On 19 June 2026, a claim went viral on Facebook alleging that some people had been collecting food items from politicians ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election. Attached to the claim is an image of people holding packs of Semovita and an All Progressives Congress (APC) placard. Claim: Residents of Ekiti State received food...
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FactCheck: Did Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf defect from NNPP to APC?
Viral reports circulating suggest that the Governor of Kano State had abandoned his political party for another. Given the implications of such a move, the claim sparked debate among party supporters and the broader public. Claim: The Executive Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, dumped his party, NNPP, to APC Verification: In January 2026,...
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FACT CHECK: Anambra election has hardly exceeded 22% voter turnout
On November 3, 2025, an X user (formerly Twitter), while responding to another user, claimed that Anambra has 2.82 million voters but has hardly exceeded 22% turnout in any election. The tweet was made in respect to the increasing voter apathy compared to the number of registered voters recorded in the past elections in the...
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FACT CHECK: Is Hadiza Balarabe Nigeria’s first elected female deputy governor?
The lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the house of representatives, Bello el-Rufai claimed that Hadiza Balarabe was Nigeria’s first elected Deputy Governor. El-Rufai made this claim in a recent Podcast hosted by journalist Seun Okinbaloye while speaking on the achievements of his father Nasir el-Rufai. Verification CDD War Room combed through the Nigeria’s...
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FACT CHECK: Did 15 Saudi Arabia Mercenaries Arrive Imo State to Fight Biafra Liberation?
Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed leader of the separatist and proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has claimed that approximately 15 mercenaries from the Middle East have entered Imo State with the intention of manipulating the elections. This claim follows closely on the heels of his recent assertion of a self-declared lockdown in the...
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FACT SHIELD: All you need to know about off-cycle elections in Nigeria
Following the release of the timetable for off-cycle elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties and their political actors in Nigeria kicked off plans and activities for the elections. The off-cycle elections will take place in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. Subsequently, political parties held primary elections and presented their gubernatorial candidates...