Ekiti Governorship Election sachet alcohol for vote buying

FACT CHECK #Ekiti: Claim That Branded Sachet Gin Was Used For Vote Buying Is Misleading

Claim An X user, @DaddyTwinzz in a post claims that sachet gin was used to buy votes in the Ekiti Governorship election. He shared the image of a branded sachet alcohol. Verification A closer look at the photo, with focus on the image on the sachet and a Google Reverse Image Search revealed that the…

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#EKITIDECIDES2026: Claim Of Vote Buying In Idofin Ekiti Is True

Honourable Falegan Opeyemi David at his polling unit   Claim  The candidate of the Accord Party in the ongoing Ekiti State Governorship Election, Honourable Falegan Opeyemi David, says there is ‘vote buying everywhere’.   He made the claim in a Facebook post which he dropped after casting his vote on Saturday.  The claim read: “I have…

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#EKITIDECIDES2026: Claim That SDP Endorsed Oyebanji For Second Term Is Misleading

Claim A recent post online claims that one of the governorship aspirants, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the incumbent, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, for a second term ahead of Saturday’s governor’s poll. The claim reads: “The leadership and members of Social…

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FACT CHECK –  #EKITI: Accord Party Candidate’s Claim ‘BVAS Not Working’ Is Misleading

Claim The candidate of the Accord Party in the ongoing Ekiti State Governorship Election, Hon Falegan Opeyemi David, put out a claim that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is not working in his polling unit. The claim was made in a video he posted on his Facebook page. The post is increasingly going viral,…

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FACT CHECK #EKITI: Claim That A Police Station Was Torched Is True But Not Politically Motivated

Claim There are claims circulating online that a police station was torched on Friday night, following an unconfirmed shooting incident in Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, Ekiti State (the hometown of former Governor Kayode Fayemi).  One of the posts on Facebook reads: ”a police station burnt down at Isan Ekiti North this night, one person…

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FACT-CHECK: Did Senator Kaka Shehu Disburse ₦135.6m Cash for Sallah to His Constituents as Viral Image Claims?

On May 16, a viral image began to circulate on social media, even on some of the prominent newspapers showing a Nigerian lawmaker, the Senator representing Borno Central, Kaka Shehu Lawan, seated beside a table laden with cash. This has raised widespread claims that the politician disbursed ₦135,650,000 to constituents and party executives for the…

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No! FG Did Not Open Portal To ‘Pay Nigerians 22k/per Month’ – See Facts!

Claim A publication surfaced online claiming that “the federal government has invited young Nigerians to apply for a ₦22,500 monthly stipend plus free training”. The content published here on May 11, had garnered 520 likes, 183 comments and 24 shares. The Legit Facebook page has over 7.5 million followers. It is a publication that appeals…

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Claim that Ebonyi State plans to arrest indigenes hawking in Lagos, Onitsha lacks evidence

Screenshot of the claim on Facebook   Claim: A Facebook post claims that Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has warned that the state government will begin arresting Ebonyi indigenes involved in street hawking in cities like Lagos and Onitsha ahead of 2026.   Full Text   A Facebook page, Igbo Times Magazine, on December 24,…

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Misleading images falsely linked to US aircraft operations in Southwest Nigeria

Photos attached to the claim on X   Claim: An X user claims that a United States Air Force Gulfstream V ISR aircraft is conducting operations in Southwest Nigeria, targeting bandit spillover from the ‘northern ops’.   Full Text   “Amid security concerns and recent threat of military actions from US President Donald Trump, if…

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