On November 8, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool that the Biometric Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) had suffered a glitch in Onitsha, thereby disrupting the voting exercise. This claim comes amidst the ongoing gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Claim: BVAS glitch disrupted voting exercise in Onitsha Verification...
Tag: 2025 Anambra Guber Election
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FACT CHECK: Did an Anambra LGA Chairman Disrupt Elections with Police?
CDD’s Soldiers of Mouth (SOM) sent in a viral social media post alleging that a local government chairman in Anambra State was disrupting the ongoing governorship election. The post claimed that the chairman used armed Police officers to prevent the election from proceeding smoothly. Verification: CDD War Room reviewed the image and video submitted through...
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FACT CHECK: Old Photo Falsely Linked to Violence in the Anambra Election
An image circulating on X (formerly Twitter) claims to show incidents of violence during the ongoing Anambra election. The photo shows a man with a bloodied head and a caption #AnambraDecides2025. The post alleged that the image is evidence of chaos and electoral malpractice in the state. Claim: Old photo falsely linked to violence in...
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FACT CHECK: Did the YPP candidate step down for Soludo?
Reports circulating on social media claim that Paul Chukwuma, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, had stepped down in support of the incumbent governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo. The CDD War Room also received the claim via the Check by...
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FACT CHECK: Two of Chukwuma Soludo’s mayors caught with N750 million cash each?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool states that two of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s mayors were caught with N750 million cash each. This is coming amid the ongoing November 8 2025 off-cycle governorship election. The post, shared on a Facebook group, Onitsha Square, states, “Two of Soludo’s Mayors caught with N750 million cash...
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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu withdraw support for Soludo?
A few hours before the start of the Anambra State governorship election, a Facebook user claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had withdrawn his support for Charles Soludo, the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). According to the post, Tinubu’s alleged support had shifted to Nicholas Ukachukwu, the candidate of...
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FACT CHECK: Did the Police Restrict Vehicular Movement from 12 am to 6 pm?
On November 7th 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool. According to the claim, the Police have restricted movement in Anambra from 12 am to 6 pm ahead of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election in the state. Claim: The Police have restricted vehicular movement in Anambra...
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FACT CHECK: Did NYSC members reject APC’s Nicholas Ukachukwu’s N10 million rigging offer ahead of 2025 Anambra guber poll?
A Facebook post published on November 6, 2025, by a user account named “Amb Adichie Izuchukwu” claims that Nicholas Ukachukwu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate for the upcoming Anambra state gubernatorial election, was “in shock” after members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) rejected his N10 million naira rigging offer. The post...
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FACT CHECK: Did Soludo Instruct Principals in All Anambra Secondary Schools to Compile Teachers’ Details and PVCs?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool alleges that the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, who is also the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 8 off-cycle election, directed principals of all secondary schools in the state to compile the details and Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs)...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC propose to keep sensitive materials for the Anambra November 8 governorship election in Delta State?
A claim submitted by our Soldiers of Mouth (SoM) suggests that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) intends to store sensitive electoral materials in Delta State ahead of the upcoming Anambra governorship election scheduled for November 8. Claim: INEC proposed to keep sensitive materials for the Anambra November 8 governorship election in Delta state? Verification:...
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