be 2.3 million people. The country is endowed with natural resources and, like Nigeria, is an oil producer and net exporter of crude oil.  Despite its abundant...

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FACT CHECK: Did Osun appoint SSA to government house swimming pool and Oranmiyan staff?

Two circulars from the Osun State government have been circulating online with controversial claims. One of the circulars announces an appointment of a “Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Government House Pool,” while the other designates an appointee as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Oranmiyan New Town & Grown Area Development.” Both...

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FACT CHECK: Did the National Population Commission (NPC) publish an e-recruitment shortlist?

FACT CHECK: Did the National Population Commission (NPC) publish an e-recruitment shortlist?

By Peter Yohanna On July 15, 2023, “NYSCINFO”, an online blog, published multiple lists of candidates shortlisted for the National Population Commission’s (NPC) ad hoc staff e-recruitment for birth registration. The headline of the blogpost reads: ”NPC shortlisted candidates for Birth Registration- Check Here. If you have applied for the National Population Commission (NPC) Birth...

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