Since the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, a video has gone viral with the claim that an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officer was caught on tape altering the election results. According to the video, attached to a news platform and trending across Whatsapp and X (formerly Twitter), the alleged INEC officer is...
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FACT CHECK: Has Asue Ighodalo been disqualified as PDP governorship candidate in Edo State?
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 CHECK: Did Philip Shuaibu Say He Felt Betrayed By Obaseki For Not Backing His Gubernatorial Bid?
On January 10, 2024, the news went viral on X (formerly Twitter) that Philip Shuaibu, the deputy governor of Edo state and one of the gubernatorial aspirants under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called Godwin Obaseki, his principal, a betrayal. According to another tweet, Shuaibu expressed his sense of betrayal by his...
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FACT CHECK: Has PDP’s Samuel Anyanwu Withdrawn from Imo Governorship Race?
A purported video of Samuel Anyanwu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claiming that he has withdrawn from the November 11 governorship election in Imo has been trendinding. The video circulating on the social messaging platform WhatsApp features a TVC news reporter announcing the withdrawal of a candidate named Anyanwu. In the video, Anyanwu...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC Exclude APC Candidates’ Names from Final List?
On October 24, 2023, a Facebook user posted on a prominent Bayelsa group on Facebook, “BAYELSA FOCUS GROUP.” He posted a picture of INEC’s final list of candidates for the 2023 Governorship Election with the caption, “INEC is merely following the court’s directive. The race is now officially over for APC.” Claim: INEC excluded APC...
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FACT CHECK: Kogi Local Government Workers are on Percentage Payment
On October 6, 2023, Leke Abejide, the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi state, who doubles as the member representing the Yagba federal constituency in the House of Representatives, was the guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today. While answering questions on his candidacy, he made a claim on salary payment for...
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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...