EXPLAINER: PWDs, Other Parties In 2024 Edo State Governorship Election
Ahead of the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, we are beaming our searchlight on two important demography of actors who form an integral part of the democratic and electoral process in the state and the country at large. They are the people living with disabilities (PWD) and the least prominent political parties.
EXPLAINER: Participation of PWDs in 2024 Ondo governorship election
The exclusion of people living with disabilities from taking leadership responsibilities in the political landscape has been a global concern...
EXPLAINER: Is gendered disinformation shaping women’s participation in Edo and Ondo Governorship Polls?
As the country prepares for another round of off-cycle elections in Edo and Ondo States, attention is once again turning...
All We Know: INEC’s omission of NRM governorship candidate’s name in Edo State
The CDD War Room can confirm that INEC did not publish the name of NRM’s gubernatorial candidate for the September 21 governorship election in Edo state after the party conducted a primary election.
FACT CHECK: Viral image is not Senegalese president and wife
An image purported to be that of the newly sworn-in president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, and one of...
FACT CHECK: Is Hadiza Balarabe Nigeria’s first elected female deputy governor?
The lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the house of representatives, Bello el-Rufai claimed that Hadiza Balarabe was Nigeria’s...
FACT CHECK: Has Asue Ighodalo been disqualified as PDP governorship candidate in Edo State?
On March 4, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted that Asue Ighodalo, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic...
FACT CHECK: How true are Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s multiple claims ahead of 2024 Edo guber poll?
A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has made multiple claims about his...
FACT CHECK: Did Edo Assembly Issue Impeachment Notice On Deputy Governor Philip Shuaibu?
On March 6, 2024, a piece of news went viral on social media, while a similar version went viral on...