Reports circulating on social media claim that Paul Chukwuma, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, had stepped down in support of the incumbent governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo. The CDD War Room also received the claim via the Check by...
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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu withdraw support for Soludo?
A few hours before the start of the Anambra State governorship election, a Facebook user claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had withdrawn his support for Charles Soludo, the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). According to the post, Tinubu’s alleged support had shifted to Nicholas Ukachukwu, the candidate of...
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FACT CHECK: A CSO group uncovered APGA’s secret camp in Ihiala LGA with plans to use fake police to rig Anambra election?
A claim found in a Facebook post states that a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) group uncovered APGA’s secret camp in Ihiala LGA where dozens of fake police and DSS uniforms were found with plans to disrupt the 2025 Anambra governorship election. The post was shared in the Facebook group Ihiala LGA Homies by the user...
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FACT CHECK: An intelligence report has uncovered how APC’s Nicholas Ukachukwu planned to disrupt the election with thugs and fake police?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool states there is an intelligence report that has uncovered how the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nicholas Ukachukwu, planned to use thugs and fake police to disrupt the November 8 governorship election. This is coming hours before the opening of polls in the...
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FACT CHECK: Did the Police Restrict Vehicular Movement from 12 am to 6 pm?
On November 7th 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool. According to the claim, the Police have restricted movement in Anambra from 12 am to 6 pm ahead of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election in the state. Claim: The Police have restricted vehicular movement in Anambra...
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FACT CHECK: Did Governor Soludo Order All Private Schools in Anambra to Shut Down for an Endorsement Rally?
On October 7, 2025, a Facebook post by AIF Media claimed that Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, had ordered the Commissioner for Education to shut down all private schools in the state. The post alleged that teachers, parents, and proprietors were instructed to assemble at Ekwueme Square, Awka, on Tuesday, October 8, 2025,...
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FACT CHECK: Did the Anambra Government Unveil Free Wi-Fi Sites?
Over the weekend, CDD’s Soldiers of Mouth (SOM) identified a trending claim on social media suggesting that the Anambra State Government had unveiled free Wi-Fi sites across the state. Claim: The Anambra State Government has launched free Wi-Fi sites in different parts of the state. Verification: CDD’s Election War Room reviewed multiple credible news reports...
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FACT CHECK: Was Governor Soludo Blocked From Seeing President Tinubu In Owerri?
On September 16, 2025, several blogs and social media pages circulated the claim that Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, was blocked from attending President Bola Tinubu’s event in Owerri, Imo State. The post, which first appeared on Facebook by AIF Media, alleged that Soludo had lobbied to join other governors, but the presidency...
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FACT CHECK: Is the Anambra Hotel Directive a Statewide Reservation Order?
On 1 October 2025, a Facebook user named Mama Uka posted a claim that Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s administration in Anambra State had directed all hotel proprietors to reserve all rooms from 4 to 9 November 2025 for government guests during the gubernatorial election on 8 November 2025, based on a memo dated 18 September...
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FACT CHECK: Did OCHA Brigade shoot four persons at Onitsha Main Market on September 9, 2025?
Posts on social media alleged that operatives of the OCHA Brigade (Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra) shot and killed four persons at Onitsha Main Market on September 9, 2025. Videos and images of the video have since gone viral and have been reported by our Soldiers of Mouth. Claim: OCHA Brigade shot four persons at...