A viral audio accusing Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers state, of voter intimidation began trending days after the general elections. In the alleged audio-visual, Wike could be heard liaising with what people reported to be staffs of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as his aides through a telephone call on how...
Author: Chioma Iruke (Chioma Iruke)
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FACT CHECK: Image does not show Ekiti election results manipulation as LP spokesperson claims?
Kenneth Okonkwo, the spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential campaign team, on Sunday, February 26, 2023, challenged the Ekiti state result of the presidential elections. Okonkwo who posted an alleged screenshot of the election result uploaded by CivicHive claimed that the date of the result proves that it was uploaded days before the election, hence,...
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FACT CHECK: TikTok video showing INEC declaring Peter Obi winner of the election is fake
With election results being compiled around the country from the just concluded general elections, many fake results and false announcements of results have begun to go viral. One such false viral announcement is the declaration of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, as the winner of the presidential election. In the viral video which...
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FACT CHECK: Did Owerri residents observe sit-at-home during the elections?
Simon Ekpa, one of the leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), today asserted that the Igbo, an ethnic group in eastern Nigeria, had rejected the country by refusing to participate in the ongoing general elections. Earlier, Ekpa had called on southeasterners to boycott the election, following a sit-at-home order. He tweeted these images...
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FACT CHECK: Did Obasanjo stop 1.5m Chadians from coming to vote APC in Kano, Kaduna?
Reports alleging that former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo blocked 100 truck containers carrying nearly 1.5 million Chadians from entering Nigeria are going viral on social media. This report which has gone viral on various social media platforms was attributed to singer Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy. According to the report, Obasanjo had...
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FACT CHECK: Audio of Atiku, Okowa, Tambuwal planning with INEC to rig elections is doctored
On Friday, February 24, an audio file ascribed to Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, began making rounds on social media. According to those sharing the voice note, the audio allegedly shows Atiku, his running mate, and the governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, discussing how to rig the election. The audio...
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FACT CHECK: Are Labour Party state chairmen working against Peter Obi? Here is what we know
On Thursday, February 23, 2022, Bashir Ahmad, the Deputy Director, Special Media Projects/New Media, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), alleged that the chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) from the 36 states had claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the party, could not win on Saturday’s election because...
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FACT SHIELD: How to stay safe during elections
Over the years, general elections in Nigeria have recorded some violence and killing, causing many voters to prefer to stay safe in their homes than go out to cast their ballot. This drives apathy. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, Nigeria’s elections since 1965 till date has had reports of widespread violence, which...
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FACT CHECK: Have APC governors taken Buhari to court as Keyamo claims?
With the general elections less than seven days away, controversies surrounding the naira design policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continue to gain more media coverage. This has prompted political participants to analyse its impact on the upcoming elections. Festus Keyamo, the principal spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All...
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FACT CHECK: Did Buhari order EFCC to raid Tinubu’s house?
Multiple social media accounts have shared images of new naira notes, alongside claims that they were recovered by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), after raiding the residence of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The trending story, which was primarily framed as news, was disseminated alongside images of...