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Fact-checking Obi’s claims at ‘The Candidates’ presidential town hall series

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, November 21, 2022 made several claims on the situation of the country and...

2023: How El-Rufai’s arrest during 2013 Anambra election spurs misinformation online

KADUNA State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai claimed that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, at the time he was governor...

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

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...

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

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?

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

Charly Boy shares misleading photo of Tinubu watching Peter Obi on TV

NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, has tweeted a photo showing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, watching...

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

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...

Charly Boy makes false claim about October 1 rally held by Peter Obi’s supporters

NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, on Sunday tweeted a footage, claiming that the video shows Peter Obi's supporters in the riverine areas holding...

FACTSHEET: What you need to know about Nigeria’s pivotal 2023 general elections

By Allwell Okpi and Oluseyi Awojulugbe.   Official campaigns for Nigeria’s 2023 general elections – expected to be among the most important in its recent democratic...

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

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...

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