Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made multiple claims about the Nigerian economy while speaking at a rally in Delta State. Claim I: Abubakar, who was vice-president from 1999 to 2007, claimed that “when the PDP was in power, Nigeria had the biggest economic growth until it became the biggest...
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FACT SHIELD: All you need to know about pre-election opinion polls
By Aisha Ibrahim Abba & Raji Olatunji As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, opinion polls are becoming more popular and will get even a lot more popular in the days ahead, as more organisations conduct and publish results from these polls. But what exactly are opinion polls? How relevant are they to the forthcoming...
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FACT CHECK: Do these images show trucks carrying old naira notes from Tinubu’s house?
A number of posts making the rounds on social media claim that trucks loaded with 40-foot containers were seen taking old naira notes from Bola Tinubu’s house to the bank. Bola Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos. “Breaking News: ‘8 forty-fit container loads with cash...
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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu say Lagos is a refuse dump?
On January 24, 2023, a Twitter handle posted a video claiming that Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, called “the Lagos he built refuse dump”. The video which has over 50,000 views and 3,000 likes as of the time of this report was shared with the caption: “Bola Tinubu calls the...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Naja’atu Muhammad’s claims about Buhari, Shettima?
Naja’atu Muhammad, a former member of the presidential campaign council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made numerous claims about her former party and members of the party. Muhammad, who recently left the party and met Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Arise News on January 26, 2023 to...
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FACT CHECK: Viral image does not show Peter Obi eating Isiewu with ‘Biafra beer’
Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant and member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday, January 26, 2023, posted a picture of Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, eating a Nigerian delicacy alongside two bottles of Hero beer. Adamu said Obi was having “too much pleasure” with Hero Beer, which he alleges has...
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FACT CHECK: Is Kwankwaso’s doctorate honorary or academic?
On January 19, 2023. A Twitter user tweeted that Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the NNPP, is an academic fraud. This tweet came after Kwankwaso’s appearance at the Chatham House, where he declared himself a Ph.D. holder and not a trader. This was in response to questions about the possibility of him stepping down...
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Did Al-Zakzaky Endorse Peter Obi For President
On December 27, 2022, a Twitter user with the handle “Olaudah Equiano® @RealOlaudah” tweeted a claim that the revered Islamic cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, had endorsed Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. The tweet which has over a thousand (1,000) retweets...
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FACT SHIELD: Can you vote without PVC? Here’s all you need to know
There have been claims that Nigerians may be able to vote without their permanent voter cards (PVC) since their details are captured in the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This is false, INEC has repeatedly made it known that citizens will not be able to vote without PVCs. Here is a breakdown...
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FACT CHECK: Verifying Peter Obi’s claims at Chatham House
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, presented his policy plans at Chatham House on January 17, 2023. During the question and answer session, he made various claims about his track record and the Nigerian economy. We checked some of his claims, and here is what we found: Claim 1 No member of...