A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool states that a court of law has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, for contempt. This is coming days after Yakubu bowed out of the Commission, handing over to the...
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FACT CHECK: How true are these statements attributed to Tinubu over #Endbadgovernance protest?
Multiple statements have been attributed to Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the planned nationwide protest, tagged #EndBadGovernance, scheduled to begin on August 1, 2024. In a viral open letter purportedly issued by the presidency, Tinubu allegedly promised several reforms, including scrapping the office of the First Lady, selling off presidential aircraft, restoring fuel and...
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FACT CHECK: Did Dangote say Tinubu created biggest mess for business owners in 2023?
A news story circulating online claims that Aliko Dangote, founder and chair of the Dangote Group, recently said that the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu created the biggest mess for business owners in the country in 2023. The news piece published by Osundefender on May 2 2024, cited Sahara Reporters, stating that Dangote made...
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EXPLAINER: Youth Participation In 2024 Edo and Ondo Governorship Elections
The participation of youths in Nigeria’s electoral system cannot be overemphasized. The youth play numerous important roles in nation-building. According to Nigeria’s National Youth Policy, a youth is defined as anyone between the ages of 18 to 29 years. The African Youths Charter on the other hand defines youth as ages 15 to 35 years....
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FACT CHECK: Do these viral videos show a newly commissioned road washed away by flood in Anambra?
Multiple videos have circulated on social media alongside the claim that a road which Charles Soludo, the governor of Anambra state recently commissioned, has been washed away after heavy rain. Lindaikejiblog posted the videos on Instagram with the caption, “Anambra residents call out state governor, Charles Soludo, after heavy downpour washed off road commissioned weeks...
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FACT CHECK: Is Anambra the biggest commercial city in West Africa as Soludo claims?
The governor of Anambra state, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, claimed in a recent interview on national television that Anambra is the biggest commercial city in West Africa. Soludo made the assertion while speaking about some of the achievements recorded by his administration since he assumed office. Speaking on his approach for addressing insecurity in the state,...
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FACT CHECK: Edo APC guber candidate, Okpebholo has sponsored no bill as a Senator?
Ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Edo state, a broadcast message is circulating on WhatsApp, claiming that Monday Okpebholo, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has sponsored no bill on the floor of the 10th Nigerian Senate. Okpebholo, who represents Edo central senatorial district at the Red Chamber following his...
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FACT CHECK: Is Peter Obi the first Nigerian presidential candidate to publicly give account of his election campaign funds?
On February 15, 2024, a claim went viral on WhatsApp and X (formerly Twitter) that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party in the 2023 general elections, was the first ever presidential candidate in the history of Nigerian democracy to publicly give account for his campaign funding. The post garnered over 353,000 views,...
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Fact-checking Kaduna governor, Sani’s claims about poverty rate in Northwest, illegal arms proliferation in Nigeria
The governor of Kaduna state, Uba Sani, has made multiple claims regarding the rate of poor people in the Northwestern region of Nigeria and the proliferation of illegal firearms in the country. The governor, who is a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, made the assertions during a recent exclusive interview with TVC...
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FACT CHECK: Does viral video show the moment helicopter carrying Herbert Wigwe, others crashed?
A video has been widely circulated on social media, claiming to depict the moment the helicopter carrying Herbert Wigwe, the late CEO of Access Holdings Plc, and others crashed. The video, shared by Naija2023_election on Instagram, as archived here, shows an aircraft engulfed in flames after crashing to the ground, with a helicopter hovering in...