Controversies have trailed the remarks made by Ayo Mairo-Ese, an Arise News journalist, while she was speaking on a live television program. While reacting to the trending issue of Emdee Tiamiyu, a Nigerian who told the BBC that Nigerians are migrating to study in the UK under false pretenses, Mairo-Ese said Tiamiyu’s utterance followed the...
Author: Gbemisola Adebowale
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FACT CHECK: Bode George makes multiple claims, how true are they?
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made a number of claims in an interview on AriseTV. He made these claims while speaking on the state of the Nation, his party and his relationship with the president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Claim I: They (INEC) tried the new...
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FACT CHECK: Did security agents prevent Peter Obi’s supporters from accessing the Tribunal Court?
On Friday, May 19, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that security personnel prevented supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, from accessing the Presidential Election Tribunal Court. This is as the pre-hearing in the petition by Obi and the LP against Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, continues today at the Appeal court. As...
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FACT CHECK: Peter Obi’s counsel at Election Tribunal also Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer?
The preliminary hearing for Nigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal was held on May 8, 2023. As expected, rumours and claims began to spread on social media. One of them is this tweet from a Twitter user who claimed that the attorney for the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was the same attorney who...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Shettima’s claims about Tinubu’s appointments as Lagos governor?
Premium Times, a prominent Nigerian news outlet, published a report on vice president-elect Kashim Shettima’s, attendance at a book launch in Abuja. It was reported that Shettima made a number of historical assertions while demonstrating the commitment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the incoming president, to gender-related issues. The claims were investigated by the CDD Election...
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Fact Check: How true are Dino Melaye’s claims about PDP, Yahaya Bello?
Dino Melaye, the gubernatorial candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, made multiple controversial claims in a recent Channels TV interview. The former senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, who was a guest on the Channels TV programme, Politics Today, made claims about his party, the opposition and his credentials. CDD Election...
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FACT SHIELD: All you need to know about supplementary elections
Barely a week after the gubernatorial elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that it will hold supplementary elections on April 15, 2023. These elections are to hold in states where elections were declared inconclusive. These supplementary elections will be conducted in over 2600 polling units across 185 local government areas in 24 states...
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FACT CHECK: Does this video show Labour Party coercing Nigerians to vote Peter Obi?
Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, shared a video alongside claims that it was produced by the Labour Party. The video has been viewed more than 2 million times and has garnered thousands of reactions. “This is the political party saying only their figures were accurate but other political parties rigged. It is...
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FACT CHECK: Did APGA sponsor vote-buying in Anambra?
There are allegations that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was at the forefront of vote-buying during the March 18, 2023, governorship and state assembly elections in Anambra. These claims have been widely circulated and shared across various social media platforms. Verification Anambra did not hold a governorship election, but there was a state house...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC officials upload manipulated result sheet on IREV?
Supporters of the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State accuse the All Progressives Congress (APC) of manipulating the governorship and house of assembly election results in favour of their candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is also the incumbent governor of the state. It is alleged that a Tipp-Ex manipulated result sheet from Epe in Lagos...