Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has been accused by Mike Achimugu, who claims to be his former media aide, of being part of a continuous ploy to defraud the nation. In a viral audio visual uploaded on YouTube and Twitter, a voice purported to be Atiku’s could be heard narrating...
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FACT SHIELD: All you need to know about BVAS, INEC’s new system for tackling electoral fraud
There’s been quite some controversy around the Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) being employed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the presidential and subnational elections in February 2023. Some political parties have called on INEC to disregard the accreditation system, while others are in support of the bi-modal biometric method. Here is a breakdown...
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FACT SHIELD: All you need to know about possible run-off elections in 2023
Did you know that you may have to vote two or three times for your candidate of choice in the February presidential election? Did you know that one of the two candidates with the highest number of votes may not participate in the possible rerun if they do not have the needed national spread? There...
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CDD unveils War Room for tackling disinformation ahead of 2023 elections
The Centre for Democracy and Development has unveiled an Election War Room for tackling disinformation, misinformation and the activities of bad actors ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Africa’s largest democracy is going into what many hope will be the country’s turning point election. As part of its mandate to help the nation...