An X user has shared multiple pictures with the claim that they show APC thugs disrupting the voting exercise in Benin during the ongoing Edo gubernatorial poll. Claim: Pictures show APC thugs disrupting the voting exercise in Benin Verification The CDD War Room conducted Google Reverse Image searches on the pictures. We found that they...
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Did Soldiers Arrest Thugs at Oba Akenzua Primary School Uzebu?
A claim that soldiers arrested thugs at Oba Akenzua primary school, Uzebu was sent to us via our Meedan platform. The claim attached with a Facebook link also insinuated that the thugs arrested were from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Verdict: True Verification Upon careful analysis, we observed that indeed some persons men were arrested...
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FACT CHECK: Has LP’s Akpata stepped down for PDP’s Ighodalo in the 2024 Edo governorship election?
The CDD War Room received a claim via the Meedan tool stating that the Labour Party guber candidate, Olumide Akpata, has withdrawn from the 2024 Edo governorship race and declared support for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo. The claim has emerged alongside a viral press statement dated September 20, which...
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FACT CHECK: Did Adams Oshiomole call Besty Obaseki a childless woman?
Claims that Adams Oshiomole called the First Lady of Edo state, Besty Obaseki a childless woman went viral at the beginning of the month. For context, Betsy during a campaign introduced Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, wife of Asue Ighodalo, PDP governorship candidate to the crowd. Betsy claimed that Ighodalo was the only governorship candidate in the September...
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FACT CHECK: Did Oshiomole call Obaseki a ‘Goat’ as claimed?
Over the weekend, a video clip of former governor of Edo state Adams Oshiomole calling the incumbent governor of the state Godwin Obaseki an “old goat whose children has ran away” went viral. Excerpts from the claim were also reported through CDD’s Check by Meedan platform, a chatbot where claims can be submitted and verified...
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EXPLAINER: Issue of candidate selection for the 2024 Edo state governorship election
Ahead of the off-season governorship election scheduled for September 21, 2024, in Edo state, controversies have trailed the primary elections conducted by the top three political parties in the state. The Labour Party (LP), the All Progressive Congress (APC), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have all experienced intense power struggles during their respective candidate selection...
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FACT CHECK: Is Peter Obi the first Nigerian presidential candidate to publicly give account of his election campaign funds?
On February 15, 2024, a claim went viral on WhatsApp and X (formerly Twitter) that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party in the 2023 general elections, was the first ever presidential candidate in the history of Nigerian democracy to publicly give account for his campaign funding. The post garnered over 353,000 views,...
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FACT CHECK: Did The Nigerian Police Apprehend Julius Abure, Labour Party’s National Chairman?
On February 21, 2023, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted that Julius Abure had been apprehended by the Police. Attached to the tweet is a video and picture allegedly showing the moment he was apprehended. “BREAKING: In a dramatic turn of events today in Benin, Edo state, the Nigerian Police have apprehended Julius Abure, the...
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Fact-checking Kaduna governor, Sani’s claims about poverty rate in Northwest, illegal arms proliferation in Nigeria
The governor of Kaduna state, Uba Sani, has made multiple claims regarding the rate of poor people in the Northwestern region of Nigeria and the proliferation of illegal firearms in the country. The governor, who is a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, made the assertions during a recent exclusive interview with TVC...
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FACT CHECK: Nigeria’s youth minister makes inaccurate claim about UN youth age bracket
Nigeria’s minister of Youth Development, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, has claimed on national television that the United Nations age bracket for youth is between 18 and 25 years. The minister stated this while discussing government initiatives for the Nigerian youth during a live interview aired on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Speaking on the proposed Youth Development Bank...