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: 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 NCC increase tariff plans for telecoms in Nigeria?
Over the weekend, various Nigerian media outlets reported a hike in tariff plans on all Nigerian telecommunications. According to the reports, the hike emanated from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the increase was to affect all voice calls, data and SMS services. The viral report came even as Nigerians decried bad network connections amidst...
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FACT CHECK: Were protesters in Kano holding the Russian flag?
Over the weekend, viral images and videos from Kano state showed protesters carrying flags that appeared to be Russian. This sparked controversy, with various persons condemning their action. One of those who weighed in on the issue is the former presidential aide Bashir Ahmed. Various media outlets reported the action with many reports attributing the flags...
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FACT CHECK: Does Video Show Robbery After Protest On Bode Thomas Surulere Street?
The CDD War Room found that the video attached to the viral claim dates back to October 2020.
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FACT CHECK: Did Opay urge customers to withdraw all funds within one month?
On May 19 – 20, 2024 a viral message circulated across several WhatsApp platforms with the claim that Opay has announced leaving Nigeria’s market space, urging its customers to withdraw all funds within one month. The claim was contained in a WhatsApp broadcast message alongside a link to a website where the claim was likely...
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FACT CHECK: Did Bagudu say N814bn was spent on the National Anthem?
Recently, an X(Twitter) user alleged that Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu said that over N800 billion was spent on the change of the national anthem which was changed last week. The tweet as at the time of this fact check has garnered over 500,000 interactions. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu had...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show Bala Usman listing FRCN, ICPC, NTA as agencies to be scrapped?
During the week social media blogging platform Instablog posted a video of Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination with the headline “FG finally scraps FRCN, ICPC, NCDC, NCC, NTA, several others.” Bala Usman in the video spoke about the MDAs that will be merged when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu implements the Steve...