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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
False! PDP’s Ighodalo didn’t step down for LP’s Olumide
A press statement by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday night stated that Asue Ighodalo Is very much in the race.
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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Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata has not withdrawn from the race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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Elections
False! Supreme Court did not disqualify PDP’s candidate
There is no evidence of the apex court sitting on the matter or any other matter as of 20th September 2024. Mr. Ighodalo remains on INEC’s final list of candidates.
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Fact Check
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.
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Fact Check
Video of recovered bodies unconnected to Maiduguri flooding
The claim that the video shows dead bodies from the Borno flooding is misleading and untrue. The scene is from the terrorist attack that occurred days ago in Yobe State before the flood hit.
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Fact Check
LIVE FACT-CHECK: DUBAWA, NFC monitor mis/disinformation on Edo Governorship election
DUBAWA alongside its partners under the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition (NCF) has commenced a live fact check of claims around the Sep. 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election.
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Fact Check
Is septrin banned in Nigeria as claimed in viral audio?
One of the side effects of Septrin, widely sold over-the-counter, is flaking of the skin, also known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. However, this side effect is very rare.
