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: 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: Was Labour Party agent assaulted at Imo collation centre for complaining about irregularities?
A video of the Labour Party (LP) representative being beaten up at the Imo state collation centre has been trending. The video accompanies narratives that the representative was beaten for speaking against the electoral process. CDD fact checked this claim to determine it’s veracity. Claim: Labour Party Rep. beaten at the Imo collation centre in...
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FACT CHECK: Are thugs disrupting elections In Kolokuma/Opukuma, Bayelsa?
Numerous facebook users have claimed that thugs associated with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were preventing supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from voting. According to the post, these thugs prevented the opposition party by intimidating them with guns and violence. Claim: Thugs hired by PDP are chasing APC not to vote in Kolokuma/Opukuma...
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FACT CHECK: Did Gunmen disrupt electoral process in Southern Ijaw and Sagbama LGA, Bayelsa?
Reports making round on social media suggests that electoral process in Southern Ijaw and Sagbama LGA were disrupted by gunmen in Bayelsa state. According to the reports, the thugs first struck at Agorogbene units 6, 7, and 8 in Ward 11 of Southern Ijaw, leading to the destruction of election materials. The armed group according...
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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: INEC Supervising Presiding Officer (SPO) abducted in Ossioma, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa state?
On November 10, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) posted that an INEC official had been abducted while waiting to board a boat at a jetty in the Amassoma community of Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa State. He tweeted, “BREAKING: INEC Supervising Presiding Officer (SPO) assigned to registration area 06 in Ossioma, Sagbama Local Government Area...
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FACT CHECK: Passwords to transmit results to IReV withdrawn by INEC in Imo?
Hours before the 2023 off-cycle governorship election in Imo state, an X user, Chidi Odinkalu, posted that the passwords to transmit election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) election results viewing portal, IReV, had been withdrawn from the local government supervisors in the state. The post read, “#IMODecides2023 Update: I have just learnt...
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FACT CHECK: Prefilled Election Results Found in Ogori-Magongo LGA in Kogi State?
On November 11, 2023, reports and images of a prefilled result sheet from Ogori-Magongo Local Government Areas in Kogi state have gone viral on social media. The incident was said to have occurred at the Eni Ward of the Local Government Area. Verification The CDD War Room contacted our Observers and Soldiers of Mouth on...