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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
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Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata has not withdrawn from the race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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Facebook Checks
FACT-CHECK: Did Hilda Baci celebrate being virgin at 29?
Celebrity chef Hilda Baci is trending due to claims that she is a virgin at 29.
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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.
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Mainstream
Website posing as NIN correction portal, fake
We found that the website link is different from the original NIMC website. The link posted also shows the characteristics of a phishing website.
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Mainstream
Video of residents exhuming chickens buried by Customs old, unconnected with Igbos
The claim is misleading. Our research shows that the incident occurred in Port-Harcourt, River State in 2015 and is not connected with the Igbos.
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