Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made multiple claims about the Nigerian economy while speaking at a rally in Delta State. Claim I: Abubakar, who was vice-president from 1999 to 2007, claimed that “when the PDP was in power, Nigeria had the biggest economic growth until it became the biggest...
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FACT CHECK: Verifying Tinubu’s claims on security situation in Nigeria since 2015
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC, made some controversial claims while comparing the state of Nigeria’s security during the Goodluck Jonathan administration and under the Muhammadu Buhari government. Here are the claims Tinubu made: Verification Is Boko Haram no more occupying 17 Local Governments Areas? According to a report by Reuters, the terrorist organisation...
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FACT CHECK: Was Atiku head of the Economic Management Team as vice president?
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, tweeted on January 17, 2023, that he was the head of the economic management team while he was vice president. “As head of the economic management team while I was Vice President, I was instrumental in designing a private sector revival strategy and advocated...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Saraki’s claims about Buhari’s government?
Bukola Saraki, a former president of the senate and a PDP stalwart, has made multiple claims about the economy and the state of the nation under President Muhammadu Buhari. Saraki, who appeared on Arise News The Morning Show on January 16, 2023, to assess the chances of his principal, Atiku Abubakar, made some claims and...
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FACT CHECK: Did PDP pay N95m for campaign venue in Rivers?
CLAIM: PDP paid 95 million naira for a campaign venue in Rivers VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A former senator, represented Kaduna Central at the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, tweeted on January on Saturday, saying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State paid N95 million for a campaign venue. The tweet was republished by some blogs...
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FACT CHECK: All we know about leaked audio claiming Atiku received N100m from Dariye
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 CHECK: Does this video show Peter Obi begging Nigerians to vote Atiku in 2023?
A video seen nearly a hundred thousand times on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter claims to show Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), “begging Nigerians” to vote for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming 2023 presidential election. The video, posted by former Senator Dino Melaye, a campaign...