On November 8, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool that the Biometric Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) had suffered a glitch in Onitsha, thereby disrupting the voting exercise. This claim comes amidst the ongoing gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Claim: BVAS glitch disrupted voting exercise in Onitsha Verification...
Author: Aluko Ahmad (Aluko Ahmad)
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FACT CHECK: Anambra election has hardly exceeded 22% voter turnout
On November 3, 2025, an X user (formerly Twitter), while responding to another user, claimed that Anambra has 2.82 million voters but has hardly exceeded 22% turnout in any election. The tweet was made in respect to the increasing voter apathy compared to the number of registered voters recorded in the past elections in the...
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FACT CHECK: Was there an approval to vote without a voter’s card in the 2025 Anambra guber poll?
On November 7, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool that there is an approval to vote without a voter’s card. This claim is going viral a day before the election and also on the election day. Claim: Is there an approval to vote without a voter’s card?...
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FACT CHECK: Did the Police Restrict Vehicular Movement from 12 am to 6 pm?
On November 7th 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool. According to the claim, the Police have restricted movement in Anambra from 12 am to 6 pm ahead of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election in the state. Claim: The Police have restricted vehicular movement in Anambra...
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FACT CHECK: Did Four Lawmakers Defect to APC in Anambra State?
On October 6, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim from our Soldiers of Mouth (SoM) that four serving lawmakers in the Anambra State House of Assembly have joined the APC. This claim has gone viral and is coming barely a month before the Anambra governorship election, slated for November 8, 2025. Claim: Did...
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FACT CHECK: Did Soludo Accuse APC of Plotting to Rig Anambra Gubernatorial Election?
Anambra Guber Election: Soludo's Claims Investigated
We found that during the campaign, Soludo did not accuse the APC of plotting to rig the Anambra State gubernatorial election. In the video clip retrieved from the campaign rally at Ekwulobia Urban Stadium, he said,
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FACT CHECK: Did the Centre for Democracy and Development Accuse Zamfara State Governor of Anti-Democratic Actions?
CDD-West Africa unequivocally dissociate ourselves from the comments and claims made by the impostor group and caution against giving them any legitimacy.”
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FACT CHECK: Did hoodlums attack INEC officials in Ogbagi Akoko during the Ondo governorship election?
On November 17, 2024, a claim went viral across social media, especially X (formerly Twitter) that hoodlums had attacked some polling units in the Ondo State governorship election. According to the claim, “the hoodlums attacked INEC officials in Ogbagi Akoko” and they destroyed electoral materials. Attached to the claim are images of ballot papers scattered...
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FACT CHECK: Have three top candidates withdrawn from Ondo governorship race?
A day before the November 16, 2024 Ondo State Governorship election, a claim went viral across social media that three top candidates had withdrawn from the race. The claim has since been widely reshared on social media, especially on WhatsApp, with a news website/ blog link attached. Claim: Did three top candidates withdraw from the Ondo...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show Ondo youth leader attacking members with gun?
On November 3, 2024, a video went viral on X (formerly Twitter). Attached to the video is a claim that “WATCH: Ondo APC Politician Attacks Community Members With Gun For Calling For His Replacement As Youth Leader After 14 Years” As of the time of this report, the video has over 88,000 views. ALL WE...