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

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, Rivers State politician arrested with $498,100 cash True, Rivers State politican arrested with $498,100 cash

True, Rivers State politician arrested with $498,100 cash

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 24, 2023

Claim: Social media users say a Rivers State politician has been arrested with a huge sum of...

FALSE! Viral image of Sanwo-Olu not from Labour Party’s rally in Lagos

Isaiah Ude February 24, 2023

Claim: A Twitter user shared an image of the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alleging the image...

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

True, Rivers State politician arrested with $498,100 cash

FALSE! Viral image of Sanwo-Olu not from Labour Party’s rally in Lagos

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False! Viral video does not show new terrorist group in Nigeria

False! INEC has not extended CVR or provided new registration link

Misleading! Old Burkina Faso attack video shared as bandits attack at Nigerian military base

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