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FACT CHECK: How true are Naja’atu Muhammad’s claims about Buhari, Shettima?

FACT CHECK: Viral image does not show Peter Obi eating Isiewu with ‘Biafra beer’

FACT CHECK: Are you eligible to vote without PVC?

FACT CHECK: Is Kwankwaso’s doctorate honorary or academic?

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FACT CHECK: Verifying Tinubu’s claims on security situation in Nigeria since 2015

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Did Al-Zakzaky Endorse Peter Obi For President

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FACT CHECK: Verifying Peter Obi’s claims at Chatham House

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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu say Lagos is a refuse dump?
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January 27, 2023January 30, 202300 0

FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu say Lagos is a refuse dump?

On January 24, 2023, a Twitter handle posted a video claiming that Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All...

by mustakimtahir
FACT CHECK: How true are Naja’atu Muhammad’s claims about Buhari, Shettima?
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January 27, 2023January 27, 202300 0

FACT CHECK: How true are Naja’atu Muhammad’s claims about Buhari, Shettima?

Naja’atu Muhammad, a former member of the presidential campaign council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made numerous...

by Aluko Ahmad
FACT CHECK: Viral image does not show Peter Obi eating Isiewu with ‘Biafra beer’
ElectionFact CheckPolitics
January 27, 2023January 27, 202300 0

FACT CHECK: Viral image does not show Peter Obi eating Isiewu with ‘Biafra beer’

Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant and member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday, January 26, 2023, posted...

by Chioma Iruke
FACT CHECK: Is Kwankwaso’s doctorate honorary or academic?
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January 26, 2023January 26, 202300 0

FACT CHECK: Is Kwankwaso’s doctorate honorary or academic?

On January 19, 2023. A Twitter user tweeted that Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the ANPP, is an academic...

by Gbemisola Adebowale
Did Al-Zakzaky Endorse Peter Obi For President
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January 25, 2023January 25, 202300 0

FACT CHECK: Did El-Zakzaky endorse Peter Obi for president?

On December 27, 2022, a Twitter user with the handle “Olaudah Equiano® @RealOlaudah” tweeted a claim that the revered Islamic...

by Chioma Iruke
FACT SHIELD: Can you vote without PVC? Here’s all you need to know
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January 25, 2023January 28, 202300 0

FACT SHIELD: Can you vote without PVC? Here’s all you need to know

There have been claims that Nigerians may be able to vote without their permanent voter cards (PVC) since their details...

by CDD Election War Room
FACT CHECK: Verifying Peter Obi’s claims at Chatham House
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January 24, 2023January 25, 202300 0

FACT CHECK: Verifying Peter Obi’s claims at Chatham House

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, presented his policy plans at Chatham House on January 17, 2023....

by Chioma Iruke
FACT CHECK: No, Sultan of Sokoto did not endorse Peter Obi for president
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January 20, 2023January 23, 202300 1

FACT CHECK: No, Sultan of Sokoto did not endorse Peter Obi for president

A statement attributed to Muhammad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has gone viral on social media, claiming the monarch endorsed...

by Raji Olatunji
FACT CHECK: Does INEC have plans to cancel or postpone elections?
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January 17, 2023January 25, 202300 0

FACT CHECK: Does INEC have plans to cancel or postpone elections?

Multiple newspapers reported that INEC said it will cancel or postpone the upcoming 2023 general elections. This is false, according...

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