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FACT CHECK: Did INEC declare Adebutu Ogun state governor-elect?

FACT CHECK: Did INEC declare Adebutu Ogun state governor-elect?

On March 18, 2023, hours after voting had been concluded, a Twitter user tweeted that Oladipupo Olatunde has just won the Ogun state gubernatorial election. “Bye bye to Dapo Abiodun! Baba Ijebu’s Billionaire Son, Oladipupo Olatunde is the governor-elect of Ogun State,” he said.  Claim: Is Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu the governor-elect of Ogun State? Verification:  The...

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FACT CHECK: Did OSPAC members disrupt elections in Rivers?

FACT CHECK: Did OSPAC members disrupt elections in Rivers?

Viral reports from the March 18, 2023 governorship and state assembly elections, claim that members of the Onelga Peace Security and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) in Rivers State were visiting polling units in Emohua where they allegedly threatened to scuttle the election if they weren’t “settled,”  A Twitter user shared this report. The post, which has...

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FACT CHECK: Do videos show LP thugs intimidating and harassing voters as Keyamo claimed? 

FACT CHECK: Do videos show LP thugs intimidating and harassing voters as Keyamo claimed? 

Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, posted two videos on his verified Twitter page with the claim that they show Labour Party’s thugs intimidating and harassing voters in the ongoing 2023 gubernatorial elections. Keyamo captioned the post, “If indeed there’s no secret agenda (especially regarding Lagos) to which some media houses...

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FACT CHECK: Did Oro Festival hold on March 18, the guber election day?

FACT CHECK: Did Oro Festival hold on March 18, the guber election day?

On the governorship election day, reports by a Twitter user alleged that the Oro festival held in Lagos state was still ongoing. The post with over 18,000 interactions claimed that an hour before the start of voter accreditation, activities around the Oro festival were still taking place in Nigeria’s commercial capital. Background A few days...

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FACT CHECK: Is Tinubu in a critical condition, rushed to a hospital?

FACT CHECK: Is Tinubu in a critical condition, rushed to a hospital?

By Aishah Saleeman Multiple tweets making the rounds on Twitter claim that President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was rushed to the hospital at midnight and is unable to cast his vote for Lagos state governorship candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu. One version of the tweet claimed that Tinubu, who was referred to as “President select” “was rushed to...

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FACT CHECK: Melaye makes false claims about arrest of Lagos APC killer squad on election day

FACT CHECK: Melaye makes false claims about arrest of Lagos APC killer squad on election day

Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, posted a video on Twitter on March 17, 2023, stating that security agencies apprehended a “killer squad” in Lagos. Melaye’s tweet was captioned: “Killer squad in Apc crested cars arrested today by security agencies in Lagos. O ga ooooo” Less than 24...

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