On July 19, 2023, a blog post by the Igbo Times Magazine went viral. The news was titled “Justice Ugo Resigns, Citing Demands to ‘Kneecap’ Democracy, Says ‘’Siding with Tinubu’ Would Mean ‘The Death of Nigeria’s Democracy” The blog post claimed that the Judge, who doubles as a member of the 2023 presidential election petition...
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FACT CHECK: Can BVAS be pre-loaded before voting starts?
Ahead of the March 18 elections, a text circulating rapidly on WhatsApp, created the impression that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) can be preloaded before voting starts on election day. The viral post urges the electorate to monitor the BVAS machine before the voting exercise begins as it claims that it has to be...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show ‘Tinubu boys’ destroying motorcycles belonging to northerners?
A video has gone viral on Twitter alongside claims that it shows a bulldozer crushing hundreds of motorcycles. The caption of the video suggests that the motorcycles belonged to people from northern Nigeria, and were being destroyed by “Tinubu boys” in Lagos state. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress...
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FACT CHECK: How true is El-Rufai’s claim that number of votes in Anambra is one LGA in Kaduna?
On January 2, 2023, Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, appeared on the TVC news show, Journalist hangout. This interview came barely 24 hours after he claimed that there are saboteurs in the presidency working against Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). While fielding questions on the chances of...
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FACT CHECK: Does this video show Rivers PDP endorsing Peter Obi?
On February 1, 2023, a Twitter user shared a video alongside a claim that River state PDP has endorsed Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 presidential election. The video, which has been viewed by over 400,000 accounts at the time of this report, was shared alongside the caption: “Breaking: River...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Naja’atu Muhammad’s claims about Buhari, Shettima?
Naja’atu Muhammad, a former member of the presidential campaign council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made numerous claims about her former party and members of the party. Muhammad, who recently left the party and met Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Arise News on January 26, 2023 to...
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FACT CHECK: Are you eligible to vote without PVC?
CLAIM: A message going viral on WhatsApp has given the impression that citizens can vote without their permanent voter’s card (PVC). “The Good News!!! Anyone who didn’t see their PVC should confirm their names on http://cvr.inecnigeria.org/vvs Once your name is there, copy the last 5 digits of your VIN and keep it handy. With that,...
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FACT SHIELD: What happens when a candidate dies before or after election?
In the build to the 2023 election in Nigeria, the country has recorded the death of more than one candidate. This is an incident that often leaves the public confused and leads to more speculation on the electoral process. For instance, the demise of Audu Abubakar, the APC gubernatorial candidate of Kogi State in 2015...