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Buhari, Obi, Tinubu, Atiku, Saraki, other leading Nigerian politicians fact-checked in 2022

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
2022 has been a tortuous year filled with several forms of inaccurate and misleading claims from politicians and most especially candidates for Nigeria's 2023...

Peter Obi tops list of Nigeria’s presidential candidates with highest claims checked to be TRUE in 2022

Insights Raji Olatunji -
SINCE political parties' primaries ended around mid-year, presidential candidates have kicked off their nationwide campaign activities, making several claims ahead of Nigeria's 2023 general...

#NigeriaDecides2023: A guide to understanding opinion polls during the campaign season

Elections Editorial -
By Oluseyi Awojulugbe Nigeria's 2023 elections will be the seventh since the country's return to democratic rule in 1999. And voter interest – and registration...

Fact-checking Keyamo’s claims on Muslim-Muslim ticket, percentage of votes won by Atiku in 2019

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIA's minister of Labour and Employment and Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has said the Action Congress...

Video of Dino Melaye talking about Peter Obi goes viral under misleading context

Politics Editorial -
By Silas Jonathan   A video, which depicted Senator Dino Melaye expressing his support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, ahead of Nigeria's 2023...

Five false claims made by Atiku in the last two years

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
DURING election seasons, Nigerian politicians often make several claims about critical issues, especially on economy and governance, in a bid to convince the citizens...

How accurate is Atiku’s claim on population of social media users in Northern Nigeria?

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has claimed that 90 per cent of Nigerians from the Northern part of...

False claim circulates that former Kano Emir, Sanusi endorsed Peter Obi in viral article

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
A VIRAL article attributed to the former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, analysing the uniqueness of at least three presidential candidates contesting Nigeria's...

Claim that Atiku met with Ahmed Lawan, Northern APC governors after primary election is FALSE

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
A VIRAL video has surfaced online alongside a claim that the former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,...

Claim that Atiku Abubakar is the owner of Mikano Limited is FALSE

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claimed that former Nigerian vice president and presidential hopeful on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP),...
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Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

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