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...
Author: Aluko Ahmad (Aluko Ahmad)
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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...
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FACT CHECK: Is Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, on US Watchlist for terrorism?
On March 1, 2023, a Twitter user accused Kashim Shettima, the Nigeria Vice President-elect and running mate to Bola Tinubu of being on the United States’ Watchlist for terrorism. The Twitter user said, “Vice President-Elect is on US Watchlist for Terrorism. Omo”. Barely four hours after he tweeted, the tweet has garnered over 72,000 views. ...
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FACT CHECK: Does Ghana attach candidate’s image to ballot papers as Peter Obi claimed?
On February 25, 2023, shortly after voting, Peter Obi the presidential candidate of the Labour Party granted a virtual interview on Arise TV. While making a remark on the report that some of the ballot papers in some parts of the country do not have his party logo or acronym, he said “well, we expected...
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FACT CHECK: Did Obasanjo go to INEC Collation Centre Abuja?
Claims making the rounds on social media allege that former president Olusegun Obasanjo “stormed” the Independent Nation Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Centre with original result sheets. A Twitter user @solakafinta tweeted; “Breaking News: Obasanjo storms INEC collection center in Abuja with the real results of all the 36 state and FTC INEC chairman was in...
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FACT CHECK: Citizens in Anambra comply with Simon Ekpa’s sit-at-home order?
Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), tweeted that there was no voting activity in some parts of Anambra State as the people complied with his “sit-at-home” order. He said, “this is part of Anambra, Where are the noisemakers?” 25.2.2023. This is called ghost town activated! 25.2.2023 is a historic...
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Labour Party confirms death of its senatorial candidate in Enugu
On February 2, 2023 a Twitter user posted: “BREAKING 🚨: Unconfirmed Report indicates that LP Senatorial Candidate for Enugu East, Barrister Oyibo Chukwu was shot & feared dead. His vehicle set ablaze. He is contesting against Chimaroke Nnamani. He was so much growing in popularity.” In the same tweet thread, another user shared this video...
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FACT CHECK: Did Festus Keyamo say Tinubu is not the best for Nigeria?
On January 11, 2022, a TikTok user posted a video of Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), alongside claims that Keyamo said APC is not the best for Nigeria. A year later, a Twitter user shared the video with the caption “The true confessions of my elder...
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FACT CHECK: No evidence to support claim that Peter Obi donated N2 billion to CAN
On February 12, 2023, a petition dated December 15 circulated online. The petition, which was addressed to the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was said to have been written and signed by Pastor Frank Onwuere of Dominion Centre International. According to the petition, Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, gave N2...