FACT-CHECK: No Evidence That All Nigerian Army, Police and 17 APC Governors Are in Osun to Rig Governorship Election

Claim An X post by @debbySimon69 alleges that all personnel of the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force, as well as all 17 governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are in Osun State to help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rig the August…

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#OsunDecides 2026: Claim That “Armed Men Took Over Osun Assembly Speaker’s Residence Is Misleading

Claim A  report published by Dockaysworld on August 15, 2026, with the headline: “BREAKING! Armed Men Take Over House Of Assembly Speaker’s Residence,” claims that armed men took over or surrounded the residence of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, during the 2026 Osun governorship election. The report…

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#OsunDecides2026: Yes! Disruptions Recorded In Some Areas On Election Day

Claims Different claims surfaced online on August 15 during the Osun Governorship election, highlighting disruptions at different polling units during voting.  Areas indicated in the claims were Ikire LGA, Ward 4 Unit 4 & 5. Ejigbo, Ward 8 Olorunda LGA Unit 20, Orisunbare unit 1 Atakunmosa East and Irewole Local Government Area.  In Ikire, a…

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Fact-Check: No Police Did Not Take Away Election Materials In Modakeke But Fired Tear Gas

Claim A video circulating on social media (Facebook)  and others claims that police officers fired tear gas at people gathered at a Registration Area Centre (RAC) in Modakeke, Osun State, and subsequently carted away election materials during the state’s governorship election on August 15, 2026. The content recorded with an Infenix Hot 30i had garnered…

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Fact-check: Did Aliko Dangote say oil prices may force Nigerians to work from home due to Iran–Israel war?

A claim circulating widely across social media says that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, warned that Nigerians may be forced to adopt work-from-home measures due to rising fuel prices linked to the Iran–Israel crisis. The Claim: A viral WhatsApp message reads: “U.S.-IRAN WAR: RISING OIL PRICES MAY FORCE NIGERIANS TO WORK FROM HOME – DANGOTE.”…

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