With the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, challenging the results of the 2023 presidential election in court, attention has shifted to the race for the seat of the Senate president. Orji Uzor Kalu is one of the leading aspirants for the position of senate president. An online quote found on several Facebook posts...
Author: Felix Tola-Winjobi
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FACT CHECK: Did Peter Obi admit he was arrested for ‘unknowingly’ breaking the law?
During the week, different Twitter users claimed that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi had acknowledged that he “unknowingly” broke a law. The different tweets which have garnered over 800,000 engagements come against the backdrop of Obi’s alleged detention by the UK Immigration Service at London’s Heathrow Airport in early April. VERDICT: Misleading...
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FACT CHECK: Is Barau Jibrin the longest-serving, highest-ranking senator contesting for senate president in 2023?
Adamu Garba, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, claimed that Barau Jibrin is the highest-ranking and longest-serving senator among those contesting for the office of the Senate president 2023. Jibrin is the senator representing the Kano North Senatorial District. According to Garba, the Northwest gave Bola Tinubu the highest number...
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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu bribe ICC with $400m to influence his prosecution?
On March 31, 2023, a post went viral on Twitter and Facebook claiming that the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected a $400 million bribe from the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. The claim comes a few days after the Court of Appeal in Abuja granted permission to the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to serve his...
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Candidate vs Aspirant: Here is all you need to know
The terms “aspirant” and “candidate” have been misconstrued by many individuals due to their similarities. Oftentimes, Nigerians don’t know that a candidate and an aspirant running for office are distinct, and is incorrect to use them interchangeably. This article explains the meaning of the two words in the context of Nigeria’s election. Who is an...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Bola Tinubu’s post-election claims?
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), during an interview with Channels TV on the state of the February 25, 2023 election, made some controversial claims. He was asked if Nigerians are to vote for him based on what he has done in Lagos or what his party (APC ) has...
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FACT CHECK: How true are these claims about Ovie Omo-Agege?
Some indigenes of Delta have claimed that Ovie Omo-Agege is a criminal and an ex-convict in America. A Twitter user posted different claims about him and here is what CDD Election War Room found. Omo-Agege is a senator and the current deputy president of the Senate and a leading governorship candidate of the All Progressives...
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FACT CHECK: No, Wasiu Ayinde did not disrupt March 18 governorship elections in Lagos
On March 19, 2023, a video went viral on Twitter with the caption “So fuji singer Wasiu Ayinde aka K1 was also among the thugs who came to disrupt Election. Imagine how he brought himself so low.” The video and a picture of Wasiu Ayinde were shared in a tweet alleging that the popular Nigerian...
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FACT CHECK: Did US ask INEC to prove election results are credible as Charly Boy claims?
Nigerians at home and abroad have reacted in different ways to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) pronouncement which declared Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25, 2023 election. Multiple parties, including the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are contesting the elections through laid-out legal means. On March 15, 2023,...
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FACT CHECK: Is this a throwback picture of Tinubu and the current Chief Justice of Nigeria?
Shortly after Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the APC candidate, Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi vowed to challenge the outcome of the process in court. Obi, who is the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, said he won the election and would prove it in court. Reacting through Bayo...
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