On April 12, 2023, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain made a post via the micro-blogging platform Twitter. Fani-Kayode stated that Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, was accosted, detained and deported back to Nigeria. “Poor @PeterObi! Accosted, detained & deported back to Nigeria like a common criminal by the...
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FACT CHECK: Did Peter Obi delete tweet announcing his resignation from PDP as Keyamo claims?
On April 4, 2023, Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson for the campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), retweeted a post claiming Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, had deleted the tweet announcing his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Keyamo tweeted “Are you serious? He deleted it? OMG! As deceitful as...
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FACT CHECK: Is Labour Party candidate Anthony Chinasa-Abiola of Yoruba descent?
Several reports making rounds on social media have suggested that Anthony Chinasa-Abiola, the Labour party (LP) candidate for the Abia State House of Assembly, is of Yoruba descent. The Labour Party candidate was also said to be a mixed breed; with his mother Igbo and his father Yoruba. Chinasa-Abiola, who is vying for the Umuahia...
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FACT CHECK: Labour Party did not replace Lagos guber candidate, Rhodes-Vivour
By Philip Clement A letter is currently circulating on social media alleging that Lagos State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) replaced the governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. The letter which was signed by Sam Okpala, secretary of the party in the state, identified Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi as the governorship candidate of the party. Verification CDD...
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FACT CHECK: Is LP’s Olumide Oworu missing from INEC’s final list for State Assembly elections?
A Twitter user claimed hours before the election that Labour Party candidate for Surelere I constituency, Olumide Oworu, is missing on the final list of governorship and House of Assembly candidates. The tweet reads: “This guy is not even a candidate of LP in the forthcoming Gov & HoA elections oooooo because his name is...
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FACT CHECK: Is Peter Obi ignoring Labour Party’s guber candidate in C’River to support PDP?
Simon Ekpa, a spokesperson for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and a well-known peddler of claims to fit his separatist movement. Simon Ekpa, who has been on CDD Election War Room radar for a while, has made fresh claims. Some of his previous claims have been checked here and here. On March 14 2023,...
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FACT CHECK: Did GRV burn cars, houses during EndSARS protest as FFK claims?
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) claimed that the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV), burnt property and buses during the EndSARs protest in the state. The EndSARS protest which rocked the nation in 2020 was an uprising of young people against police brutality in Nigeria. The...
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FACT CHECK: Will INEC reconfiguration of BVAS erase presidential election data?
In the last few days, there has been news going around that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wants to reconfigure the Bimordal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). There are insinuations that the configuration will erase all the data on the system in preparation for the gubernatorial and state assembly elections. Similarly, the BVAS configuration has...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show Nigerians protesting Tinubu’s victory in the UK?
A video of people chanting “give us Obi” has been shared on social media alongside claims that it shows Nigerians abroad protesting against the victory of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in the February 25 presidential election. The 2023 general elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which took place in...
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FACT CHECK: Does Ghana attach candidate’s image to ballot papers as Peter Obi claimed?
On February 25, 2023, shortly after voting, Peter Obi the presidential candidate of the Labour Party granted a virtual interview on Arise TV. While making a remark on the report that some of the ballot papers in some parts of the country do not have his party logo or acronym, he said “well, we expected...
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