On March 4, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted that Asue Ighodalo, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been disqualified. He added that Philip Shuaibu, the deputy governor of Edo State and a governorship aspirant of the PDP, has been declared the candidate of the PDP in Edo State. As...
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FACT SHIELD: All To Know About The February 3rd Re-Run & Bye-Election Across Nigeria
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently announced that it will conduct nine bye-elections and 35 re-run elections on February 3, 2024. The elections will be held in Lagos, Ondo, Kebbi, Taraba, Yobe, Benue, Kaduna, Ebonyi and Borno states. Since the announcement, there have been reactions from several stakeholders as to why INEC is moving...
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FACT CHECK: Did Appeal Court Sack Dapo Abiodun And Order For A Re-run In 99 Polling Units?
On November 24, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted that the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, had been sacked by the Court of Appeal. He added that the Appeal Court ordered a rerun in 99 polling units of the state. He said, “Just in: Appeal Court sacked Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state,...
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FACT CHECK: Did Femi Falana Say Kogi Central Is An Election Robbery Center?
On November 20, 2023, a claim was attributed to Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The claim concerning the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Kogi state went viral on WhatsApp. Falana allegedly said Kogi Central Senatorial District is the election robbery center in the just-concluded governorship election. Verification The CDD War...
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FACT CHECK: Votes scored by APC candidate in Okene and Okehi LGA surpass the PVCs collected
Days after the governorship election in Kogi state, leading to the announcement of Usman Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected governor, the CDD War Room received several claims concerning the November 11 governorship election. On November 15, 2023, a Facebook user posted an image of the INEC chairman with the...
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FACT CHECK: Is palliative rice shared in Bayelsa?
On November 9, 2023, barely 48 hours before the governorship election in Bayelsa state, the CDD War Room received a claim that bags of rice received as part of the palliative package from the Federal government were being shared. The Facebook user shared the images with the caption, “PDP is currently loading federal government palliative...
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FACT SHIELD: Who is Constitutionally Empowered to Collate and Declare Election Results?
There are five main steps towards conducting a free, fair, and credible election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines, the steps are accreditation, voting, counting, collation and results declaration. Over the years, electorates and the general public in Nigeria have always paid keen attention to accreditation, voting and counting, leaving out collation...
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FACT CHECK: Was Bayelsa Monarch Suspended for Endorsing Timipre Sylva?
On October 19, 2023, a piece of news went viral and appeared on the front page of “The Point” newspaper. The headline reads, “Bayelsa suspends monarch for endorsing Sylva.” Claim: The Bayelsa Government has suspended a monarch for endorsing Timpre Sylva of the APC Verification: The CDD War Room traced the story to the website...
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FACT SHIELD: What to Know about November 11 Bayelsa Governorship Election
As voters in Bayelsa State in the South South geo-political zone head to the polls to elect a governor on November 11 2023, it is important for voters and all stakeholders in the electoral process to familiarise themselves with the gubernatorial candidates, the salient issues and the political landscape. The Gubernatorial Candidates On June 6,...
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FACT CHECK: Was N355 Billion Spent on Acquisition of BVAS?
On September 10, 2023, Dele Momodu, a politician and publisher of Ovation Magazine, who served as the director of strategic communications for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, posted on his Instagram page, “N355 billion for BVAS and 5 person’s said it wasn’t necessary to use it? Isn’t that laughable? Oh, what a...