For several years, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a secessionist movement seeking the establishment of a Biafran state carved out of Nigeria’s South-East, has actively sought to claim international support to apply pressure on Nigeria to concede to their requests. This movement, which was latent for decades after the Civil War (1967-70), has since...
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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,...
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FACT CHECK: How true is Simon Ekpa’s claim about Wike, Fayose killing people?
A viral ‘leaked’ audio purporting to be a phone conversation between the outgoing governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, and the former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, is making the rounds on social media. Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist, calling for the independence of Biafra, posted the said conversation on Twitter, claiming that Wike...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show Peter Obi confirming IPOB sit-at-home order on election day?
A viral video of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, is circulating online with the claim that Obi said there is sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on election day. Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist, posted the video on his Twitter handle on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The tweet has since...