On April 23, 2024, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted a long thread titled “Debt Profile Of Edo State Between The Administration of Comrade Oshiomhole And the Administration of Gov. Obaseki” In the thread, the CDD War Room identified three different claims. Claim I: Adams Oshiomole left a total debt profile of N45,091 billion while...
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FACT CHECK: Bode George makes multiple claims, how true are they?
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made a number of claims in an interview on AriseTV. He made these claims while speaking on the state of the Nation, his party and his relationship with the president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Claim I: They (INEC) tried the new...
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FACT CHECK: Labour Party did not replace Lagos guber candidate, Rhodes-Vivour
By Philip Clement A letter is currently circulating on social media alleging that Lagos State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) replaced the governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. The letter which was signed by Sam Okpala, secretary of the party in the state, identified Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi as the governorship candidate of the party. Verification CDD...
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FACT CHECK: Is Tinubu in a critical condition, rushed to a hospital?
By Aishah Saleeman Multiple tweets making the rounds on Twitter claim that President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was rushed to the hospital at midnight and is unable to cast his vote for Lagos state governorship candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu. One version of the tweet claimed that Tinubu, who was referred to as “President select” “was rushed to...
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FACT CHECK: Viral image does not show an attack on Olumide Oworu of the Labour Party
A viral picture of Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party candidate for Lagos State House of Assembly in Surulere Constituency I, went viral on social media alongside claims that thugs attacked him on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Following the said attack, a picture of a bloodied Oworu began circulating on social media. Verification CDD Election War...
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FACT CHECK: Was Sanwo-Olu first governor to address #EndSARS protesters as he claims?
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the current governor of Lagos state, in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday, March 8, 2023, made some claims about his handling of the 2020 EndSARS. Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election for a second term, answered several questions, one of which was about his role in the October 2020 End-SARS protest. Responding...
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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: Did Tinubu say Lagos is a refuse dump?
On January 24, 2023, a Twitter handle posted a video claiming that Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, called “the Lagos he built refuse dump”. The video which has over 50,000 views and 3,000 likes as of the time of this report was shared with the caption: “Bola Tinubu calls the...