A viral video of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, is circulating online with the claim that Obi said there is sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on election day. Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist, posted the video on his Twitter handle on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The tweet has since...
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FACT CHECK: Have Peter Obi, Kwankwaso stepped aside from presidential race?
As the election speedily approaches, the strength with which disinformation is disseminated grows. It was widely reported on the morning of February 24, 2023, less than 24 hours before the Nigerian general election, that Rabiu Kwankwanso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), had stepped down in favour of Atiku Abubakar, the...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC omit Labour Party logo from ballot papers in Lagos, Ondo? Here is what we know
Barely 24 hours before Nigeria’s general elections, there have been reports circulating on social media that the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) did not include the Labour Party Logo on some ballot papers to be used for elections on February 25. According to the reports, the ballot papers for the National Assembly elections did not have...
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FACT CHECK: Are Labour Party state chairmen working against Peter Obi? Here is what we know
On Thursday, February 23, 2022, Bashir Ahmad, the Deputy Director, Special Media Projects/New Media, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), alleged that the chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) from the 36 states had claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the party, could not win on Saturday’s election because...
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FACT SHIELD: 10 ways to land in jail on election day
As we prepare to cast our votes on Saturday, it is essential that we continue to be law-abiding citizens. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. To help you stay within the law, the CDD election war room has compiled a list of behaviours and actions that the law considers to be crimes on election...
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FACT CHECK: Images show Peter Obi and Rhodes-Vivour after getting drunk?
On February 18, 2023, a Twitter user shared two photos of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the party’s gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State. In the first photo, the political colleagues are seen sitting with food, drinks, a duvet, and a blanket in front of them. For the second photo, they are...
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FACT CHECK: Is Lagos the only economically viable state in Nigeria?
Agbabiaka Ahmed, who is a member of the Youth Mobilization for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has claimed that Lagos is the only state in Nigeria that is economically viable and independent. Ahmed disclosed this during an interactive session involving representatives of the opposing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party...
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FACT CHECK: Has Adamu Garba abandoned APC to support Peter Obi?
On February 13, 2023, multiple Twitter users claimed Adamu Garba, an APC supporter and member of the Tinubu/Shetima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council, has denounced his membership of the party. Some of the posts further claimed that Garba was set to join the youth in support for the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, stating that the...
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FACT CHECK: No, Sultan of Sokoto did not endorse Peter Obi for president
A statement attributed to Muhammad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has gone viral on social media, claiming the monarch endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. This is coming amidst controversies over the endorsement of presidential candidates ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, set to hold less than 37 days from now. ...
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FACT CHECK: Femi Fani-Kayode makes multiple false claims about Peter Obi
Femi Fani Kayode has made multiple false claims about Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, ahead of the February 2023 general elections. Fani-Kayode, who was appointed the director of Special Media Projects and New Media of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in September 2022, made these claims when featured on TVC’s Politics tonight...