On October 3, 2024, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commissioner in Rivers State was spotted wearing a cap with a symbol popularly associated with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Attached to the tweet is a picture of the purported commissioner wearing a cap with the logo synonymous with...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show INEC officials with already filled result sheets in Imo state?
A video is circulating online with the claim that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were caught with already filled result sheets in the ongoing 2023 off-cycle governorship election in Imo state. The video, posted by a verified X user, Somto Okonkwo, had garnered over 13,000 views, 282 retweets, and 175 likes, as...
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FACT CHECK: No More Black Soot in Port-Harcourt?
The Executive Director of Operations and Technical at Tantitta Security, Warredi Enisuoh, was recently featured on AriseTv, where he spoke on the continuous effort of the security services in covering crude oil theft in Nigeria. When asked about the impact of burning crude which will definitely damage the environment and the ecosystem of the Niger...
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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: Were INEC ad-hoc staff shot in Abua Odual, Rivers state?
On March 18, 2023, a piece of news went viral that two INEC ad hoc staff were shot in Rivers states. The viral message reads “Two INEC ad hoc staff shot in Abua Odual. One dead on the way to hospital” Claim: Were INEC ad hoc staff shot in Abua Odual, Rivers state? Verification CDD...