During the week, different Twitter users claimed that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi had acknowledged that he “unknowingly” broke a law. The different tweets which have garnered over 800,000 engagements come against the backdrop of Obi’s alleged detention by the UK Immigration Service at London’s Heathrow Airport in early April. VERDICT: Misleading...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show Wike saying Peter Obi won the presidential election?
A Twitter user posted a video of Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, alongside the claim that he said Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) was the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The tweet, posted on April 17, 2023, has since garnered over 81,000 views, as of when it was retrieved...
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FACT CHECK: Did Ayu fail to deliver PU, ward, LGA for PDP as Wike claims?
Nyesom Wike, a two-term governor of Rivers state, has made multiple claims during a recent media chat with journalists, where he was asked to react to the post-election controversies in the state. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the party was only being vigilant after winning the March 18 gubernatorial election,...
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FACT CHECK: Was Peter Obi Deported from the U.K As Fani-Kayode Claimed?
CLAIM: Peter Obi was deported from the United Kingdom. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday 12TH April 2023 posted on his Twitter handle @realFFK, stating that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour party in the last general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, was arrested, detained, and deported...
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FACT CHECK: Was Peter Obi deported from the UK as Fani-Kayode claims?
On April 12, 2023, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain made a post via the micro-blogging platform Twitter. Fani-Kayode stated that Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, was accosted, detained and deported back to Nigeria. “Poor @PeterObi! Accosted, detained & deported back to Nigeria like a common criminal by the...
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FACT CHECK: Did Peter Obi delete tweet announcing his resignation from PDP as Keyamo claims?
On April 4, 2023, Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson for the campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), retweeted a post claiming Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, had deleted the tweet announcing his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Keyamo tweeted “Are you serious? He deleted it? OMG! As deceitful as...
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From ‘Yes Daddy’ to Soyinka debate — Here are top social media trends for the week
The trends for the past week can easily be likened to what is commonly known as the ‘Domino Effect’. In this effect, one action triggers a series of continuous actions. The political player responsible for the week’s domino is ‘Peter Obi’. Throughout the week, various issues that were trending, appeared to be interconnected, resulting in...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Lai Mohammed’s claims about Peter Obi, 2023 elections?
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s minister for information and culture, during the week addressed international media organisations in Washington DC. The minister who spoke to the international community on the state of the nation after the 2023 election made some claims against Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate. Claim I: Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed...
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FACT CHECK: Was Datti Ahmed removed from the Nigerian Senate over election rigging?
Ayo Oyalowo, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has claimed that Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party’s (LP) vice presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election, was removed from the Nigerian Senate over election rigging. Oyalowo stated this during an interview on Arise News, where he was asked to react to the agitations by...
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FACT CHECK: Is Peter Obi ignoring Labour Party’s guber candidate in C’River to support PDP?
Simon Ekpa, a spokesperson for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and a well-known peddler of claims to fit his separatist movement. Simon Ekpa, who has been on CDD Election War Room radar for a while, has made fresh claims. Some of his previous claims have been checked here and here. On March 14 2023,...