AI-generated image used to depict APC candidate won Anambra election

Screenshot of the image on Facebook Claim: A Facebook post claims that APC’s candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, has been declared the newly elected governor of Anambra State. Full Text Anambra State electorate went to the polls to elect a new governor for the state today, November 8, 2025. The top political parties and their candidates…

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Phishing Scam Recycled As FG’s Family Support Scheme

Screenshot of the claim on WhatsApp.   Claim: A WhatsApp message claims that the federal government has opened a “National Family Support Scheme” offering ₦185,000 to Nigerians. Full Text   A message circulating on WhatsApp claims that registration for the Nigerian Federal Government’s “National Family Support Scheme”.   The post claims that President Bola Tinubu…

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Fact-Check: Is Soludo Funding State Militias To Disrupt Anambra Guber Polls

There has been a claim by the governorship candidate of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), Paul Chukwuma, that Governor Chukwuma Soludo is funding state militias to disrupt the November 8, 2025, Guber polls in Anambra State. Chukwuma made this allegation while speaking on Arise TV.   The politician, who believes he can defeat Soludo come…

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Fact-Check: Should Bayelsa Deputy Governor Be Impeached For Refusing To Defect With His Governor?

A Facebook post by Mirror Box has sparked rumours that the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, will be victimised and impeached by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly for refusing to defect from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with Governor Diri Duoye.   Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo had distanced…

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Fact Check: Has Alex Otti Defected To The APC?

Claim: A Facebook post by Igbo Times Magazine  on October 17, 2025, claimed that Governor Alex Otti of Abia State had dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The post read in part “BREAKING NEWS: Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, Dumps Labour Party for APC — Says “APC Means Well for…

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False! No Freedom, $50,000 Compensation For Simon Ekpa

Image of Simon Ekpa attached to the claim on Facebook. Claim: Multiple Facebook users claimed that a Finnish court has freed Simon Ekpa and awarded him $50,000 compensation because the Nigerian Government failed to appear in court. Full Text Simon Ekpa is a Nigerian separatist and self-acclaimed leader of a faction of the proscribed Indigenous…

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Fact-Check: Can INEC Declare Gov. Diri’s Seat Vacant?

A lawyer,  Kenneth Okonkwo, made a post on his verified X handle @realkenokonkwo on October 15, 2025, claiming that Governor Diri Duoye of Bayelsa State already vacated his seat as governor when he announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The post gathered over 7k views on X within a short time….

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Fact-Check: Did Gov Soludo Book All Hotel rooms In Anambra For Hoodlums, Fake INEC Officials

On September 28, 2025, a claim surfaced on Facebook that the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Chukwuemeka Soludo, is booking all hotel rooms in the State to shelter hoodlums, fake INEC officials and fake security agents to rig the forthcoming November 8, guber elections in Anambra State. The information was posted on Facebook by…

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Fact-Check: Did Soludo Shutdown All Private Schools On October 7, For Endorsement Rally?

A Facebook post published by AIFMedia surfaced on October 7, 2025, with claims that the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuemeka Soludo, shut down all the private schools in the state and ordered both parents and school owners to be at Ekwueme Square for an endorsement rally. The claim stated that following the total rejection…

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Fact Check: Federal Government Not Disbursing ₦30,000 Bursary To Secondary School Students

A claim circulating on WhatsApp directs users to a website purportedly linked to a Federal Government bursary scheme,  It claims that students in secondary schools are entitled to receive ₦30,000.   The message instructs students to click a button that says Bank form and fill in their bank details in order to access the funds….

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