On April 2, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that the United States of America (USA) slammed a visa ban on Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nyesom Wike the governor of Rivers state, and several others allegedly involved in electoral malpractices in the just concluded general elections. “USA slams visa ban...
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FACT CHECK: Was Jandor Fashola’s cameraman as Fayose claims?
Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti state, said during an interview with Arise News on March 3, 2023, that Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor and the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was a photographer to a former governor of Lagos state. Fayose made the claim while he was speaking on...
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FACT CHECK: Does this video show a woman printing INEC tags?
On March 17, 2023, barely 24 hours before the gubernatorial election, a video of a woman printing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) tag at a private business center in Baruwa, Lagos, went viral online. In the video, she claimed that they want to use the tags in the East and is a job for...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC Chairman Work Under Wike As TETFUND Secretary?
CLAIM: INEC Chairman Work under Wike as TETUND Secretary VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A viral tweet claims that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, worked under Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) secretary. The Twitter user, @IkukuomaC, tweeted this on Saturday 18th February 2023...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show a man shot in Ago, Lagos state on election day?
A viral video on social media claims that an unidentified man was shot at the Ago palace, Okota of Lagos state. The man who was described as a thug was seen lying unconscious in the video while residents of the area insisted that he must die. Verification The CDD Election War Room contacted various media...
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FACT CHECK: Did Oro Festival hold on March 18, the guber election day?
On the governorship election day, reports by a Twitter user alleged that the Oro festival held in Lagos state was still ongoing. The post with over 18,000 interactions claimed that an hour before the start of voter accreditation, activities around the Oro festival were still taking place in Nigeria’s commercial capital. Background A few days...
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FACT CHECK: Melaye makes false claims about arrest of Lagos APC killer squad on election day
Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, posted a video on Twitter on March 17, 2023, stating that security agencies apprehended a “killer squad” in Lagos. Melaye’s tweet was captioned: “Killer squad in Apc crested cars arrested today by security agencies in Lagos. O ga ooooo” Less than 24...
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FACT CHECK: Did Galaxy Backbone say IReV was attacked during presidential election?
An online newspaper with nearly 400,000 followers on Twitter reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Results Viewing portal, also known as IReV portal came under 1.2 million attacks. According to the newspaper, Galaxy Backbone, which runs the website, said “1.2 million cyberattacks launched during the presidential election, next day”. The post has since...
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FACT CHECK: Keyamo makes multiple claims on TVC — but how true are they?
Festus Keyamo, the principal spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made some controversial claims in an attempt to defend the victory of Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate in the February 25 polls. Keyamo made these claims in a post-election interview on TVC earlier in the week. CDD...
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FACT CHECK: Peter Obi made these 10 claims on Arise TV — but how true are they?
During a post-election chat by Arise TV on March 13, 2023, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, made a number of controversial claims. Defending his position about Nigeria’s presidential election, which was held on February 25, 2023, Obi made some assertions, driving further conversations online and offline. CDD Election War Room checked his claims...