A statement attributed to Muhammad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has gone viral on social media, claiming the monarch endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. This is coming amidst controversies over the endorsement of presidential candidates ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, set to hold less than 37 days from now. ...
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FACT CHECK: Was Atiku head of the Economic Management Team as vice president?
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, tweeted on January 17, 2023, that he was the head of the economic management team while he was vice president. “As head of the economic management team while I was Vice President, I was instrumental in designing a private sector revival strategy and advocated...
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FACT CHECK: Does INEC have plans to cancel or postpone elections?
Multiple newspapers reported that INEC said it will cancel or postpone the upcoming 2023 general elections. This is false, according to verification by CDD Election War Room. The newspapers, bloggers, and social media influencers claimed that INEC said in a recent briefing that it will cancel the elections due to security reasons. Verification This claim...
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FACT CHECK: Femi Fani-Kayode makes multiple false claims about Peter Obi
Femi Fani Kayode has made multiple false claims about Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, ahead of the February 2023 general elections. Fani-Kayode, who was appointed the director of Special Media Projects and New Media of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in September 2022, made these claims when featured on TVC’s Politics tonight...
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FACT SHIELD: All you need to know about BVAS, INEC’s new system for tackling electoral fraud
There’s been quite some controversy around the Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) being employed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the presidential and subnational elections in February 2023. Some political parties have called on INEC to disregard the accreditation system, while others are in support of the bi-modal biometric method. Here is a breakdown...