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

Elections Editorial - October 27, 2022

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...

No, Tinubu didn’t say he was an ‘Igbo man’

Elections Editorial - October 27, 2022

By Motunrayo Joel IN SHORT: As the race to the 2023 Nigerian elections speeds up, it’s been reported on social media that the ruling party's...

Claim that Obi said he pulled 439 million people out of poverty is FALSE

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola - October 25, 2022

A viral video has surfaced online alongside a claim that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said he pulled 439 million...

How true is Peter Obi’s claim on poverty rate in northern Nigeria?

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola - October 21, 2022

THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that all the top 10 poorest states in the country are in northern...

2023 Election: Nigerian military warns politicians, social media handlers against disinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 20, 2022

NIGERIA's Defence Headquarters has warned politicians and their social media handlers to desist from misusing images and visuals of military personnel to campaign and...

Tinubu shares misleading photo amidst failing health speculation

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - October 7, 2022

THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has shared a photo of himself holding a newspaper amid speculations that...

Old video of Tinubu working out goes viral with misleading claim

Elections Raji Olatunji - October 6, 2022

AN old video showing Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Nigeria's 2023 elections, working out on...

Claim by Lagos APC women leader that Tinubu never spent more than two weeks abroad is FALSE

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - October 6, 2022

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) women leader in Lagos State, Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, has said the presidential candidate of the party in Nigeria's 2023 polls,...

Misinformation, disinformation could mar Nigeria’s 2023 elections, CDD warns

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 6, 2022

THE Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said the proliferation of electoral disinformation, misinformation and weaponisation of fake news, pose threat to the...

Claim that this photo shows Lagos deputy governor’s son at Obidient rally is FALSE

Politics Editorial - October 5, 2022

By Lanre Olagunju A picture claiming that the son of Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor of Lagos state, participated in the Lagos rally organised by...

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Viral video does not show Ogun deputy governor, commissioners prostrating for Dapo Abiodun

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