Claim A video published by News Central TV on Saturday during the Osun State Governorship election claimed that a dispute occurred at Polling Unit 009, Ward 2, Ede North, after voters complained that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine was not functioning. Findings Using various fact checking tools, we found out that the claim…
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…
On August 15, 2026, residents of Osun State trooped out to cast their vote in a decisive governorship election that will usher in another 4 years administration. In the state, there are 30 local government areas, 332 wards, 3,763 polling units, and 2,339,233 registered voters for the governorship election. Also, a total of 14 political…
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…
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,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed rumours that the Ekiti State REC, Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi, has been transferred. According to an official of the electoral body, the news is fake. A journalist had reached out to the INEC, highlighting the rumour of the transfer of Dr. Omoseyindemi, but an official of the commission…
