Premium Times, a prominent Nigerian news outlet, published a report on vice president-elect Kashim Shettima’s, attendance at a book launch in Abuja. It was reported that Shettima made a number of historical assertions while demonstrating the commitment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the incoming president, to gender-related issues. The claims were investigated by the CDD Election...
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Fact Check: Did Buhari promise to create 3 million jobs annually in 2015?
Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, during an interview on Arise TV on May 2, 2023 made some claims in defense of his just released fact sheet on the out-going administration. Claim 1: Buhari did not promise to create 3 million jobs per annum in his 2015 campaign. Outlining...
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FACT CHECK: Did Uzor Kalu say Peter Obi is to blame if he doesn’t become senate president?
With the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, challenging the results of the 2023 presidential election in court, attention has shifted to the race for the seat of the Senate president. Orji Uzor Kalu is one of the leading aspirants for the position of senate president. An online quote found on several Facebook posts...
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Fact Check: How true are Dino Melaye’s claims about PDP, Yahaya Bello?
Dino Melaye, the gubernatorial candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, made multiple controversial claims in a recent Channels TV interview. The former senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, who was a guest on the Channels TV programme, Politics Today, made claims about his party, the opposition and his credentials. CDD Election...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Fashola’s claims about Tinubu?
On March 17, 2023, Babatunde Fashola, the Minister for Works and Housing, who doubles as the Director for the Election Planning and Monitoring Directorate of APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), granted an interview on Channels TV. Speaking on his role in the just concluded general election and how his party won the election, Fashola made...
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FACT CHECK: Will the US Kingpin Act affect Nigerians when Tinubu is sworn in?
On March 27, 2023, a Twitter user tweeted a picture with the caption “If Bola Tinubu becomes President, the citizens of Nigeria are going to go through hell trying to access Western nations. Please, read the Kingpin act. 😭” Claim: Did Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect, violate any part of the US Kingpin Act? Will the “Western...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC declare Adebutu Ogun state governor-elect?
On March 18, 2023, hours after voting had been concluded, a Twitter user tweeted that Oladipupo Olatunde has just won the Ogun state gubernatorial election. “Bye bye to Dapo Abiodun! Baba Ijebu’s Billionaire Son, Oladipupo Olatunde is the governor-elect of Ogun State,” he said. Claim: Is Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu the governor-elect of Ogun State? Verification: The...
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FACT CHECK: Did Bola Ahmed Tinubu Blame the All Progressive Congress Chieftains for Election Results in Lagos state?
CLAIM: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Blames APC Chieftains for Election Results in Lagos Verdict: False CONTEXT: A post on Twitter has claimed that the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was captured in a video reacting to the loss of his stronghold in Lagos State in the February 25th, 2023, presidential election. According to the post’s author, Tinubu...
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FACT CHECK: Did GRV step down to endorse Sanwo-Olu on election day?
On March 18, 2023, the morning of the gubernatorial election, a Twitter user claimed that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in Lagos state, has stepped down in favour of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the incumbent governor of the state and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. The story, which has been viewed almost 10,000 times,...
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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...