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LIVE FACT-CHECKS: Nigeria’s 2023 Governorship Election – SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023

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LIVE FACT-CHECKS: Nigeria’s 2023 Governorship Election – SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023

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Claim 16: CLAIM: A Twitter user, Love Chijioke (@Realsnowlove1), suggests the PDP scored 30,000 votes in the...

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Rivers state result yet to be uploaded on INEC portal

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Rivers state result yet to be uploaded on INEC portal

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 18, 2023 0

CLAIM: A Twitter user @KingChrissie2 claimed two results from polling units in Rivers state had been uploaded...

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Old video used to make false political claim

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Old video used to make false political claim

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CLAIM: Senator Dino Melaye claims that security forces arrested some thugs associated with APC in Lagos state...

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PDP has not collapsed its structure for LP in Lagos guber polls

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PDP has not collapsed its structure for LP in Lagos guber polls

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 18, 2023 0

CLAIM: A Twitter user claims that the Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has collapsed...

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Viral image of Olumide Oworu from movie shoot used to depict attack on his campaign team  

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Viral image of Olumide Oworu from movie shoot used to depict attack on his campaign team  

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 17, 2023 0

Claim: The viral bloodied image of Labour Party House of Assembly candidate Olumide Oworu is from the...

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APC National Women’s Leader, Betta Edu, shares misleading claims about elections in Cross River State

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APC National Women’s Leader, Betta Edu, shares misleading claims about elections in Cross River State

Ogar Monday March 17, 2023 0

Claim: The APC Women Leader, Dr Betta Edu, in a recent interview, claims that the Labour Party...

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Parody account holder parades self as history professor, Saheed Aderinto, for political gimmick

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Parody account holder parades self as history professor, Saheed Aderinto, for political gimmick

Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas March 16, 2023 0

Claim: Nigerian professor and Dan David Prize winner, Saheed Aderinto, requested Peter Obi’s mandate from the president-elect,...

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Sierra Leone election: How abuse and incendiary language could spark tensions

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Sierra Leone election: How abuse and incendiary language could spark tensions

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay March 16, 2023 0

Every five years, Sierra Leoneans go to the poll to elect new representatives and leaders across the...

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LIVE-CHECK: Delta State Governorship Candidates Debate – Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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LIVE-CHECK: Delta State Governorship Candidates Debate – Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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Claim 2: CLAIM: The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Sunny Ofehe, claims Delta state has...

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Dele Momodu, not Nigeria’s Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, was standing next to Tinubu in viral throwback photo

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Dele Momodu, not Nigeria’s Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, was standing next to Tinubu in viral throwback photo

Lademi Aborisade March 15, 2023 0

Claim: A throwback photo attributed to Tinubu and current Nigeria’s Chief Justice has gone viral on Twitter....

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