An X (formerly Twitter) user claimed that FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, alongside telecommunications service providers, intended to shut down and jam network services ahead of the FCT Area Council Elections. The post, which garnered over 70,000 interactions, suggested the shutdown was designed to demonstrate the impossibility of electronic transmission of election results. Claim: FCT Minister...
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FACT CHECK: Are Registered Voters Being Excluded from Voting at PU 004, Wuse Zone 2?
Claims that registered voters are being prevented from voting at polling unit (PU) 004 in Wuse Zone 2 during the ongoing FCT Area Council Elections have circulated on social media. Allegations include voters’ names not appearing on the register despite being duly registered, and polling unit changes being made without prior notice. Verification CDD War...
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FACT CHECK: Does APC Candidate Zakka Have “No Certificate” as Claimed by ADC’s Ogidi?
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Paul Moses Ogidi, via his X (formerly Twitter) handle, alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Zakka Christopher did not have a certificate. Ogidi made the claim while responding to a post from an X user on “Why Academic Pedigree Matters for AMAC.” The post featured...
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FactCheck: Did Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf defect from NNPP to APC?
Viral reports circulating suggest that the Governor of Kano State had abandoned his political party for another. Given the implications of such a move, the claim sparked debate among party supporters and the broader public. Claim: The Executive Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, dumped his party, NNPP, to APC Verification: In January 2026,...
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FACT CHECK: Did BVAS glitch disrupt the voting exercise in Onitsha?
On November 8, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool that the Biometric Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) had suffered a glitch in Onitsha, thereby disrupting the voting exercise. This claim comes amidst the ongoing gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Claim: BVAS glitch disrupted voting exercise in Onitsha Verification...
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FACT CHECK: Does this video show unknown gunmen attacking security personnel during the 2025 Anambra governorship election?
A video has been shared widely by multiple user accounts on TikTok with the claim that it shows the moment unknown gunmen were attacking security personnel during the 2025 Anambra governorship election. The video, posted by an account with the username @official_slow_b on Saturday, November 8, 2025, has the inscriptions “Anambra state election 2025 there...
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FACT CHECK: Did an Anambra LGA Chairman Disrupt Elections with Police?
CDD’s Soldiers of Mouth (SOM) sent in a viral social media post alleging that a local government chairman in Anambra State was disrupting the ongoing governorship election. The post claimed that the chairman used armed Police officers to prevent the election from proceeding smoothly. Verification: CDD War Room reviewed the image and video submitted through...
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FACT CHECK: Did Soludo ‘Emptied Anambra Purse’ to Buy Votes for APGA?
On November 7th 2025, a Facebook page, APGA Interactive Forum (AIF Media), made a claim that Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has “emptied the state’s purse” and released ₦100 million to Nnewi North Local Government Area to buy votes ahead of the upcoming election. The post further alleges that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)...
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FACT CHECK: Was there an approval to vote without a voter’s card in the 2025 Anambra guber poll?
On November 7, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool that there is an approval to vote without a voter’s card. This claim is going viral a day before the election and also on the election day. Claim: Is there an approval to vote without a voter’s card?...
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FACT CHECK: Two of Chukwuma Soludo’s mayors caught with N750 million cash each?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool states that two of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s mayors were caught with N750 million cash each. This is coming amid the ongoing November 8 2025 off-cycle governorship election. The post, shared on a Facebook group, Onitsha Square, states, “Two of Soludo’s Mayors caught with N750 million cash...