On March 27, 2023, a Twitter user tweeted a picture with the caption “If Bola Tinubu becomes President, the citizens of Nigeria are going to go through hell trying to access Western nations. Please, read the Kingpin act. 😭” Claim: Did Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect, violate any part of the US Kingpin Act? Will the “Western...
Author: Aluko Ahmad (Aluko Ahmad)
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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: Were INEC ad-hoc staff shot in Abua Odual, Rivers state?
On March 18, 2023, a piece of news went viral that two INEC ad hoc staff were shot in Rivers states. The viral message reads “Two INEC ad hoc staff shot in Abua Odual. One dead on the way to hospital” Claim: Were INEC ad hoc staff shot in Abua Odual, Rivers state? Verification CDD...
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FACT CHECK: Can BVAS work and transmit results without a SIM card?
A video has been going viral in Kwara state that some BVAS machines in Alanamu, Ilorin West Local Government Area have no SIM card. The video caption reads: “SITUATION REPORT: APC plot to rig busted. Any BVAS without a SIM card must not be allowed to be used, because such BVAS won’t be able to...
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FACT CHECK: Is Hakeem Odumosu, former commissioner of Police, a member APC campaign council?
On March 16, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that “MC Oluomo is the Boss of the former commissioner of police in Lagos state?” “Rtd AIG Hakeem Odumosu. The man who sent the police to finish off the remnants of Lekki massacre victims. Do you know that the former commissioner is in APC campaign Council for...
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FACT CHECK: Is the video of the US govt congratulating Tinubu doctored as Melaye claims?
Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, posted a video on Twitter on March 15, 2023, disputing the United States (US) congratulatory message to Bola Tinubu on victory at the polls. Melaye’s tweet was caption: “US congratulate Tinubu: No be the man dey talk ooo. Watch him mouth. Which...
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FACT SHIELD: Has any candidate ever won in court? All you need to know about presidential election tribunals
Nigeria had one of its keenly contested and controversial presidential elections on February 25, 2023. Since the election, the phrase “go to court” has become a trend in the country. Every aggrieved party and presidential candidate is urged to go to court and challenge the process that made Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress...
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FACT CHECK: Will INEC reconfiguration of BVAS erase presidential election data?
In the last few days, there has been news going around that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wants to reconfigure the Bimordal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). There are insinuations that the configuration will erase all the data on the system in preparation for the gubernatorial and state assembly elections. Similarly, the BVAS configuration has...
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FACT CHECK: Is Ireti Kingibe the first elected female senator for FCT?
On March 6, 2023, Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, and the second runner-up in the just-concluded presidential election, met with the newly elected senator for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe. Shortly after the meeting, Peter Obi posted on Twitter that she just became the first elected female senator for the...
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FACT CHECK: Did Nigerian Army accuse Wike of bribery during the 2023 election?
On March 4, 2023, a Twitter user posted a video corroborating claims that Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, committed atrocities in the 2023 presidential election of February 25. The video was tweeted as a reaction to the post by a Peter Obi supporter claiming that Wike was at a market in Port Harcourt...