Agbabiaka Ahmed, who is a member of the Youth Mobilization for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has claimed that Lagos is the only state in Nigeria that is economically viable and independent. Ahmed disclosed this during an interactive session involving representatives of the opposing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party...
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Online Operations: Nigeria’s 2023 Social Media Election Campaigns
The number of active social media users in Nigeria has risen from 27 million, in 2019, to 36 million ahead of the 2023 elections. But given the challenge of prevailing misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, and the way such disinformation can permeate into the media more generally1, greater access to online information does...
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FACT CHECK: Tinubu supporters make multiple false claims on fuel scarcity under PDP, APC govts
As Nigeria’s general elections draw closer, controversies have continued to trail the lingering scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol across the country. Following the emergence of fuel scarcity which led to long queues at filling stations in major cities across the country, the Independent Petroleum Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), said...
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FACT CHECK: Oshiomhole makes false claim about Buhari’s 1984 naira redesign policy
Adams Oshiomhole, deputy director-general of operations for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has claimed that there was no withdrawal limit when Nigeria’s currency was redesigned in 1984. This is coming in the heat of the latest naira swap policy following the announcement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release newly...
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FACT CHECK: Does viral video show Dino Melaye campaigning for Peter Obi?
Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, posted a video via his verified Twitter handle, claiming to show Dino Melaye, a spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, asking Nigerians to support Peter Obi of the Labour Party. The renowned musician, who is a staunch supporter of Obi, the Labour Party presidential...