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Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition
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Fact Check
Did the Federal Government ban Edo State vigilante?
The Edo State government has challenged the IGP’s announcement. They argued that it is unconstitutional for the IGP to make such a declaration, insisting that the ESSN is a body set up by law passed by the Edo state House of Assembly”.
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Fact Check
Were INEC officials absent at Ighodalo’s PU?
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Fact Check
True! Election was disrupted in Ward 3, Unit 33, Egor Local government area of Edo state
NFC contacted Mrs Adenike Tadese, the deputy director of publicity at INEC who confirmed the incident to be true.
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Fact Check
Did Obaseki say Edo election is a “do or die affair”?
According to TheCable, Obaseki referred to the Edo election as a “do or die affair” while speaking at the grand finale rally of the People's Democratic Party on September 13 in the Ekenwan area of Benin City, the state capital. In a follow-up interview with Channels TV, the governor reiterated the statement and expressed no regret for making it.
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Fact Check
Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata has not withdrawn from the race
Zekeri Idris Junior, head of the Labour Party’s campaign media team, told NFC that the viral statement was not authored by Akpata noting that the claim is false. He added that the party’s candidate is still in the race.
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POST EDO ELECTION FACT-CHECKS: Edo 2024 Governorship Election
POST EDO ELECTION FACT-CHECKS: Edo 2024 Governorship Election
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ELECTION DAY FACT-CHECKS: Edo 2024 Governorship Election
An X user, @justsociety4all posted an APC membership card allegedly belonging to the INEC’s supervising national commissioner for Edo, Rhoda Gumus. The post claims she's a member of the party.
