Fact Check

TRUE! LP Karshi District Chairman Valentine Onuigbo, dead False! LP included in Ondo governorship election ballot paper

TRUE! LP Karshi District Chairman Valentine Onuigbo, dead

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 25, 2023

An online report has announced the death of the party chairman of the Labour Party, representing the...

False! Boko Haram did not take over INEC’s offices in Kaduna, Kano

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 25, 2023

CLAIM: Some social media users claim the Boko Haram terrorist group has taken over INEC offices in...

False; Katsina State Police Command did not arrest party agents for INEC’s server hack

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 25, 2023

CLAIM: Katsina State Police Command arrested party agents for attempting to hack into the INEC server. FINDING:...

False; President Buhari did not vote for Peter Obi PM News Buhari

False; President Buhari did not vote for Peter Obi

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 25, 2023

CLAIM: A video circulating on social media showed the moment President Muhammadu Buhari voted for the presidential...

Contrary to claims, voting currently ongoing in Igweocha, Rivers State Voting rivers

Contrary to claims, voting currently ongoing in Igweocha, Rivers State

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 25, 2023

CLAIM: Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafran agitator, claims voters are not out in Igweocha part of Rivers State...

False; President Buhari’s vote NOT void President Buhari vote

False; President Buhari’s vote NOT void

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 25, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user, Harmless (@Harmless12345), claims President Buhari’s vote is void. FINDING: Several media reports show...

True, EFCC storms Tinubu’s polling unit Tinubu Bola

True, EFCC storms Tinubu’s polling unit

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 25, 2023

CLAIM: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) storms Tinubu’s polling unit in Alausa, Lagos. FINDING: Some media...

False, 25% of votes in Abuja NOT a condition for winning the presidential election 2023-Elections

False, 25% of votes in Abuja NOT a condition for winning the presidential election

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 25, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user urged supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to vote overwhelmingly in...

False! APC’s Ikot Ekpene District Candidate Godswill Akpabio has not stepped down

Lademi Aborisade February 24, 2023

Claim: A Facebook user asserts that the former governor Godswill Akpabio has stepped down for his opponent...

House of Representatives Member Ado Garba makes false claims about election campaign funds

Cole Praise February 24, 2023

Claim: Lawmaker Ado Garba says the law expects an aspiring member of the House of Representatives to...

TRUE! LP Karshi District Chairman Valentine Onuigbo, dead

False! Boko Haram did not take over INEC’s offices in Kaduna, Kano

False; Katsina State Police Command did not arrest party agents for INEC’s server hack

False; President Buhari did not vote for Peter Obi

Contrary to claims, voting currently ongoing in Igweocha, Rivers State

False; President Buhari’s vote NOT void

True, EFCC storms Tinubu’s polling unit

False, 25% of votes in Abuja NOT a condition for winning the presidential election

False! APC’s Ikot Ekpene District Candidate Godswill Akpabio has not stepped down

House of Representatives Member Ado Garba makes false claims about election campaign funds

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False! Nigerian Army did not arrest 488 Boko Haram members in Abia

Double promotion letter from Federal University, Ado-Ekiti, false

Ikirarin da ke cewa wani ‘shugaban Hisbah na da ADC na ‘yan sanda’, yaudara ce

Viral press release from All People’s Congress Party, fake