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From ‘Yes Daddy’ to Soyinka debate — Here are top social media trends for the week

From ‘Yes Daddy’ to Soyinka debate — Here are top social media trends for the week

The trends for the past week can easily be likened to what is commonly known as the ‘Domino Effect’. In this effect, one action triggers a series of continuous actions. The political player responsible for the week’s domino is ‘Peter Obi’. Throughout the week, various issues that were trending, appeared to be interconnected, resulting in...

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Fact Check: Does Nigeria Have the Lowest VAT Rate as the Minister of Finance Claimed?

Fact Check: Does Nigeria Have the Lowest VAT Rate as the Minister of Finance Claimed?

Claim:  Nigeria Has the Lowest Value-Added Tax (VAT) Rate Verdict:  False Context:  As Nigeria struggles with a rising cost of governance and depleting revenue, the government continues to look for avenues to raise money. One such way is through Value Added Tax (VAT).  Recently, the country’s Minister of Finance Budget and Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed,...

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CDD Election War Room social media weekly trends analyses 

CDD Election War Room social media weekly trends analyses 

The much-anticipated presidential and gubernatorial elections have come and gone. However, the conversation surrounding the election has not phased out and different controversial positions have begun to spurt with people discovering new career paths in politics. Some of the trending ones include: The 25% ‘Palava’ Who knew the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) would be the star...

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FACT CHECK: Did presiding officers upload selfies instead of results sheet on IReV portal?

FACT CHECK: Did presiding officers upload selfies instead of results sheet on IReV portal?

As the collation of results of the 2023 presidential election is ongoing, there have been different claims and assertions going around against the competence and effectiveness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its staff. A lot of people are claiming that the INEC did not train their staff efficiently towards the general election....

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FACT CHECK: TikTok video showing INEC declaring Peter Obi winner of the election is fake

FACT CHECK: TikTok video showing INEC declaring Peter Obi winner of the election is fake

With election results being compiled around the country from the just concluded general elections, many fake results and false announcements of results have begun to go viral. One such false viral announcement is the declaration of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, as the winner of the presidential election. In the viral video which...

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FACT CHECK: Did Owerri residents observe sit-at-home during the elections?

FACT CHECK: Did Owerri residents observe sit-at-home during the elections?

Simon Ekpa, one of the leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), today asserted that the Igbo, an ethnic group in eastern Nigeria, had rejected the country by refusing to participate in the ongoing general elections. Earlier, Ekpa had called on southeasterners to boycott the election, following a sit-at-home order. He tweeted these images...

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FACT CHECK: Was Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Highest Under Obasanjo?

FACT CHECK: Was Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Highest Under Obasanjo?

Claim: The highest inflation rate in the history of Nigeria was recorded under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. Verdict: False Context:  During an interview with Arise TV on January 16, 2023, the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo said “This is not the highest inflation rate. In 2005 under...

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