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...
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FACT CHECK: Nworah, Anambra Government in Hotel Letter Authenticity Questioned
Two letters purported to have come from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and signed by Uche Nworah, and another from the Anambra state government, began circulating on social media. The contents of the letter from the APC asked that the management of Ken Hotels and Suits reserve all available rooms for 12 days beginning from...
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FACT CHECK: Did Uche Nworah ask Uche Ekwunife to give him his money?
Social media reports alleged that Uche Nworah, Special Adviser (General Duties) to the DG of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), asked the APC deputy governorship candidate in Anambra, Senator Uche Ekwunife, to pay back money she owed him.This incident, which was purported to have taken place in Owerri, Imo state, was also reported by our...
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FACT CHECK: Did LP candidate for the Anambra guber election suspend campaigns after Onitsha shooting?
On September 9, 2025, a tragic shooting incident occurred at Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State, involving operatives from the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade. Reports indicate that at least four people, including a pregnant woman, were killed, sparking widespread outrage and calls for accountability. Amidst this, claims emerged that Dr. George Moghalu, the...
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FACT CHECK: Did Soludo Accuse APC of Plotting to Rig Anambra Gubernatorial Election?
Anambra Guber Election: Soludo's Claims Investigated
We found that during the campaign, Soludo did not accuse the APC of plotting to rig the Anambra State gubernatorial election. In the video clip retrieved from the campaign rally at Ekwulobia Urban Stadium, he said,
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FACT-CHECK: Has Soludo-led Anambra Government Mandated Party Candidates to Pay N50 Million for Campaign Permit Ahead of 2025 Guber Poll?
A verified X user, Chief Nwachinemelu, has claimed that the Chukwuma Soludo-led administration in Anambra State is demanding the sum of N50 million from all 2025 governorship candidates as a mandatory fee to secure a campaign permit. The post, shared on June 14, 2025, and which has garnered over 21,000 views, read: “FRAUD ALERT There...
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FACT CHECK: Did hoodlums attack INEC officials in Ogbagi Akoko during the Ondo governorship election?
On November 17, 2024, a claim went viral across social media, especially X (formerly Twitter) that hoodlums had attacked some polling units in the Ondo State governorship election. According to the claim, “the hoodlums attacked INEC officials in Ogbagi Akoko” and they destroyed electoral materials. Attached to the claim are images of ballot papers scattered...
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FACT CHECK: How true are reports of INEC planning to conduct fresh elections in Edo?
A claim that the Independent National Electoral Commission plans to conduct fresh elections in Edo state was sent through CDD’s Check by Meedan. The claim comes on the heels of the just concluded Edo state gubernatorial elections held Saturday 21, 2024 which saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Monday Okpebholo declared winner. According to...
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FACT CHECK: Did Obaseki try bribing INEC with $ 5 million as claimed on Facebook?
A Facebook user Alabi Arvin over the weekend alleged that the governor of Edo state Godwin Obaseki attempted bribing the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) with five million dollars ($5 million). According to the user, the INEC boss rejected the money. Verdict: NO Evidence Verification It was reported that Obaseki had in the wee hours of...