News information circulating on WhatsApp has caught the attention of the CDD War Room. The report, which included graphic images, claimed that the military murdered more than 50 young people in the Igbomotoru community of Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State. The report, attributed to “Hot News Reporters,” also stated that the attacks were linked to the...
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FACT SHIELD: Consensus, Direct or Indirect Primaries?
Ahead of the off cycle Edo and Ondo Governorship election slated for September and October 2024 respectively, there have been mixed reactions regarding the kind of primaries to be conducted by the political parties. Recently, one of the aspirants under the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Diran Iyantan, called for a direct primary mode for...
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Is Babatunde Fashola Earning 577,000 Naira As A former Lagos State Governor? All We Know
On January 20, 2024, Babatunde Fashola, a former governor of Lagos State and the immediate past minister of works and housing, was a guest on Arise TV. The former Lagos State Governor appeared on the Arise network’s exclusive segment tagged: Life After Public Service. While answering questions on the benefit he gets for serving the...
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FACT SHIELD: All To Know About The February 3rd Re-Run & Bye-Election Across Nigeria
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently announced that it will conduct nine bye-elections and 35 re-run elections on February 3, 2024. The elections will be held in Lagos, Ondo, Kebbi, Taraba, Yobe, Benue, Kaduna, Ebonyi and Borno states. Since the announcement, there have been reactions from several stakeholders as to why INEC is moving...
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FACT SHIELD: Who is Constitutionally Empowered to Collate and Declare Election Results?
There are five main steps towards conducting a free, fair, and credible election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines, the steps are accreditation, voting, counting, collation and results declaration. Over the years, electorates and the general public in Nigeria have always paid keen attention to accreditation, voting and counting, leaving out collation...
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FACT SHIELD: Would INEC Transmit Results Electronically?
There have been various online speculations and insinuations regarding the method of election result transmission. One such claim suggests that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) might not transmit election results electronically. How true is this claim? CDD War Room gives details of Nigeria’s electoral process and method of election results transmission as well as...
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FACT SHIELD: All to know about INEC logistics plans for the November 11 Kogi state governorship poll
Ahead of the off-cycle elections scheduled for November 11, 2023, in Kogi state, there have been unverified narratives circulating over the logistics plans of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). These controversies include rumours circulating on social media with speculations that election materials will not be deployed to some polling units with the intent to...
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FACT SHIELD: Muri, Yahaya and Restraining Orders
There is a viral message circulating on various social media platforms claiming that a federal high court has issued an injunction preventing all security agencies in the country from apprehending or detaining Murtala Ajaka, the gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State. This has raised questions regarding why a restraining order...
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UPDATED: Euromonitor refutes claim that it ranked Nigeria 4th largest consumer of sugary drinks globally
Euromonitor International, a global market research organisation, has refuted the claim that it ranked Nigeria as the fourth largest consumer of sugary drinks globally. Recall that Adewunmi Emoruwa, an X user, had claimed in a tweet dated July 9, 2023, that “Nigeria is the 4th largest sugary drinks consuming country on earth”. We checked the...
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FACT SHIELD: What to Know about the November 11 Kogi Governorship Election
Gubernatorial polls were held in only 28 states of the federation during Nigeria’s last general elections. Consequently, eight states were left out from the general elections thus leading to the off-cycle elections which would subsequently be held. Currently, preparations final are being made towards the off-cycle elections that will take place in Imo, Kogi, and...