On February 2, 2023 a Twitter user posted: “BREAKING 🚨: Unconfirmed Report indicates that LP Senatorial Candidate for Enugu East, Barrister Oyibo Chukwu was shot & feared dead. His vehicle set ablaze. He is contesting against Chimaroke Nnamani. He was so much growing in popularity.” In the same tweet thread, another user shared this video...
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FACT CHECK: How accurate were Tinubu’s claims at NESG presidential dialogue?
Claim I: “I never worked for the government before, I only guide the government. I was the governor of Lagos state and that was my first public life.” Context: Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Peoples Congress (APC), claimed in an interactive session with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) that he had...
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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: Did Festus Keyamo say Tinubu is not the best for Nigeria?
On January 11, 2022, a TikTok user posted a video of Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), alongside claims that Keyamo said APC is not the best for Nigeria. A year later, a Twitter user shared the video with the caption “The true confessions of my elder...
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FACT CHECK: No evidence to support claim that Peter Obi donated N2 billion to CAN
On February 12, 2023, a petition dated December 15 circulated online. The petition, which was addressed to the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was said to have been written and signed by Pastor Frank Onwuere of Dominion Centre International. According to the petition, Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, gave N2...
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FACT CHECK: Aisha Buhari posts fake press statement about naira redesign 3 days to elections
Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s outgoing President Muhammdu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has posted a fake press release purported to have emanated from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the naira redesign policy. This is coming in the heat of controversies that have continued to trail the difficulty experienced by...
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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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Lessons from Fani-Kayode: Why you should not share unverified information
With the elections less than seven days away, misinformation and disinformation about candidates, and political parties are currently being peddled over social and traditional media. The aim of these disinformation peddlers varies, from discrediting their opponents to instilling fear into supporters and prospective supporters of their opponents. Unfortunately, the effects of information disorder are not...
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FACT CHECK: Is Lagos the only economically viable state in Nigeria?
Agbabiaka Ahmed, who is a member of the Youth Mobilization for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has claimed that Lagos is the only state in Nigeria that is economically viable and independent. Ahmed disclosed this during an interactive session involving representatives of the opposing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party...
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FACT CHECK: Is this a letter from the Finnish government on Nigerian Elections?
A letter purportedly from the office of the Prime Minister of Finland was shared on social media on February 16, 2023. The letter, which was addressed to Simon Ekpa, warned him that if the sit-at-home protest he had planned for the days of the general elections in Nigeria was not called off within 48 hours,...