A news report is circulating online, claiming that foreign media outlets were prohibited from attending the hearing of the appeals filed by Peter Obi; presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Atiku Abubakar; presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The report, with the headline, “SUPREME COURT...
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FACT CHECK: Did Supreme Court Confirm Lamidi Apapa as LP National Chairman?
On September 25, 2023, an X (formerly Twitter) user tweeted a picture of Lamidi Apapa, the factional chairman of the Labour Party and a “Salient Times” newspaper front page. The tweet reads “BREAKING: Supreme Court confirms Lamidi Apapa as LP National Chairman.” As of the time of this report, the tweet has garnered over 400k...
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FACT CHECK: Supreme Court’s ruling says 25% in FCT not required to win presidential election?
A purported breaking news has circulated online, claiming that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is the 37th state in Nigeria. The post, shared by a verified Twitter user, @StFreakingKezy, states that the Supreme Court’s position shows that 25% is not required in the FCT to win the presidential election....
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FACT SHIELD: Has any candidate ever won in court? All you need to know about presidential election tribunals
Nigeria had one of its keenly contested and controversial presidential elections on February 25, 2023. Since the election, the phrase “go to court” has become a trend in the country. Every aggrieved party and presidential candidate is urged to go to court and challenge the process that made Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress...
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FACT CHECK: Bwala makes false claims about naira redesign crisis
Daniel Bwala, a lawyer and the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, has claimed that Festus Keyamo called Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a rat. Keyamo, who is also a lawyer and the chief spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council was earlier featured on...