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: Votes scored by APC candidate in Okene and Okehi LGA surpass the PVCs collected
Days after the governorship election in Kogi state, leading to the announcement of Usman Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected governor, the CDD War Room received several claims concerning the November 11 governorship election. On November 15, 2023, a Facebook user posted an image of the INEC chairman with the...
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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: Was alleged ballot box snatcher gunned down in Anyingba, Kogi state?
On November 11, 2023, as the voting process started in the Kogi State governorship election CDD War Room received a claim that an alleged ballot box snatcher had been gunned down in Anyingba. We received a similar claim posted by a Facebook user. He said, “Anyigba ballot snatcher gunned down by military… now now …...
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FACT CHECK: How true is the viral letter purportedly from the Forum of Igala Journalists over Kogi guber poll?
A press statement criticising Shuaibu Audu, minister of steel development, over the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign in Kogi State is circulating on social media. The press statement, which was retrieved from WhatsApp, was purportedly issued by the Forum of Igala Journalists (FORIJA). It was signed by the secretary general of the forum, Omonu Nelson,...
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FACT SHIELD: All to know about INEC logistics plans for the November 11 Kogi state governorship poll
Ahead of the off-cycle elections scheduled for November 11, 2023, in Kogi state, there have been unverified narratives circulating over the logistics plans of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). These controversies include rumours circulating on social media with speculations that election materials will not be deployed to some polling units with the intent to...
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FACT CHECK: Has Governor Yahaya Bello Secured Court Order To Arrest SDP Leaders Over Alleged Terrorism Charges?
The Director of New Media, Muri/Sam Campaign Council of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Isaiah Ijele in a viral statement has accused the Kogi state governor of plotting to arrest some SDP leaders. According to the statement which has gone viral on Facebook , and also reported by media organisations, Bello planned on arresting these...