On February 9, 2023, Dele Alake, the director of strategic communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential campaign council, appeared at the Nigeria info 99.3 Fm in Abuja. While answering questions on Bola Tinubu, his party’s presidential candidate, Alake said one of the “famous gaffes” where Bola Tinubu said “a townhall different from balablu...
Author: Aluko Ahmad (Aluko Ahmad)
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FACT CHECK: Does viral video show Dino Melaye campaigning for Peter Obi?
Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, posted a video via his verified Twitter handle, claiming to show Dino Melaye, a spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, asking Nigerians to support Peter Obi of the Labour Party. The renowned musician, who is a staunch supporter of Obi, the Labour Party presidential...
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FACT CHECK: How true is El-Rufai’s claim that number of votes in Anambra is one LGA in Kaduna?
On January 2, 2023, Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, appeared on the TVC news show, Journalist hangout. This interview came barely 24 hours after he claimed that there are saboteurs in the presidency working against Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). While fielding questions on the chances of...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show attack on man wearing Peter Obi’s campaign T-shirt?
On January 18, 2023, media outlet Sahara Reporters posted a video, showing “unknown gunmen” attacking a man wearing a black shirt. The viral video which at the time of this report had seen over 600,000 views on Twitter was posted with the narrative, “unknown gunmen ambush man wearing Peter Obi’s campaign T-shirt, destroy car, insist no...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Naja’atu Muhammad’s claims about Buhari, Shettima?
Naja’atu Muhammad, a former member of the presidential campaign council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made numerous claims about her former party and members of the party. Muhammad, who recently left the party and met Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Arise News on January 26, 2023 to...
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FACT SHIELD: What happens when a candidate dies before or after election?
In the build to the 2023 election in Nigeria, the country has recorded the death of more than one candidate. This is an incident that often leaves the public confused and leads to more speculation on the electoral process. For instance, the demise of Audu Abubakar, the APC gubernatorial candidate of Kogi State in 2015...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Saraki’s claims about Buhari’s government?
Bukola Saraki, a former president of the senate and a PDP stalwart, has made multiple claims about the economy and the state of the nation under President Muhammadu Buhari. Saraki, who appeared on Arise News The Morning Show on January 16, 2023, to assess the chances of his principal, Atiku Abubakar, made some claims and...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Omoyele Sowore’s claims about the Nigerian economy?
On the 5th of January, 2023, Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate for African Action Congress (AAC) appeared on the Arise news The Morning Show. He made some claims with respect to Nigeria’s debts and investments. We checked his claims, and here is what we found. Claim I Sowore claims the Federal Government invested $2.5 billion in...
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FACT CHECK: Did Kashim Shettima say he’s sick and unfit?
On January 10, 2023, a Twitter user with the name “Peter Obi’s Feminine Voice” (@itzz_blitz1) tweeted that “the vice presidential candidate of the APC has confirmed that he’s sick and unfit as the Nigeria elections approaches.” He attached an infographic containing an extract of Kashim Shettima’s interview with public commentators, as reported by an online...