On November 24, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted that the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, had been sacked by the Court of Appeal. He added that the Appeal Court ordered a rerun in 99 polling units of the state. He said, “Just in: Appeal Court sacked Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state,...
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FACT CHECK: Did Femi Falana Say Kogi Central Is An Election Robbery Center?
On November 20, 2023, a claim was attributed to Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The claim concerning the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Kogi state went viral on WhatsApp. Falana allegedly said Kogi Central Senatorial District is the election robbery center in the just-concluded governorship election. Verification The CDD War...
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FACT CHECK: Votes scored by APC candidate in Okene and Okehi LGA surpass the PVCs collected
Days after the governorship election in Kogi state, leading to the announcement of Usman Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected governor, the CDD War Room received several claims concerning the November 11 governorship election. On November 15, 2023, a Facebook user posted an image of the INEC chairman with the...
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FACT CHECK: INEC fixes November 18 for Fresh Elections in 59 Polling Units in Kogi
On November 12, while collation and declaration was ongoing at the INEC state collation centre in Lokoja, Kogi state, we received a claim that the electoral umpire had fixed November 18 for fresh election in 59 polling units in the state. Claim: INEC fixes November 18 for fresh polls in 59 polling units in Kogi...
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FACT CHECK: INEC plans to move the collation of Brass Local Government to Yenagoa?
On November 12, 2023, just 24 hours after the conclusion of voting in the gubernatorial election and while collation was still ongoing, a claim surfaced that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had intended to relocate the collation of results for Brass Local Government Area (LGA) to Yenagoa, the state capital. Claim: INEC has moved...
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FACT CHECK: Has SDP’s Muri Ajaka been disqualified due to deputy’s certificate issue?
On November 11, 2023, the CDD War Room received a claim that Muritala Ajaka, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) texted his supporters that he has been disqualified due to his running mate, Sam Ranti-Abenemi’s certificate issue. The alleged text message reads “They have done their worse. I have been disqualified bcos...
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FACT CHECK: How true is claim that there was no election anywhere in Orsu LGA, Imo state?
On November 11, 2023, a Twitter user posted a video with the caption, “I told you guys there was no election anywhere in Orsu LGA in Imo West. This is the result manufacture process now in motion for @Hope_Uzodimma1 & @OfficialAPCNg under the active stewardship of @inecnigeria officials. If you don’t like it, as they...
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FACT CHECK: Does viral video show arrest of LGA chairman over posession of ammunition and cash in Kogi state?
Amid the ongoing off-cycle governorship election in Kogi state, a video clip is making the rounds on social media with the claim that a local government chairman was arrested along with other suspects with ammunition and cash in the state. An X user posted the video alongside the caption, “Breaking news ; Yahaya Bello of...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show INEC officials with already filled result sheets in Imo state?
A video is circulating online with the claim that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were caught with already filled result sheets in the ongoing 2023 off-cycle governorship election in Imo state. The video, posted by a verified X user, Somto Okonkwo, had garnered over 13,000 views, 282 retweets, and 175 likes, as...
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FACT CHECK: Was alleged ballot box snatcher gunned down in Anyingba, Kogi state?
On November 11, 2023, as the voting process started in the Kogi State governorship election CDD War Room received a claim that an alleged ballot box snatcher had been gunned down in Anyingba. We received a similar claim posted by a Facebook user. He said, “Anyigba ballot snatcher gunned down by military… now now …...