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Elections
False claim circulates that former Kano Emir, Sanusi endorsed Peter Obi in viral article
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...
Elections
Photo of Peter Obi giving out money to traders is NOT related to Ekiti guber poll
A Twitter user with the handle, @iamneji tweeted a photo showing Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election,...
Elections
Fayemi’s aide makes false claim over vote-buying in Ekiti governorship poll
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Kayode Fayemi on Public-Private Partnerships, Bunmi Bello, has said the gubernatorial election held in Ekiti state recorded no...
Elections
Ekiti Decides 2022: How true is the claim that ADP candidate stepped down for Segun Oni?
VIRAL social media posts have circulated that the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Erelu Kemi Elebute-Halle, has stepped down for a...
Elections
LIVE FACT-CHECK: Ekiti Governorship Election 2022
Here are quick fact-checks on the 2022 Ekiti State Governorship Election filed by our reporters:
MISLEADING: Image of Peter Obi sharing money NOT related to...
Elections
False claim circulates that Segun Oni withdrew from Ekiti governorship poll
A VIRAL claim on the internet says Segun Oni, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the ongoing Ekiti governorship election, holding...
Insights
Biafra: How IPOB uses disinformation to push secession agenda
By Ebunoluwa Olafusi
THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in Nigeria, is pushing for the establishment of a sovereign state for the...
Elections
Democracy Day speech: Buhari makes false claim about primary elections
IN his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, 12th of June 2022 in commemoration of the 2022 Democracy Day, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said recent primary elections...
Elections
Yahaya Bello makes FALSE claim about strike in Kogi state-owned tertiary institutions
KOGI State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has claimed that there has been no strike action in the state-owned tertiary institutions since he became the governor...
News
Nigerian government rolls out policy to ‘sanitise’ social media platforms
THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a Code of Practice for interactive computer service platforms like Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, Tik Tok...
